Radeon X1900-series roundup

ATI All-In-Wonder X1900:

Core Clock: 500MHz
Memory Clock: 960MHz

We have already had a brief look at the ATI All-In-Wonder X1900, discussing its multimedia capabilities. As we mentioned back then, the card features a DVB-T TV tuner, an FM Radio Tuner, a wide range of connectivity options and a single slot cooling solution that's significantly better than the cooler on the Radeon X1800XL that we rightly moaned about.

The cooler is generally similar to the Radeon X1800XL cooler, in that it uses an array of tightly packed copper fins. The reason that it's better is because the fan is a much larger, hence spins slower than the rather whiney cooler on the X1800XL. We were pretty impressed with the cooler, as it seemed to do its job very well without raising its voice.

The card is a lot longer than the Radeon X1900 and Radeon X1800-series cards at a rather massive 249mm - it's about as wide as a standard ATX motherboard to put its size into perspective. This compares to the 230mm long Radeon X1900XT and XTX cards that are a similar length to the GeForce 7800 GTX.

Internally, the array of pixel processors, vertex shaders and pixel output engines remains unchanged from other Radeon X1900-series cards. This means that there are the same 48 pixel processors, 8 vertex shaders and 16 pixel output engines. However, the All-In-Wonder has only 256MB, compared to the 512MB on the other X1900-series products.

The back plate has ports from left to right for FM Radio Tuner, DVB-T TV Tuner, custom All-In-Wonder I/O connector and a DVI port. ATI doesn't include a DVI-to-VGA adapter, but there is a DVI-to-YPbPr component connector - capable of up to 1080i - included in the box. Along with that, there is connectivity options available for RGB SCART out, composite in and s-video in.

We can't forget the software bundle either. Along with ATI's MultiMedia Center suite, they've included Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 and Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0. Despite being a generation old, there's still about £90 worth of genuinely useable software included.

Along with the cables and impressive software bundle, there is an ariel for the FM Radio tuner and an RF remote control for controlling ATI's software bundle. It's worth noting that, despite the All-In-Wonder X1900 being MCE compatible, you'll still require a Media Centre-capable remote control, to control Windows XP Media Center Edition, thus rendering the ATI Remote Wonder a little redundant if you're intending to use the card with Media Center.