Sapphire X1950XT: getting the X1950XTX for 130$ less

[Dr_asik]

Check out the Sapphire X1950XT: 270$ on Newegg.

Now compare it to the X1950XTX (which is priced at 400$ minimum): link

Memory is 900mhz instead of 1000, core is clocked merely 25mhz slower.
The biggest drawback is of course the 256MB vs 512MB memory, but I suspect at moderatly high settings such as 1280x768 4xAA 8xAF the difference in framerate should be very small.

Even before the benchies are out we can be certain that it will be not far behind ATI's flagship. At 270$, it's certainly an awesome deal.

 

[IcY18]

The memory won't make a difference at such a lower resolution like that but when you run at resolutions of 1600x1200 and higher or even 1280x1024 the extra memory will have an effect