Once again the benchmarks we ran today leave us with very close results. The differences in frames per second between the various video cards ended up being extremely slight, and therefore, negligible.

We placed each X1650XT sample through performance, temperature, noise, and overclocking tests and were able to see what each card was capable of. Although the Sapphire X1650XT wasn’t able to reach the highest core overclock, it did obtain the fastest memory speed of 770MHz. The large gain in memory frequency, however, still did not give the card’s performance an edge over competing solutions as is evident in the Serious Sam 2 Greendale test we ran.

At NewEgg, the Sapphire X1650XT is available for $150. The Asus EAX1650XT is available for $152 and the fanless HIS Radeon X1650XT is available for $150. The pricing is virtually the same for all three cards, making all three solutoins an attractive choice for consumers with a budget in mind. The HIS video card was a completely silent solution making it very attractive for consumers wanting to keep the noise level of their PC as low as possible. The card, however, also consumed the most power in our tests and was a dual-slot solution. The Sapphire X1650XT reached the highest memory overclock at 770MHz, while the ASUS EAX1650XT reached the highest core overclock at 675MHz. The similarities between the video cards make it impossible for us to declare a true winner or to recommend one product over the other. The final choice ends up relying on your personal preferences in a video card.