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Yes, but don't just look at the charts - read the article given completely:
"The availability of the Radeon X1650XT is a worry given that samples were available two months ago when the product was launched, yet retail versions are still very difficult to come by. Furthermore, ATI has slapped a MSRP of $150 on the cards, though it is said that for at least the first few weeks the X1650XT will not meet this price tag. If this is the case then it could certainly be a matter of too little too late from ATI, particularly given the fact that the X1650XT is not DirectX 10 compliant."

And You've mentioned x1550 and x1650 (lower price range) - I'd dare to say, you thought on x1650pro and not XT? If so, then look at this:

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html?modelx=33&model1=529&model2=590&char...
http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html?modelx=33&model1=529&model2=590&char...


and if you dislike a comparison to an Nvidia card, take a look at this:

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html?modelx=33&model1=575&model2=590&char...

Comparison between x800XT AGP ( 34FPS ) and x1650pro (20 FPS)

You can check the same out for Oblivion:

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html?modelx=33&model1=575&model2=590&char...
or, 7600GT vs x1650pro:
http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html?modelx=33&model1=529&model2=590&char...

Anyway, I know what I'm saying - somebody would like to belive that x16x0XT is better then x800XT, but it just isn't. Forget about shaders. 40% faster? Only in 3Dmark and only XT version.

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This is what I call, a good dream 


Here's what I mean 39 FPS (x850 XT PE) vs 29 FPS (x1650XT):



PLEASE NOTE:
x1650 was run on: - Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 (2.66GHz), - Corsair PC2-6400 2GB DDR2,  ASUS P5W DH Deluxe (Intel 975X)

x850 on : AMD Athlon64 3200+, 2x 512 MB Micron DDR 333MHz CL 2.5 3-3-6, MSI K8T Neo

So, undoubtebly x1650 was favoured in the rest of hardware and still it loses. x850 is cca 35% faster then x1650XT  8)

About those benches :

Mind that these may very likely come from different Scenes being benchmarked, so they're not comparable (the first is a recorded Demo, the second apparently the internal Benchmark - who knows)

For all I know, the Radeon X1650 class was a major step up from the X1600 class (which was often found slower than expected and - as you mentioned - indeed fell beind the older X800/850 series)
In comparison, the X1950 only gained some ~7% over the X1900 as it marked the end of their possibilities at the time of release.

I don't know about Fear or some of the other games. I know my X850 Pro (256 meg)  ran smoother then a regular X1600 512 meg Pro card with a faster processor. At a lan party with a friend who's got that card and was amazed at how much better my card was playing CoD2 and Splinter Cell played compared to his box. I'm waiting for him to get aload out of my 1950 pro now    But that, for me, was proof enough that even the 1650's aren't as good as the X850's especially since mine was at stock clock speeds. OC's the pro's to the XTPE edition would bring that gap even further apart.

Yeah, well piss off....     I can't get it here yet (that was being said with all the love in my heart.) hehehe    and was only kidding.      

Damn! Very cool.    I'm suprised my system's last as long as it has. For the most part it's going on 3/4 years old. I've had some upgrades here and there but for the most part? She's getting old. The new card put some added life into her, that's for sure.  


Don't think it'd actually kick the crap out of yours beat it, yeah but not by that much of a margin.

LOL and lime cat looks like he needs some katnip or something.   

ATI RV630's (X2600) late - again. It's launch is planned for end of may and it will enter production in June. That means that Nvidia GF8600 is going to have no competition for at least two months.

http://www.itx.ba/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=374&Itemid=1

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Damn well more time to compile money for tha card. X2600Xt will beat GF8600GT for sure 8)

I'm really waiting "n-gage 2" = compination of quality finnish cell phone from NOKIA and best graphics for cell phones from ATi
http://www.techshout.com/mobile-phones/2006/06/ati-nokia-collaborate-for-offerin...
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/05/04/ati_nokia_multimedia_deal/

btw which cell phone brand's mobile phone do you carry

I have Nokia 3100 small and easy to use