Radeon X800 GT Roundup

ATI All-In-Wonder X800 GT 128MB

Default Core Speed: 393MHz
Default Memory Speed: 995MHz

Unlike the other Radeon X800 GT's on test here today, the All-In-Wonder X800 GT only features 128MB of frame buffer. Also, the memory bus is crippled to a 128-bit interface, as ATI have opted to place two DRAMs on the front, and two on the back that share two of the four 64-bit memory channels that are available to the GPU.

This is a slight disappointment because it means that this card will not perform quite as well as a 256MB version of the Radeon X800 GT. Incidentally, the card uses the same PCB design as the All-In-Wonder Radeon X800 XL, and it is no surprise that we found an R430 GPU under the heatsink. We suspect that the AIW X800 GT will use the R430 GPU exclusively, unlike standard Radeon X800 GT's that are using either R423 or R480 cores.

The heatsink design is a familiar one - one that can be found on the Radeon X850 Pro, Radeon X800 XL AGP and it'll be used on all other PCI-Express based X800 All-In-Wonder SKUs. It's all aluminium with a 50mm fan - the cooler is generally quiet and didn't spin up during our testing and overclocking.

The one thing that the All-In-Wonder X800 GT has going for it is the plethora of features that are on the same card. The card has a TV-Tuner that is capable of receiving DVB-T digital signals; much like is possible with a digital set top box that you'd purchase off the shelf. Along with that, it is also capable of receiving FM Radio and analogue TV signals.

The tuning is handled by the MT2121 tuner located underneath the gold ATI Tuner shell located in the top left corner of the video card. It feeds the Theater 200 chip with a decoded AV stream from the TV and Radio connections while the NxtWave NXT6000 performs demodulation, along with some filtering and error correction for the MT2121 tuner.

The back plate is a little different to a typical Radeon X800 GT, as there's the TV and FM tuner inputs and ATI's custom I/O connection. From left to right there's the FM aerial, TV aerial, ATI's I/O connector and a DVI port. There are a plethora of connectors that will be included in the bundle too - there's one of ATI's domino I/O blocks and the multi-cable I/O lead that connects directly to the back of the card with a rather fiddly screw that's not ideal for anyone with large hands.

The multi-cable I/O lead has SCART and VGA connections along with a port for connecting direct to one of the domino I/O blocks. The collection of possible connections for this video card is nothing short of outstanding. It is possible to connect FM radio, analogue/digital TV, S-Video, composite video and stereo audio while outputting to DVI along with either SCART or VGA at the same time.

We'll be bringing you an in-depth look at the X800 GT AIW next week.