ATI introduced today the new Radeon X700 family, which is their new mid-range video card, made to compete directly with the nVidia GeForce 6600 GT.

Based on the award winning RADEON X800 architecture and designed to closely adhere to Microsoft’s DirectX 9 specification, the RADEON X700 includes advanced architectural elements and features previously reserved for products twice the price of the RADEON X700. The eight pixel pipe and six vertex pipe architecture is unique for products in this class, enabling unprecedented processing power than any other mid-range priced graphics processors on the market.

Versions

• X700: 400MHz core and 128MB of 700MHz DDR memory. Price: $149
• X700 Pro: 420MHz core and 256MB of 864MHz GDDR3 memory. Price: $199
• X700 XT: 475MHz core and 128MB of 1.05GHz GDDR3 memory. Price: $199

Reviews

• Anandtech
• Techreport

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