AGP x1950pro?

[GonePostal]

I see it on bestbuy.com, but that's only the 256mb. Anyone know when the 512mb may be released and how much?

 

[funion]

Could you provide a link, all I see is the PCI-E version for 299.99

 

[GonePostal]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...t&productCategoryId=cat01151&id=1157068455153

 

[GonePostal]

Obviously best buy is marking it up nicely at $299.

 

[GonePostal]

Backordered till 12/7-12/20/2006

 

[jjdeltor]

Comparison

How would you compare this card to an X800XT PE (this is what I currently have). Off the top of my head the X800XT PE is 16 pipes and the the X1950pro is 12. I know there must be a whole lot of other areas for comparison, but I am still scouring for those. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[AngelfireUk83]

does the AGP version have a GDDR3 ram out or are they all GDDR2

 

[bknight]

in the link it looks like gddr3

 

[mavphoto1]

Saphire

Saphire just announced the AGP version with 512 meg of DDR3 memory.
Should be available mid december.

 

[GonePostal]

AGP Hits Best Ever Performance with SAPPHIRE X1950 PRO

Bringing best ever performance levels to systems using the industry standard AGP bus for desktop graphics, leading supplier SAPPHIRE Technology has just introduced another addition to its acclaimed X1950 series. The SAPPHIRE Radeon X1950 PRO AGP is scheduled to ship from retailers worldwide in the second week of December.
Bringing top of the range graphics to the AGP bus for the first time, the SAPPHIRE X1950 PRO AGP delivers stunningly fast gaming performance to the upgrade market together with industry-leading image quality and crystal clear High Definition digital video. With an impressive set of image quality features like simultaneous HDR with adaptive anti-aliasing and a palette of over one billion colours, the SAPPHIRE X1950 PRO AGP will enable users to get the most out of their gaming experiences.
The SAPPHIRE X1950 PRO family natively supports HDCP and features the highly acclaimed ATI Avivo™ Technology for High Definition video and display, delivering a better quality home theatre viewing experience than most consumer systems.
SAPPHIRE's latest graphics cards are Microsoft Windows Vista™ ready and supported by the ATI Catalyst™ Software Suite, ensuring customers have easy and ongoing access to software updates for performance, stability and added features.
SAPPHIRE has also recently announced two models of X1950 PRO for PCI Express and CrossFire platforms bringing cost effective high performance graphics to the mainstream and enthusiast markets, please visit www.sapphiretech.com for details.


RoHS
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Specification Summary


Chipset ATI Radeon™
X1950 PRO + RIALTO
Engine clock 580MHz
Shader units 36
Pixel Pipelines 8
Memory clock 1400 MHz
Memory interface 256-bit
Memory Support 512 MB GDDR3
Bus Interface AGP
Variable display outputs DVI / DVI / TV out
Max 3D resolution 2560x1600 (dual-link DVI)
1024 x 768 (TV out)
Hardware Features DirectX® 9
ShaderModel 3.0
Software Feature AvivoTM

I'm gonna wait for Diamond since I need component outs.

 

[funion]

Looks impressive.
Why only 8 pipes and how would this compare to the 7800GS with 16 pipes.
Also how does the memory bandwith compare to the 7800GS with 44gb of bandwith.

 

[Deadman93723]

Do all Ati cards have less pixel pipes and more shaders than nVidia?

I also wonder how the x1950pro would stack up to a 7800GS.

 

[mavphoto1]

7900 GS took a beating!

It smokes the 7900 GS by a mile in the diff. test I have seen.

I have the PCI-E version made by HIS and all I can say is WOW!!!

 

[GonePostal]

Sapphire X1950 PRO 512MB AGP Spotted On Zipzoomfly.com for $249.99!

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=326860

 

[Slaps]

sweet!!!

 

[GonePostal]

Diamond Viper ATI X1950 PRO 256MB AGP $238 @ zipzoomfly.com

Can't wait for the 512

 

[ulasamosa]

so whats the verdict? should I replace my X850XT PE with the X1950PRO? I have AGP and want the best possible. But the 16 vs 12 pipelines scares me. SOmeone clarify for me? Thanks!

 

[GonePostal]

What's your system?

 

[ulasamosa]

I have an ASUS A8V Deluxe mobo, 2G of Kingston HyperX PC3200 RAM, AMD Athloin FX-55 and currently running the Visiontek X850XT PE 256 AGP. Like I said my main concern is the 16 vs 12 pipelines. I am not a PC noob, but dont know enough to take the plunge without helpful advice from someone more keen on th info I desire. Thanks again bud.

 

[ulasamosa]

i should add that another main reason I want the 1950pro for is the HDCP support as I am planning to get an HD-DVD drive very soon. I do not want to take a preformance hit on my gaming though as I do alot.