2007-10-02 23:14:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Yes, they're just different brand names. There are some things to consider though. First of all is the price. nVidia is growing in popularity again so the ATi cards tend to be a bit cheaper. They do have a reputation for driver compatibility issues though. Now as far as performance goes, it's going to depend on the job you're trying to do. If you just want to game then either card will do. However, nVidia is buying up rights to video games so the game manufacturers sometimes build special content into their games and only an nVidia card can access those parts. I'm not a big supporter of that so I still buy ATi cards. Download a program called AIDA32 and run it. See what your chipset is and google that. You should be able to find the brand of card that will best work with that chipset.
2007-10-03 00:01:36 · answer #1 · answered by Gregory K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i admire ATi by no ability had a card die on me, cant say the comparable for Nvidia :P yet utilising an ATi card on smaller working structures may be a discomfort... So domicile windows/Mac then its going to be an ATi Card. yet Linux/BSD/Skyos/etc. Its going to be an Nvidia... yet who else in assessment to good old AMD/ATi would launch their new chip (HD 3850) for the ageing AGP slots :P long stay my Quad Xeon gaming rig :P
2016-10-20 21:23:08 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are just brand names, but the cards themselves are really different. Ati focuses on more powerful cards while nvidia focuses on performance and compatibility. Dont get me wrong, nvidia and ati both have equally powerful cards, yet the choice on which to get depends on the type of computer you have and how much you are willing to spend.
2007-10-02 23:21:16 · answer #3 · answered by lightwings21 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ATI and Nvidia are different graphics chips manufacturers. Many companies use their chips to make video cards.
AMD now own ATI.
2007-10-02 23:18:19 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ATI Radeon and NVidia GeForce - different chip set manufacturers'
2007-10-02 23:25:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They both make good graphics processors. They both have for entry level, mainstream and high end cards. It is just that high end ATI graphics cards tend to consume more power.
2007-10-02 23:31:26 · answer #6 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would consider the ATI is better than the other one because i have that one
2007-10-02 23:18:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the difference is one goes just a tad bit faster nvidia
2007-10-02 23:24:53 · answer #8 · answered by rozlyn r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋