ATI Radeon 128MB 9800 Pro

Author: 
Faisal Radwi | Special to Review
Publication Date: 
Sat, 2004-12-25 03:00

The Radeon 128MB 9800 Pro is one of the fastest and most advanced graphics card in the market. Introduced in March 2003, the Radeon 128MB 9800 Pro is designed to bring the most detailed worlds to life with motion picture quality. In this review, we’ll take a look at the cards key features and performance in games.

Key Features:

• AGP 8X support

• SMOOTHVISION 2.1

• HYPER Z III+

• TRUFORM 2.0

• VIDEOSHADER

• Dual integrated display controllers

• Integrated TV Output support up to 1024x768 resolution

• DirectX 9

Performance:

In Old games, the average framerate per second (FPS) for Radeon 9800 in Unreal Tournament 2003 and Call of Duty was 80 and 117 FPS respectively. In recent games, the average FPS in Doom3 and Half Life 2 was 68 and 95 FPS respectively. The game settings were High Quality and resolution was set on 1024x768. The Radeon 9800 performed wonderfully in all aspects and the results are excellent if not the best.

Conclusion:

As far as the Radeon 9800 Pro is concerned, its performance is topof- the-line and with DirectX 9 feature Doom3 & Half Life 2 never looked better. If you’re looking for a great card with an affordable price, then the Radeon 9800 is the answer. The card is available around 1000 Riyals.

Score: 8.5/10

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