![]() In the middle of the pack is a potential gem for PC enthusiasts: a new $279 version of the Radeon X1900 XT that looks to redefine the price-performance equation. The new flavors of Radeons range from the X1950 XTX at just under five hundred bucks to the X1300 XT at well under a hundred. ![]() They tend to offer more graphics horsepower at lower prices, not just a torrid, syncopated rhythm from a drum sequencer. Fresh off the announcement of its public engagement to AMD, the red team has cued up five new Radeon video cards, from the low end to the very high end, and they are all remakes of already familiar tunes.įortunately, in the world of video cards, remixes actually bring improvements most of the time. You can hear the thump-thump-thump of the drum track throbbing in the background if you listen closely. About 25% of everything that happens in PC graphics involves truly novel innovations, such as new GPU microarchitectures with features never seen before. Still, the much-ballyhooed talk of six-month product cycles and the breakneck pace of change is a little bit overheated. PC GRAPHICS TECHNOLOGY HAS EARNED itself a reputation as a fast-moving locus of innovation, and that rep is certainly well deserved.
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