Over a month ago AMD launched the Radeon HD 2900XT, their first high end Dx10 graphics card.  Today reviews of the low end Radeon HD 2400 and 2600 series have hit the internet.

AMD is pricing the cards quite low, with AnandTech's review stating up to $150usd for the Radeon HD 2600XT, and as low as $50 for the Radeon HD 2400 Pro, but they still have to offer some sort of value versus other cards (including the older Radeon X1k and GeForce 7 series) in their respective price ranges.

Reviews:

AnandTech

Hot Hardware

Guru3D

FiringSquad

Hexus

Below are some quotes from the above reviews:

Usually it's easier to review hardware that is clearly better or worse than it's competitor under the tests we ran, but this case is difficult. We want to paint an accurate picture here, but it has become nearly impossible to speak negatively enough about the AMD Radeon HD 2000 Series without sounding comically absurd.

Even with day-before-launch price adjustments, there is just no question that, in the applications the majority of people will be running, AMD has created a series of products that are even more unimpressive than the already less than stellar 8600 lineup.

 While we will certainly concede that video decode capability may be a saving grace in some applications, the majority of end users are not saving their money for a DX10 class video card in order to play movies on their PC. For those who really are interested in this, stay tuned for an article comparing UVD and PureVideo coming next week. - AnandTech

If you were expecting a GeForce 8600 GTS killer, you’re likely quite disappointed right now – AMD’s not even competing with the GTS at this point. But it looks like they’ve put together a competent competitor to the GeForce 8600 GT and perhaps the 8500 GT and 8400 GS (more on those later). We still need to examine DX10 and Vista performance in general though before we can come to any definite conclusions, and we wouldn’t be surprised if upcoming drivers from both AMD and NVIDIA could swing a few battles in the direction of either camp. - FiringSquad

Overall, the new Radeon HD 2600 XT, 2600 Pro, and 2400 XT cards should make for quiet, low-power upgrades from any integrated graphics solution and offer a relatively low-cost of entry into the world of DirectX 10.  These cards are obviously not geared to hardcore gamers, but at lower resolutions without high levels of AA and anisotropic filtering enabled they’ll be adequate for casual gaming.  These cards are also well suited to HTPC applications where video playback performance and low-noise output are of the utmost importance. - Hot Hardware