HIS sells two versions of the X1950PRO AGP. One version retails with 256MB of onboard memory while the other has 512MB. The version we were sent by HIS had 256MB of memory. Although our sample had a smaller amount of onboard memory than the Sapphire offering, all versions of the HIS X1950 PRO IceQ3 come factory overclocked, evening out the playing field between the two cards. The GPU operates at 620MHz, 40MHz faster the 580MHz of the ATI reference speeds, and the memory operates at 1.48GHz compared to the reference 1.4GHz.

HIS did not give much importance to reducing the thickness of its card during the design stage, and thus it ends up occupying two slots. The cooling solution is made of a semi-transparent plastic that is slightly blue and gives a frosty appearance. Additional power is provided to the card through a 6-pin PCIe power adaptor.