Radeon X1900 GT reviewed

[Bio-Hazard]

"HKEPC has already published a review (http://www.hkepc.com/hwdb/x1900gt-1.htm) (in Chinese, translate here (http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=zt_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fhkepc.com%2fhwdb%2fx1900gt-1.htm)) of ATI's upcoming Radeon X1900 GT. It turns out the specifications we reported on yesterday (http://www.techreport.com/onearticle.x/9852) are accurate according to HKEPC, and the Chinese site also sheds some light on the X1900 GT/GTO confusion. Despite the R580's reportedly good yields, HKEPC says, many chips have faulty pixel shader processors and are unable to run at full X1900 XT/XTX speeds. This reportedly pushed ATI to scrap its plans for a X1900 XL and add a slightly cut-down X1900 GTO to its roadmap, although the name was later changed to X1900 GT, allegedly to better highlight the card's position as a competitor to NVIDIA's GeForce 7900 GT. This explanation makes sense, although it still doesn't fully explain the rumors surrounding the RV570-based X1900 GTO said to be scheduled for the fall—maybe this card is destined to supplant the current X1800 GTO rather than the X1900 GT. "

http://www.techreport.com/onearticle.x/9855