• Powered by the ATI RADEON GPU
• 32MB of DDR RAM running at 166MHz
• 3D Resolutions up to 2048x1536
• AGP Universal Bus (2x/4x)
• Optional DVI Interface powered by integrated TMDS transmitter
• Support for Windows 98, ME, and 2000
• 5 year limited warranty

ATI has speed-binned the RADEON chips into piles of 166- and 183MHz-capable processors. In the interest of cost cutting, the 166MHz parts have been paired with 6ns DDR memory while the 183MHz core has a corresponding 64MB of 183MHz DDR RAM. Since our 64MB board reached 225MHz without a problem, we don't doubt that this 166MHz board also has overclocking potential. What will be a limiting factor, however, is the memory frequency. On average, 6ns RAM will do 175MHz (350MHz equivalent), but that is still a bit slower than the default-clocked 64MB card.

We have already shown (back in July before NVIDIA's release of the Detonator 3 drivers) that a 64MB RADEON outperforms a 32MB GeForce2 GTS card in high-resolution gaming, but the success of the RADEON will likely lay with this 32MB card instead, due to the important cost factor. Aptly priced to compete, let's look at how the "mid-range" RADEON performs against NVIDIA's powerful GeForce2 GTS.