VisionTek Radeon HD 2600 XT Video Card Technical Details

VisionTek Radeon HD 2600 XT Description

VisionTek Radeon HD 2600 XT Video Card
The ATI Radeon HD 2600XT delivers a remarkable combination of DirectX 10 gaming performance and hardware processed 1080p video. Connect to big-screen TVs to enjoy Blu-ray and HD DVD movies. ATI Catalyst graphics configuration software manages the stunning visual effects for a premium Windows Vista experience.

DirectX 10 Technology Many of the newest Windows games will take full advantage of the next-generation graphics technology in Windows Vista called DirectX 10. DirectX 10 will provide an incredibly detailed experience for gamers of every type, and will enable game creators to increase a game's level of realism, enhancing details and complexity in gaming worlds, apply effects like dynamic lighting and weather, and much more.

High Dynamic Range (HDR) High dynamic-range(HDR) lighting effects bring environments to life for a truly immersive experience. It takes advantage of the subtle light, texture, and color intricacies to create incredibly realistic environments.

CATALYST ATI's all-new CATALYST Control Center goes far beyond traditional driver configuration software—it's a feature-rich and stable 3D acceleration control application that puts you in complete command of your ATI visual processing unit

AVIVO HD ATI Avivo HD is AMD's new reference for advanced HD image processing, delivering cool and quiet full-spec HD disc playback with hardware-based Unified Video Decoding (UVD) capability, built-in HDMI with multi-channel HD surround audio, and support for high-quality connectivity with multiple HDTVs and displays. Not all features of Avivo are supported by all cards. HD surround sound requires built-in HDMI adapter.

Blu-Ray and HD DVD Support Features hardware HD video processing ATI Avivo HD technology delivers sharp images and vibrant color fidelity from 1080p playback of Blu-ray and HD DVDs movies.

Full HD 1080p Support Full HDTV is display technology that surpasses the video quality and sharpness of analog TV (NTSC/PAL), providing an image resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels and 1080 lines with progressive scanning . (1080p HD monitor required)

Windows Vista Ready Windows Vista is the first operating system to require a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) to realize the best experience possible.

AGP 8X Provides double the bandwidth of AGP 4X—2.1GB/sec. vs. 1.1BG/sec. AGP 8X enables more complex models and detailed textures, creating richer and more lifelike environments. Uninterrupted data flow allows for smoother video streaming and faster, more seamless gameplay.

VisionTek Radeon HD 2600 XT Reviews

REVIEW BY: wariorz8 Reviewed Jun 07, 2008

Works like a champ, Drivers Worked first try for me.

REVIEW BY: fixruprtbi Reviewed Apr 15, 2008

Card has great specs and features, especially for AGP. That and the reasonable price attracted me to it, but like mentioned here and all over the web, the drivers for it are very poor (ATI official, and Omega) and VisionTek Radeon HD 2600 XT Video Card causes the card to barely function, if at all. Personally, I have had numerous problems every time that I have given ATI another chance, as their stuff looks good on paper, but never works for me when installed.

REVIEW BY: Reviewed Mar 18, 2008

Well had VisionTek Radeon HD 2600 XT card for a couple of weeks and now visiontek has it so they can fix it... After three weeks of being gone I still have seen the card and they said it would probally be replaced. I would go with another company and not buy from ATI or Visiontek, thats me though.

REVIEW BY: erindorn Reviewed Mar 16, 2008

This may become a nice card if they ever develop a set of solid drivers for it. I even tried it with a clean install of vista, and the drivers are really bad, even the latest versions. ATI doesn't provide them directly, you have to get them from VisionTek. I can't run City of Heroes, or Lord of the Rings Online. The video driver is constantly locking up or just crashing completely. Don't buy it until you see completely functional drivers; you won't be happy.

REVIEW BY: Tim Reviewed Apr 21, 2008

This card does exactly what it is supposed to do. Not sure why so many people are having problems with drivers. Go to Visiontek's website and download latest drivers!!! I am running XP have 3 gigs of memory and a dual core AMD processor on an ASUS A8V and it works wonderfully!!! Play COD4 on highest settings with no lag whatsoever!!! Crysis is on med settings, but beautiful picture...Just buy it, I replaced my old XFX 6600GT with this and WOW...What a difference!!! I have been a big advocate of Nvidia in the past, but this card has changed my mind. If you have an intel processor and chipset made to work with Nvidia, do not buy ATI!!! If you have AMD processor and a chipset made to work with ATI you are Golden! It is that simple. Talk to anyone who builds computers for gaming, and they will agree. If you don't know anyone, try stopping into Tiger Direct and ask, as they have some very intellegent people working for them!!!!

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