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Best viewed @ 1024 x 768 and higher
D3D RightMark 1.05.0 This program is a great tool for testing the throughputs of a graphics processing chip. Below are the results of the Geometry Processing Speed tests, including Fixed Function Pipeline, VS1.1, VS 2.0 SFC (Static Flow Control,) and VS 3.0 DFC (Dynamic Flow Control).
F.E.A.R. Performance
Benchmarks:
Hardware OC BenchTools: HardwareOC products basically rely on using simple command line instructions and parameters. However, they are much more subtle and correct than any command lines in a batch file. They spent many hours figuring out how to enable every single feature of a game, features that you can never access from the graphical menu. Hence, HardwareOC Benchmarks can load your hardware with as much work as possible, but this does not affect the really easy and quick-to-use user interface. So the main goal is to understand and analyze each and every hidden feature a game or game engine can provide.
Conclusion: I know you are looking at the results and thinking, why would you get this card for gaming? You don't. We must keep in mind that not everyone with a computer games with it, and not everyone can afford a $200+ or $300+ graphics cards. It will play most of the newer games, but at a much lower resolution and quality settings as proven in the F.E.A.R. tests. The Sapphire X1050 would be geared toward the office applications or for movie watchers. The video processing of the ATI cards provide sharp crisp details during video playback. So, yes this is a sub $100 card. Does this make it bad? No, not at all. It's just geared to a different group of people and not the high-end gamer. So, if you are on a budget or want a decent card for the HTPC, this one should fit the bill. I would like to thank Sapphire for making this review happen.
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