markhaml's Full Review: ATI RADEON, (32 MB) AGP Video Card
Something "snapped" at ATI last year...
My guess, is that ATI, tired of having their $85 4X AGP (40 FPS Quake III) boards get trounced by 3DFX and Nvidia, decided to get busy and deal out a nice little "reality check" to Nvidia. They haven't quite beaten them like red-headed step-children, but Nvidia has some bruises...
Years of quality products
If you ever owned an ATI, you know the picture quality is always top-notch, even if performance lags slightly behind the other offerings. Not so any more!!! Only the Geforce 2 and Radeon offer hardware T&L
*** Tech term *** T&L - Transform and Lighting. In a 3D game or application, the "T" occurs when the textures or skins are applied and lined up (due to movement). The "L" is a big bonus, as there are hundreds (256 to be exact) of changes to be done to different areas of the textures to produce shadows. Rendering this in hardware, allows the same level of performance, while the quality remains on par with movie effects.
How does it stack up?
The Radeon comes in at just a few FPS behind the Geforce 2 DDR, but at about 150% of the quality (Yeah I know, it is a visual judgement. Read as "Much better quality at nearly identical speed")
Bag -O- Tricks
ATI has long mastered the unique challenges of TV output. The Radeon is only polishing their leadership position in this area, so anyone looking to blow up their buddies on their 50" TV would get infinitely more satisfaction from the Radeon cards.
The Radeon 32MB DDR
This card is competitive with the Geforce2 and will even sometimes even best Geforce 2 based cards from certain vendors who haven't spent the extra time to really tweak their drivers.
*** INCENTIVES *** Recently ATI has offered incentives on this model that put the price around $150 ! It will spank and embarass ANYTHING in this price range.
Summary
All Radeon offerings are INCREDIBLE VALUES! I am well pleased!
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