my old video card died. It was a Radeon 9800 pro. I am thinking of getting the geforce 7600 because it is very affordable and it is 2 generations newer than my radeon.
The funny thing is this: The Radeon 9800 pro has a 256 bit memory bus, and the geforce 7600 has a 128 bit memory bus. This was a big factor in picking out a high performance card 2 years ago. Will this mean the geforce 7600 will not be much faster than the old card I had?
Is getting a card with 256 memory bus really important? Should I get a 6800 gt instead of the 7600? Please explain your answer.
2006-08-16 14:46:43 · 7 answers · asked by martin h 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
yes bus width is important
but it's not the only factor here
there is the core and memory spped of the card which is much faster in the 7600 and there is the internal design of the gpu which is better in the 7600
my recommend to u is to get a radeon X1900GT
look at this benchmark and c urself
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2812
2006-08-16 15:03:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cue the wonders of Tom's Hardware Guide (http://www.tomshardware.com).
This page (http://www.tomshardware.com/2004/10/04/vga_charts_iv/page5.html#3dmark_2003) shows that the Radeon 9800 pro can put out a 3DMark rating of about 6000.
This page (http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/12/02/vga_charts_viii/page18.html) puts the Geforce 7800 at at least 6700, with AA and AF turned way up. So the newer cards get better scores while displaying better graphics. The performance improvement should be significant.
If you're interested, Tom's has incredibly detailed examinations of pretty much every graphics card on the market, down to the most obscure chipset specifications. Have fun.
In terms of getting a 6800GT vs. a 7600... meh. The difference is probably not that significant, though one may be SLI ready whereas the other might not be. That may or may not make a difference to you.
2006-08-16 15:10:36 · answer #2 · answered by Ryan D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is getting a card with 256 memory bus really important?
Yes it is, the memory bus speed will determine quiet a bit how fast your graphics are rendered.. Good Luck
2006-08-16 14:52:39 · answer #3 · answered by Devil Dog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always had ATI, but that's cause I love power. Go to Tom's Hardware and look up the benchmarks.
Keep this in mind: ATI is built for power where nVidia is built around compatiablilty and ease. They say nVidia is a safe choice, but ATI is has more power. Haha, well, we'll see when the new nVidia graphics come out soon with Vista. PS3 is sort of a preview, from what I've heard.
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2016-11-04 23:36:21 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stick with the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro card or ATI brand card.
Don't purchase a Nvidia based card if you're running Windows 2000 or XP.
Windows2k , XP doesn't like the NV4_Display.dl
Both my systems had a NVidia based card in them and they kept crashing with the stupid N4V_Display.dll
After I upgraded or should I say downgraded my video cards to 3DFX Voodoo 5500, I haven't had one problem with it.
The systems have never crashed and the speed was twice as fast as the junky Geforce III cards.
Long Live 3DFX. THEY WILL NEVER DIE!
2006-08-16 15:09:29 · answer #6 · answered by Harry Cat 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
ATI makes better cards in my opinion so go with a new ATI card, but if money is an option the geforce card would render better because it has a faster GPU probably
2006-08-16 17:21:36 · answer #7 · answered by antmillerm 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋