There is one overriding constant when it comes to computers -- what's new today will be old tomorrow. As for hardware, there is that constant need ... the unquenchable urge to upgrade. It is this digital instinct that brought me to this particular review. When a Sapphire X1650 Pro was left on our door step one morning, nestled in its little cardboard box and wrapped in an anti-static blanket, we just couldn't turn it away.

You might be thinking "But it's only a 1650 ...", right? Well, there are tonnes of folks out there with near-equivalent, perhaps lesser, or even greater cards. We thought that a budget card round-up would be a good idea. There are tonnes of other cards in this price range, but what will $125 get you, and what will $150 get you? For that matter, what of the $200 price tag?

From what I've seen so far, the new ATI X1650 Pro GPUs can pack a wallop considering their placement in the product ladder. We've gathered up some other cards, from both the ATI and NVIDIA ranches, and are taking them to task. We even went as far to re-test and re-benchmark all of the cards in this budget graphics show-down.

With any hope, the new ATI X1650 Pro GPU will give this Sapphire card some digital muscle. I'm going to bust out all of the benchmarking love that I can muster. There's a stack of games waiting in the wings, and even a new benchmarking tool. So, let's take a look at the Sapphire X1650 Pro graphics card!