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A while ago I've reviewed PowerColor X1600 XT and X1300 both running on PCI-e bus. Being on low-end subject you can also check out our PowerColor X1300 HyperMemory™ 2 board which utilizes up to 512 MBs of RAM (128 MBs onboard). Although we haven't seen many high-end AGP cards this year, ATI and its partners did not forget about you guys with AGP ports. Independent Hardware Vendors (IVHs) are slowly moving away from supporting this type of bus in favor of newer technology, PCI-express that is.
I've heard many positive and negative opinions about PCI-e versus AGP, but this discussion is fading away as more people are considering to upgrade. Sure a lot of motherboard vendors are still trying to satisfy both AGP and PCI-e crowd, but in the end those solutions aren't exactly perfect combinations of both. So what are AGP users left with? Usually last year GPUs such as X850 XTs or moddable X800 GTOs. Those cards are still considered high-end boards only without SM 3.0 support. If you want Shader Model 3.0 card you will have to either smile to ATI or NVIDIA. ATI only offers RADEON X1600 while NVIDIA gives you a choice of either GeForce 7600 or 7800. Obviously the 7800 is the best performer.
Today I will be checking what PowerColor offers to its customers in terms of AGP line. What I have in mind is exactly what I've mentioned above: X1600, a PRO version with 512 MBs of onboard DDR II memory.
Should you require more detailed information on X1K please revisit our article: The X1000 series - ATI goes SM3.0
PowerColor is a consumer brand focused on providing cutting-edge graphics card products to retail customers. Our goal for the Tul brand is to be the industry's number one provider of technology product solutions. Our goal for the PowerColor brand is to be the world's number one brand of graphics cards. PowerColor is in effect owned by Tul Corporation, however the brands are operated independently of each other.
A while ago I've reviewed PowerColor X1600 XT and X1300 both running on PCI-e bus. Being on low-end subject you can also check out our PowerColor X1300 HyperMemory™ 2 board which utilizes up to 512 MBs of RAM (128 MBs onboard). Although we haven't seen many high-end AGP cards this year, ATI and its partners did not forget about you guys with AGP ports. Independent Hardware Vendors (IVHs) are slowly moving away from supporting this type of bus in favor of newer technology, PCI-express that is.
I've heard many positive and negative opinions about PCI-e versus AGP, but this discussion is fading away as more people are considering to upgrade. Sure a lot of motherboard vendors are still trying to satisfy both AGP and PCI-e crowd, but in the end those solutions aren't exactly perfect combinations of both. So what are AGP users left with? Usually last year GPUs such as X850 XTs or moddable X800 GTOs. Those cards are still considered high-end boards only without SM 3.0 support. If you want Shader Model 3.0 card you will have to either smile to ATI or NVIDIA. ATI only offers RADEON X1600 while NVIDIA gives you a choice of either GeForce 7600 or 7800. Obviously the 7800 is the best performer.
Today I will be checking what PowerColor offers to its customers in terms of AGP line. What I have in mind is exactly what I've mentioned above: X1600, a PRO version with 512 MBs of onboard DDR II memory.
Should you require more detailed information on X1K please revisit our article: The X1000 series - ATI goes SM3.0
For those who don't know, Tul Corporation is a Tier-1 provider of ATI-based graphic cards. The company is also a leader in providing motherboards and barebone systems. So what about PowerColor?
PowerColor is a consumer brand focused on providing cutting-edge graphics card products to retail customers. Our goal for the Tul brand is to be the industry's number one provider of technology product solutions. Our goal for the PowerColor brand is to be the world's number one brand of graphics cards. PowerColor is in effect owned by Tul Corporation, however the brands are operated independently of each other.
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