The ATI Radeon 32MB SDR comes with 32MB of SDR memory, but its performance is more like the DDR-equipped fireballs in the main roundup. In some cases, its benchmark test scores were significantly faster than those of any other board in this group. The board also has hardware DVD decoding and an adapter that provides S-video or composite video output, so you can connect it to a television.
Documentation is sparse but sufficient, and the online manual is generic but helpful.
The Radeon processor is what gives the board its kick. On our 3D WinMark tests , it outscored most of the DDR boards from the main roundup and was more than twice as fast as the other SDR boards on the Pentium platform. Its scores were on a par with the other business boards on the other tests, except for having a small advantage on the Content Creation Winstone test. With its high speed and a low price, the ATI card has just about everything. If you need a card that's a killer on the Web or in intergalactic wars, the Radeon 32MB SDR fills the bill.