$99 X1650 PRO review

Slightly overclocked X1600 XT, on ther smaller 80 nm process and repriced to butt heads with the 7600 GS:

http://www.elitebastards.com/cms/i [...] mitstart=1

Not bad... beats the 7600 GS pretty much every time, by about 10% - sometimes more.

This is probably the first SKU with a less-than-$100 original msrp that really beats up the legendary 9700 PRO. I've been waiting for that to happen... it's the end of an era, folks.

Too bad they didn't do power consumption numbers that's what I'd be really interested in. A power comparison between the RV530XT X1600XT and the RV535XT X1650Pro would determine how efficient the 80nm process really is.

In terms of the X1650Pro's price advantage over the 7600GS, I don't think it'll be there long. The RV570 X1950Pro is supposed to come in at $199 and with the 7600GT unable to compete, my understanding is that there will be a new 7900GS at $199. The RV560 X1650XT and 7600GT will then be around $149 and the RV535XT X1650Pro and 7600GS at $99.

The X1600Pro has been relabeled the X1300XT and the X1650Pro is actually the old X1600XT.

The latest roadmap is here:

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=3973

It's missing the RV550 though which should probably be around $149.