Radeon X1600 Pro is a video card of a Canadian company, released in 2006. The model abandoned reference parameters and occupied the middle class in the market. A year before its introduction, ATI released the X1600 XT, which was supposed to impose a fight on accelerators from Nvidia. It turned out pretty controversial. It is based on the RV530 chip, which received only 4 texture modules. The video card had good performance, even in some games it behaved more confidently than its main competitor - GeForce 6800 GS. However, there was no need to talk about leadership.
Soon, the manufacturer announced the Radeon X1600 Pro - a model that differed from its predecessor only in lower frequencies.
Packaging and equipment
The 3D accelerator comes in a small box of glossy cardboard. She looks very worthy. The Radeon X1600 graphics card itself is securely mounted inside, which protects it from damage during transportation.
The chip maker decided to start surprising the user right away. Inside the box, in addition to the accelerator, lies:
- driver disk;
- PowerDVD 5 CD
- Conflict: Global Storm as a gift;
- manual
- DVI-to-d-Sub adapter;
- TV cable
- composite cable.
In general, the configuration of the Radeon X1600 is quite typical, similar to most models in this price segment.
Appearance
At first glance at the video card, it becomes clear that the manufacturer spent not only on the colorful box. The design is very different from what can be seen in the older model line. The release of the Radeon X1600 graphics card is done by engineers at Radeon X1600. They did everything to make their product the most unique on the market. This can be seen in the details, and in appearance. A similar approach is welcome.
Changed and memory chips. As already mentioned, only four modules are used in the X1600 XT. In Pro, the developer added four more.
Characteristics
Thanks to the efforts of a team of engineers, the model received eight memory modules that carry 256 MB. Of course, such a volume today is considered very small and insufficient to run even the most demanding programs and games. However, in 2006 this was enough for stable operation of the system and most tasks. The memory is made according to the GDDR3 standard. However, the chips themselves were manufactured by Samsung. It operates at a clock frequency of 700 MHz. For that time, this speed was considered quite high, especially when you consider that the video card belongs to the middle class. ATI tried its best to increase this parameter. In addition, the model is known for the possibility of increasing the frequency of work.
The graphics processor was specifically created for the Radeon X1600 Pro. It operates at a clock frequency of 570 MHz.
Cooling system
Let's move on to the most interesting part of the video card. The cooling system is based on a cooler from Zalman. It is made quite massive. Despite its impressive size, the cooler is attached to the board with a pair of bolts. For fixing, a rubber edge is used, which runs along the perimeter. The cooler has a rather interesting appearance: the radiator fins are under the fan and diverge from the center in all directions. This design provides more efficient heat dissipation and heat dissipation throughout the case.
Given the size, it is surprising that the cooler is quiet. The noise from it is almost inaudible, which makes the video card even more interesting for acquisition. In addition to the cooler, on the front side of the video card there are two small heatsinks that provide even better cooling.
In games
Today, a video card is only suitable for assembling an office machine. In modern games, things are terrible. However, fans of games until 2008 will be able to comfortably re-pass them. For example, in NFS Most Wanted, a video card with about the minimum graphics settings shows about 30 FPS. But in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, even at low settings, could not overcome the threshold of 10 frames per second. Therefore, for games it is better to purchase models more expensive.