This card was the second poorest performing X800 XT on show in 3DMark01SE's DirectX 8 tests, with roughly 400 3Dmarks between it and the Gigabyte RX80X256V. But DX8 testing certainly isn't everything these days, and ABIT's card put in a good showing to take fourth in the DirectX 9.0-based 3DMark05, putting it on par with the Labs winning PowerColor X800 XT and GeCube card. Hovering from fifth to eighth across the remaining real world game tests, it also produced some inconsistency, but managed to finish above average overall thanks to its good software bundle and very reasonable $860 price tag.

It also ships with some handy little add-ons, including a DVI to D-Sub monitor adaptor allowing you to connect to a pair of CRT monitors for dual display. ABIT has also included a power adaptor allowing you to keep an older power supply that doesn't offer the custom power connectors. Overall, although it's not the highest performer, it's certainly no slouch. But it's the sub-$900 price that gives it an edge over the others.