How well will a 256mb ATI Radeon X1600 play this game?

**hoetje** · 08-20-2006, 14:19

1024x768 , texture settings etc on extra , soften smoke edges on world only,VERY IMPORTANT : direct x7 because dx9 is screwed up in cod2 (with dx9 on i get 70 fps).Ow yea,btw,400 is MAX fps , i usually get 300 fps :P

So... I guess I will be able to play this game quite well , right?

**Woad Warrior** · 08-21-2006, 22:14

Playing RTW with 256 MB RAM at 133 Hz and the Intel Pentium 4 Processor 515 Integrated Graphics Card was painful - but possible. I would not like trying to play M2TW with these components. Just as well I have ordered 2 GB 400 Hz RAM, and am about to order a PCI GeForce 7600 GT Graphics Card. Will RTW and MTW play well with that?

**professorspatula** · 08-22-2006, 00:36

Originally Posted by Woad Warrior

Playing RTW with 256 MB RAM at 133 Hz and the Intel Pentium 4 Processor 515 Integrated Graphics Card was painful - but possible. I would not like trying to play M2TW with these components. Just as well I have ordered 2 GB 400 Hz RAM, and am about to order a PCI GeForce 7600 GT Graphics Card. Will RTW and MTW play well with that?

If you're going from onboard graphics, make sure your power supply unit is up to the challenge of that new graphics card. You'll want at least 350W for that beast. http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/326/4/. Although I imagine most PCs these days have a moderately hefty power unit. I wish mine did! (As well as numerous other modern and faster components.)

**orangat** · 08-22-2006, 00:48

Originally Posted by Woad Warrior

Playing RTW with 256 MB RAM at 133 Hz and the Intel Pentium 4 Processor 515 Integrated Graphics Card was painful - but possible. I would not like trying to play M2TW with these components. Just as well I have ordered 2 GB 400 Hz RAM, and am about to order a PCI GeForce 7600 GT Graphics Card. Will RTW and MTW play well with that?

A 7600gt would be excellent for RTW.

**hoetje** · 08-22-2006, 00:53

yes for rtw but what about m2tw,orangat?

**sbroadbent** · 08-22-2006, 06:44

Originally Posted by hoetje

yes for rtw but what about m2tw,orangat?

A step down perhaps?

Anandtech did an article comparing video cards from as low as the x80gto x1600XT and 6600GT all the way up to the 7900GT and x1900xt. The scores that the x1600xt scored might give you an indication of relative performance in various games. Note that the tests were done on a Conroe x6800 CPU so expect lower performance than the numbers indicate.

Mid Range GPU roundup