Conclusion

With the threat of nVidia’s GeForce FX 5950 coming, ATi has a lot to achieve with the Radeon 9800 XT. It has to maintain the speed crown aswell trounce its own Radeon 9800 Pro. With the Radeon 9600 XT, it has to show that a higher model number (for once) must beat a card with a lower model number; otherwise it will be another hit ATi’s credibility in their numbering system.

October will be a very interesting month indeed.