PowerColor X800 GTO 128MB 256-bit Video Card Review - Looking at the Video Card
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Before we get too far into the details, here are pictures of the top and bottom of the graphics card.
As you probably noticed, the heat spreader is branded for the X800 GT instead of the GTO. They probably just use their excess heat sinks on the budget cards. A nice thing to note is that the card doesn’t require an extra power connector. Some of the high end cards have excessive power demands, but this one stays powered through the PCIe slot.
PowerColor’s 128 MB GTO, with the 11-micron process, appears to use ATI’s R430 core. It is clocked about the same as other 128 MB GTOs: 400 MHz core, 350 MHz memory. Powercolor’s site also says this model uses 256-bit quad-channel GDDR1.
Surprisingly, PowerColor’s more expensive 256 MB variety of GTOs is not that similar to the 128 ones. Their clock speeds are higher for both the core and the RAM, and they also use DDR3. It might seem like a good idea just to put the extra money down for the higher quality card, but that means jumping into a slightly higher price bracket. With these specs, the card isn’t going to draw heavy gamers, but it isn’t meant to. I expect that it will provide more than enough power to casual gamers and media PCs.
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