Testing
We’ve recently tested two HIS’ AGP cards, Radeon X1950PRO IceQ Turbo and Radeon 1650XT, and we compared the results to today’s X1950PRO card. We tested it in Vista, so XP users can expect the same, if not slightly better results in their systems.
HIS X1950PRO card has 512MB of memory running at 1540MHz, and has a faster core running at 590MHz. Considering that it is quicker and has double the memory, it is likely to get better results. The price difference between these two is about €30. In Europe you can buy Power Color 1950PRO for €160 while HIS card is €190. Radeon X1650XT is much cheaper and you can find it for as low as €100.
3DMarks
Composite Figures 3Dmark 03 | 3DMark 03 | Game2 | Game3 | Game4 |
HIS X1650XT IceQ Turbo 600/1460 MHz | 11502 | 89.5 | 70.6 | 79.0 |
HIS X1950PRO IceQ Turbo 590/1540 MHz | 14778 | 121.9 | 92.1 | 98.3 |
Power Color X1950PRO 573/1376 MHz | 13907 | 113.8 | 86.5 | 91.8 |
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CPU Test | CPU Score | CPU Test 1 | CPU Test 2 | |
HIS X1650XT IceQ Turbo 600/1460 MHz | 1074 | 114.9 | 19.9 | |
HIS X1950PRO IceQ Turbo 590/1540 MHz | 1094 | 116.9 | 20.3 | |
Power Color X1950PRO 573/1376 MHz | 1091 | 116.1 | 20.3 | |
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Composite Figures 3Dmark 03 | Single Texturinng | Multi Textur. | Vertex Shader | Pixel Shader 2.0 |
HIS X1650XT IceQ Turbo 600/1460 MHz | 2022.1 | 4549.5 | 53.5 | 74.4 |
HIS X1950PRO IceQ Turbo 590/1540 MHz | 4200.6 | 6830.3 | 55.5 | 158.8 |
Power Color X1950PRO 573/1376 MHz | 3431.9 | 6644.2 | 53.0 | 126.0 |
Power color scored 13907 marks which is 871 marks less than HIS X1950PRO which scored 14778 marks. We see that the difference is not that impressive, but a faster core and memory on HIS card still do the trick. HIS card is 6% faster than Power Color X1950PRO card.
Composite Figures 3Dmark 05 | 3DMark 05 | Game1 | Game2 | Game3 |
HIS X1650XT IceQ Turbo 600/1460 MHz | 7215 | 32.1 | 21.4 | 35.0 |
HIS X1950PRO IceQ Turbo 590/1540 MHz | 9065 | 36.8 | 26.0 | 49.8 |
Power Color X1950PRO 573/1376 MHz | 8654 | 36.4 | 24.9 | 45.8 |
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CPU Test | CPU Score | CPU Test 1 | CPU Test 2 | |
HIS X1650XT IceQ Turbo 600/1460 MHz | 6477 | 4.0 | 4.7 | |
HIS X1950PRO IceQ Turbo 590/1540 MHz | 6573 | 4.0 | 4.8 | |
Power Color X1950PRO 573/1376 MHz | 6524 | 4.0 | 4.8 | |
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Composite Figures 3Dmark 05 | Single Texturinng | Multi Textur. | Pixel Shader |
VS/VS |
HIS X1650XT IceQ Turbo 600/1460 MHz | 2238.7 | 4587.5 | 198.9 | 80.4/56.2 |
HIS X1950PRO IceQ Turbo 590/1540 MHz | 4718.1 | 6905.0 | 333.8 | 133.3/55.8 |
Power Color X1950PRO 573/1376 MHz | 3996.8 | 6875.1 | 295.1 | 82.4/54.4 |
The gap between the two X1950PRO cards narrowed to 4.7% in 3dMark 05. Power Color scored 8654 marks, while HIS scored 9065. Radeon X1650XT didn’t score badly either, we see 7215 marks. The widest gap made by HIS X1950PRO with 512MB memory was in Vertex Simple Shader test, thanks to a double amount of faster memory than Power Color card.
Composite Figures 3Dmark 06 | 3DMark 06 |
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HIS X1650XT IceQ Turbo 600/1460 MHz | 3008 |
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HIS X1950PRO IceQ Turbo 590/1540 MHz | 4302 |
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Power Color X1950PRO 573/1376 MHz | 3984 |
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