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First R600 Review - The Radeon HD 2900XT

Posted by Zonk on from the tech-drool dept.

mrneutron2004 writes "Tweaktown seems to have the first review out of the gate on AMD's flagship R600 core. 'Our focus today is solely on the HD 2900 XT 512MB GDDR-3 graphics card – it is the first GPU with a fast 512-bit memory interface but what does this mean for performance? ... After taking a look at the GPU and the card from PowerColor as well as some new Ruby DX10 screenshots, we will move onto the benchmarks and compare the red hot flaming Radeon monster against Nvidia's GeForce 8800 GTX along with the former ATI GPU king, the Radeon X1950 XTX."

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  1. The article is gone, but the ads remain! by Cordath · · Score: 2, Funny

    That was so fast you have to wonder if this isn't blatant self-promotion combined with a hoax. That or a con job. I'm sure they'll drum up a healthy bit of ad revenue from this little tease.

  2. Re:Summary: Down due to server issues by aichpvee · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't forget it's probably decent competition for a TNT2 in 3D games under Linux!

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  3. Too late... by yacTheFourth · · Score: 5, Funny

    "We will put it online tomorrow when other sites release their reviews to balance the load."

    Tomorrow?! The GPU will be obsolote that time already...

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  4. Why bother reviewing it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
    How about a warning instead, something like;

    WARNING: This is an ATI card and requires their sucky drivers.
  5. Re:Summary: Down due to server issues by cheater512 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe they should have used the card to power their servers?

  6. Re:Karma whoring - first four pages by llamaxing · · Score: 3, Funny

    That model will measure a staggering 12-inches long...

    Watch out, Ron Jeremy. The graphics cards are catching up!
  7. Re:Summary: Down due to server issues by Ice+Wewe · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe they should have used the card to power their servers?
    Nah, they couldn't afford the resulting electricity bill.
  8. Re:Lets see, another graphics card? is it needed? by blincoln · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm rockin some old 7900GT's

    Don't feel too badly. When you upgrade, you can pop off the heatsinks like opening a vintage wine and smell the air that was actually trapped there in 2006. Let your nose travel back in time to those heady days of yesteryear!

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  9. Re:Lets see, another graphics card? is it needed? by mrchaotica · · Score: 2, Funny

    [some old] 7900GT's

    Old? You think that's old?! You make me sick!

    I recently upgraded from a GeForce 3 Ti to a 6200, you insensitive clod!

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