Which is a better graphics card?
The ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
Or
The AT Radeon 9500
I talked to a upgrading person at Gateway and he said that the 9500 is better. I would have thought higher the number, higher the performance.
2007-01-12 12:06:17 · 6 answers · asked by Christian T 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
The 9800Pro is better, and its not even particularly close. The fillrate on the 9800Pro is 3 times as much, and the memory bandwidth is almost 3 times as much. Tell the Gateway guy that, he's probably never even heard of those two things.
2007-01-12 12:24:53 · answer #1 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The person at Gateway gave you very BAD info. The ATI Radeon 9800 pro is a much better card, and for your info the Radeon 9500 card is being discontinued.
2007-01-12 20:13:52 · answer #2 · answered by Ted B 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The 9800 pro is better. In general, the higher the number in the same family, the better the card, but there are some exceptions. The 9550 is faster than the 9600, for example, I believe.
2007-01-12 20:09:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 9500 only comes with 128MB onboard memory the 9800 Pro comes with 256MB (or 128MB 256MB is better) onboard memory.
You will do better with the 9800Pro over the 9500
2007-01-12 20:14:50 · answer #4 · answered by Jimmy G 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the 9800 should be better but the 9500 might be more appropriate for your system
2007-01-12 20:10:20 · answer #5 · answered by H0NEY~BEE 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The number doesn't mean much, its just part of the name, what really maters is Memory Clock, Memory Interface, Pixel Shadder & of course Memory itself. There are alot more things to consider.
2007-01-12 20:12:16 · answer #6 · answered by Sergio R 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋