Quote: Originally Posted by reflux Meh...it's pretty poor. Generally worse even than an 8600GT. You'd be much better off spending your cash on a Radeon X1950 Pro or waiting for the 8800GT, or 8700 if it ever surfaces. Overclock3D.Net :: Review :: Asus 2600XT and 2600Pro - ATI mid range performance :: Conclusion However, I did find this...which is right up your street: The 2600XT doesn't do terribly, but it's still pretty bad. Taken from here.

Yes UT3 is showing that ATI/AMD has its place.

Check out an actual GDDR4 review before further comments on on shader 3.0...

Elite Bastards - Sapphire Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB GDDR4 video card review