Mainstream and Entry-Level Graphics Cards

Since ATI?s RADEON X800 hardware generally performs faster than the competition in environments full of shaders, there is no surprise that the RADEON X800 GT along with the RADEON X700-series is faster compared to the GeForce 6600-series products.

While it is obvious that none of the mainstream boards can actually play Battlefield 2 with sufficient speed in 1280x1024, we find it pretty alarming that the RADEON X1300 PRO, which costs more than the RADEON X700, demonstrates similar performance results.

The RADEON X800 GT seems to be the fastest among graphics cards which price does not exceed about $150, but even it does not allow playing Battlefield 2 comfortably with anisotropic filtering and FSAA activated.