Video Card: ATI RADEON 7500 Review :: Introduction

ATI is one of the most dominant players in the OEM market today and you can find their video components as the onboard solution for many a motherboard. All the big name box boy computer companies and most laptops if they have onboard video are most likely to have an ATI solution inside them.

They are known worldwide to be a good company overall. Although multiple driver problems seems to be their biggest downfall and this has cost them a chunk of the gamer, enthusiast market where they are trying to seriously compete. I have always liked the 2D quality that has come from ATI and no one can beat their hardware DVD support.

The RADEON 7500 is one of the three new cards released this quarter from Canada's ATI its brothers are the 7200 and 8500. The 7500 is basically a slightly modified RADEON and is aimed at the mid level gamer coming in at about $169.00 U.S which is a bit on the higher priced side of the market currently.

I was very happy with the performance of my RADEON 64 VIVO card so I thought this card would be an interesting specimen to put under the magnifying glass and put through the motions. Does the 7500 RADEON card offer superior performance compared to its competitors and is it worth the money? Read on and see the whole review to find out.