HIS Radeon HD 2400 Pro

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Geforce 8400GS Radeon HD2400Pro HD2600ProThe HIS Radeon HD 2400 Pro is a little weaker than the Geforce 8400 GS (303.3 fps vs. 351.3 fps cumulative framerate). There is roughly a 16 percent difference between these two graphics chips, although this can vary from one card maker to the next. For example, MSI’s Radeon HD 2400 Pro reaches 333.1 fps with identical clock speeds and a similar memory configuration.

Although the Radeon HD 2400 Pro is equipped with 256 MB of graphics memory, the Catalyst driver reports 512 MB. The driver “borrows” the remaining 256 MB from the system memory. ATI calls this technology Hyper-Memory.

Without FSAA enabled, Dark Messiah and Doom 3 run at smooth frame rates on this card. Compared to the NVIDIA chip, the Radeon HD 2400 Pro offers lower frame rates in Doom 3 and Prey, though. To play at higher resolutions, you have to reduce the quality level quite a bit in the games’ video options menus. Like the 8400 GS, the 2400 Pro lacks the processing power to render shader-heavy games like Oblivion at playable frame rates. The two chips perform about the same in such games.

The power consumption of the two chips is also similar, and the 2400 Pro only needs a little more power (6 Watts) under 3D load. The graphics chip on our review sample stayed quite cool in relation to its cooling solution. In 2D mode it reached 41°C, with 3D mode making the chip slightly warmer at 48°C. Overclocking using the AMD/ATI drivers is not possible, as the Overdrive section is deactivated in the Catalyst 7.9 driver suite.

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mactronix 06/10/2007 12:27
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Im a bit lost for words really i had come to expect more from you guys.
How come i started reading a review about entry level cards yet when we get to the benchmarks we have the full Nvidea range on display including a 8800gts.Its just rediculous.The title clearly says DX10 on a budget so how is a 8800gts relevant?
I can understand having the 8600gts in the benchmarks but why no review ?is it by chance that the MSI card isnt really a 8600GTS as it dosent even have a referance chip and the pcb is different?
Even if im wrong on that and you havent used the T2D256E-HD-OC as i suspect you have from the results then why on earth is the 2600XT running 7.6 drivers and the PRO 7.9.
You cant possably hope to conduct a fair and unbiased set of tests if you are not using the same drivers.
There are so many holes in this im wondering if you havent taken the Nvidea dollar as it sems so biased towards them and there products.
Really Really dissapointed
Mactronix
danielcoles1989 13/11/2007 02:07
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Mactronix, I dont think that they are suggesting that a 8800GTS is a budget segment card. Instead i believe that they are using this card as a 'benchmark' to show how the budget segment shape up to mainstream. This way you can see the performance gap between 8600, 8400, and 2400, 2600 and how they relate to the 8800GTS. This will hepl people decide wether it is worth them investing a little more money. This is reinforced by the fact that they didnt include it in the 'look at performing cards' and at all in the conclusion either.
mactronix 13/11/2007 08:59
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While i understand what you are saying it dosent bear out simply because they havent included the 2900 in the benchmarks and if they were trying to compare to the mainstreem then surley it should have been there?
Mactronix
flashmahn 17/02/2008 02:21
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While I do not assume to know everything PC related, this card has been a dissapointment in that no matter what config I try it does not boot to bios when using the DVI cables with LCD monitors.. No matter what I try I can not access BIOS and it will give a blank screen and then open Windows 30 seconds later. However when I use the VGA cables it boots to boot screen and I am able to get into bios.. Any ideas? I have tried different monitors and cables and the results are the same. I really dont want to have to use two converters when I have 2 dvi monitors and the outlets for them std. Feel like this should not even be an issue on such a modern board

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