Monday, August 21st 2006
ATI's X1950 Pro to cost $199
theINQ has learned that the upcoming X1950 PRO based on RV570 chip is going to be cheaper than expected. This card is expected in October and will end up with a price of $199. What you get is RV570 GPU with 256 bit memory interface and 256 or 512MB memory clocked at 1100 MHz. The core clock is supposed to run at a 600MHz or 650MHz. This will force NVIDIA's Geforce 7900GS to cost as much as the X1950 Pro series.
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theINQ
13 Comments on ATI's X1950 Pro to cost $199
Sounds like the PRO however is a cut down version of the XT and XTX. And also very cheap so would kill NVIDIA, simply from what I can see ATI have simply stunning products at good prices. The x1800 xt 256MB can be had for £150 inc vat, which for a top end product its awsome value, and the current X1900 series are dropping in price giving ATI the edge in my opinion and is likely to drop further with these new arrivals.
Lets see what NVIDIA can pull out of the hat.
I would (and have) upgrade my Graphics to play a particular game, but to upgrade the OS and hardware is a lot to swallow.
IMO, I wait a year or two to move on to a new OS, just to see what happens to it. Do you guys remember Windows ME? Lasted a year.
In other words, it will be a long while before DX10 will be mainstream of anything other the Vista.
as for DX10, there simply just arent enough customers and wont be at launch to not allow backward compatability with current hardware and DX9.
And as for vista, if it ends up being the next windows ME (which i have owned), then you had better prepare for the most miserable 2-4 years of your life.:banghead: