The run up to the fifty

01 May 2005 11:34 IST

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- Leadtek WinFast PX6800 Ultra TDH Performance doesn’t match the high price. SLI.	- XFX GeForce 6800GT Priced at a level of other better performing cards. SLI.				- PowerColor Radeon X800 XT Well priced and offers equally good performance. VIVO.

- PowerColor Radeon X850 XT Great performance and good pricing.	- PowerColor Radeon X800 XL Low performance, but also the lowest price. VIVO.				- MSI RX800XL-VT2D256E Low performance at a high price. VIVO.

- Asus Extreme AX800XL High on price, but low on performance. VIVO.	- XFX 6600 PV-T43P-NAD7 Second cheapest in category. No bundled games.				- XFX 6600 PV-T43P-UAF7 256MB VRAM, but performance lower than the 128 MB cousin.

- Gigabyte 6600 GV-NX66256DPL Above average price, but average performance.	- PowerColor Radeon X700 Pro Performance lower than the best, though priced at same level.				- Asus Extreme AX600XT Second highest priced card, but second lowest performance. VIVO.

- MSI RX600 XT-VTD128 The lowest performing but also the lowest priced card. VIVO.	- Asus Extreme N5900 Performance fails to match the high price, but best Doom3 score. VIVO.				- Gigabyte GV-NX53128D PCX5300 Lowest performer in category, still priced on the higher side.

- XFX 6200 PV-T44P-KAH6 As the performance is low, so is the price. Comes with a few games.	- Asus Extreme AX300SE-X Average performance and average price.				- PowerColor Radeon X300SE Performance similar to Asus ExtremeAX300SE-X, but priced lower.

- MSI RX300SE-TD128E Performance similar to others of its type, but priced higher.	- Zebronics 6200TC Cheapest card perfroming better than many in its category.				- Leadtek WinFast A400 GT TDH 6800GT Cheapest, yet performance better than a few higher priced cards.

- PowerColor Radeon X800PRO Low on performance but so on price.	- Asus V9999 Gamer Edition High price couldn’t justify the low performance.				- XFX 6600GT PV-T43A-NDF7 Good performing, well priced card comes with three games.

- Zebronics 6600GT (256MB). Best performing card comes at a decent price, but no games.	- Zebronics 6600GT (128MB): Performance comparable to XFX, yet priced lower, but no games.				- Powercolor Radeon 9800PRO Performance on lower side, yet price on higher side. Good games.

- Gigabyte GV-R96P128DE 9600Pro Though nothing great, price and performance are well balanced.	- PowerColor Radeon 9600XT Bravo Not so good performing, but priced accordingly. Good games and VIVO.				- PowerColor Radeon 9600SE Low performing and low priced card. No games.

- Leadtek WinFast A6200 TD Low on performance, but high on price. No games.	- Gainward FX PowerPack Ultra/1100 XT One of the lowest performers, yet highly priced.				- Zebronics FX5200 Cheapset in category. Performance too on the lower side.

- MSI FX 5700LE-TD128 Most expensive, but average performance.	- Zebronics FX5500 Lies in middle of the category, both in terms of price and performance.				- Gigabyte GV-N52128DS FX5200 Lowest performer,but the price is also on the lower side.

- Asus V9570LE/TD FX5700 High price, but good perfromance. Good bundled games.			- MSI FX 5200-TD128 Performance similar to others of its type, but priced higher.
- High-end PCI-E Cards	- Mid-range PCI-E Cards				- Entry level PCI-E Cards
- High-end AGP Cards		- Mid-range AGP Cards		- Entry level AGP Cards
Vendor Address Asus cards: ASUSTeK Computer Inc., Mumbai, 56490048, info_india@asus.com.tw MSI cards: CyberStar Infocom Ltd., New Delhi, 51629979, anil@cyberstarindia.com Gigabyte cards: Digigiga Systems Ltd., Mumbai, 26526696, sales@digigiga.co.in PoworColor and Gainward cards: MediaTech (India), Mumbai, 26361111, pcquest@mediatechindia.com XFX cards: Rashi Peripherals Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, 28221013, navinderc@rptechindia.com Zebronics and Leadtek cards: Topnotch Infotronix India Pvt.Ltd, Chennai, 26616201, zebronics@zebronics.com