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ATI 9800 XT vs. nVidia 5950 Ultra - Gigabyte Style

Author: Cameron Johnson

SUMMARY: In the past we've taken a look at various modern day high-end graphics cards based on both top of the model ATI and nVidia chips. On the menu today is Gigabyte's GV-R98X256D graphics card based on the Radeon 9800 XT. We put it directly against Gigabyte's GeForce FX 5950 Ultra for comparison sakes.

Editor: Cameron Wilmot

Category: Visual

Published: 9th February 2004

Specifications of the GV-R98X256D

Chipset
ATI Radeon 9800XT VPU (R380)

Memory Size
256MB

Memory Type
256bit DDR

Cooling System
Integrated PU/Memory cooling

Memory Cooling
Linked RAMsinks actively cooled by GPU Fan

Video Interface
DVI, CRT, TV Output

Software
Tomb Raider
Raven Shield
Will Rock
Power DVD 5.0
Power Director 2.55

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