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ATI Radeon X1650 XT Graphics Card Review (page 11)

Category: Video

by Alexey Stepin , Yaroslav Lyssenko

[ 01/19/2007 | 11:58 AM ]

Performance in Third-Person 3D Shooters

Hitman: Blood Money

It is impossible to run this game on the Radeon X1650 XT at the highest graphics quality settings. It’s somewhat better with the GeForce 7600 GT because its min speed is never lower than 25fps in 1280x1024. This makes playing the game possible considering the lower requirements of third-person shooters in comparison with first-person shooters. However, some jerkiness and loss of control accuracy may occur, and you may want to step down to 1024x768 to avoid such problems.

Note also the characteristic thing in the contest of the Radeon X1650 XT and GeForce 7600 GT: the former may be slower in FSAA-less modes, but then is often ahead when FSAA is turned on, especially in high resolutions.