From the results we obtained, it turns out that the X1950 PRO 256 Mbytes performed better than its NVIDIA counterpart the GeForce 7900GS in all tests, Doom 3 and F.E.A.R. with soft shadows enabled being the only exceptions. Taking into account that both cards are available on the market for the same retail price of $200, with slight price variations between manufacturers, the Radeon X1950 PRO is the more preferable buy of the two cards.

The new video architecture that ATI introduced with the X1950 PRO comes with some improvements over previous generations of ATI cards. The card’s cooling system only taking up one slot allows for more space to be cleared in addition for more silent PC operation. In addition, moving all Crossfire logic management into the card itself has allowed ATI to do away with some of the major flaws of Crossfire technology. It is good to know that ATI no longer limits us to having to use a particular Master card when setting up a Crossfire system.

A problem that we are currently seeing with the X1950 PRO is that vendors seem to be selling the cards quite above the suggested retail price. This problem is most likely due to a shortage of parts. Availability on the market is also limited. Hopefully ATI will solve this problem soon before it becomes too much of a major issue.