16 - Conclusion

If you are a Half Life 2 fan, don't want to spend too much money on a VGA card and can't wait for the X700, then this card is probably for you. Far Cry performance is also satisfactory but we can't say the same for Doom 3, Thief : Deadly Shadows or Medal of Honour Pacific Assault. With these games you'll either have to settle for a lower resolution and/or turn some video settings off.

Keeping in mind the performance of the Powercolor X600 XT, it is difficult to accept the fact that you have to spend approximately $200 on the card. The X600 XT is targeted at the mid-to-high end of the market. This means people that are willing to pay some extra cash in order to play all the latest games. The card's inability to render some of the games with sufficient framerates is once again the main problem.

Concerning the card's overclocking capabilities, we can't say we are impressed. The memory's quality is great but the already high clocked core prevented us from seeing any noteworthy increase in performance.

As for the software bundle, we have already expressed our opinion in the X300 review. The software, much to our surprise, was exactly the same. Hitman contracts might not be the game you were planning to buy but it's still better than any other mediocre game some other cards might give you or even nothing at all.

Pros:
-Reasonable performance

Cons:
-Low performance/price ratio
-Unsatisfactory overclocking skills

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