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ATI launches X1650 XT

Published on 30th October 2006 by Wil Harris

The PowerColor board, based on the new ATI Radeon X1650 XT GPU.

ATI is launching the X1650 XT today as another choice for gamers on a more reasonable budget.

The card is the second to be made on ATI's new 80nm production line, and is also the second to feature the internal CrossFire bridge rather than the horrid dongle thinger.

PowerColor is first off the line with its press release, and it has the 1650 clocked at 600/1400 with 256MB of DDR3 RAM running on a 128-bit interface. There are 24 pixel shaders and 5 vertex shaders.

The board also features HDCP for next-gen optical disc playback. We haven't got final UK prices yet, but expect the card to come in at just under £100.

Check out the specs, then let us know what your pick of the sub-£100 cards are over in the forums.

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atanum141 30th October 2006, 10:55

Im well interested in getting two of these for abit of cheap Crossfire fun! Ive got my A8R-MVP ready...tho im not expecting a huge performance leap compared to my single 7800GTX.

DougEdey 30th October 2006, 11:17

Is that cooler double width?

antiHero 30th October 2006, 12:07

Seems like it. Wonder why? Dont think this one can run SO hot!

Kasrkin Guard 30th October 2006, 14:33

About time ATi had a good mid-range card to compete with nVidia's offering. :D

DougEdey 30th October 2006, 14:36

It may be using an aftermarket cooling solution like the X1950 PRO which Tim Reviewed.

Warrior_Rocker 30th October 2006, 16:17

Good move ATI Finaly getting rid of the horrid crossfire interconnect they used with the last implementation. And now bringing a powerful card down to prices the more of us can afford. Wonder if we will get to see a review of how well the new crossfire works on these new cards. say single vs dual cards. Dual would be a reality since they are not so danged expensive

fargo 31st October 2006, 14:21

I'm glad to see these new cards come out but many are still carrying
baggage ie 128 bit, they need to start using 256

Tim S 31st October 2006, 14:35

256-bit is very expensive to implement on a mid-range card, and that's the reason why the IHVs are still going down the 128-bit path. Of course, they could implement it and keep the price the same at the expense of features... or they could implement it and drive the price of graphics cards up further. :)

fargo 31st October 2006, 15:18

I agree but I would'nt spend that much for a 128 bit card,using agp
I'm waiting for the release of the 1950 pro or maybe a 7950gs