I was just reading some benchmarks, if 1280X1024 is your limit, or outputting 1280X720 for an HD set, you could play most modern 3D titles on it at least comfortably over 30FPS, and at the more desirable 60FPS in many cases. Of course Shattered Horizon and Crysis are probably out of the question on settings an enthusiast would want to play on, but point being, for what you pay, and for the potential application, it will "get you there"
For $60 in a custom HTPC where I know I want to be able to play a few games in 720P, it will work nicely in place of the board video. I'm not saying I'd wholeheartedly recommend it, I'm just saying there are scenario's where I can see it being the correct fit. One of the benchmark sites more or less said, hey, remember the 3870, well, you have one of those at 40 watts, low noise, and it will only set you back $60. So that puts it in perspective, we have come a long way in the past two generations.
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For $60 in a custom HTPC where I know I want to be able to play a few games in 720P, it will work nicely in place of the board video. I'm not saying I'd wholeheartedly recommend it, I'm just saying there are scenario's where I can see it being the correct fit. One of the benchmark sites more or less said, hey, remember the 3870, well, you have one of those at 40 watts, low noise, and it will only set you back $60. So that puts it in perspective, we have come a long way in the past two generations.
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Benchmarks of the new GPU in said game.