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ATi numbering system?...quick question
Hello folks,
I, like many others have often wondered why the numbering of the video cards does not go in a neat order. I am an (still crying) old 3DFX user. I went with user opinion and gamers reviews of nvidia and ati. I chose ati and have been happy for the most part. But I have yet to understand the pecking order of their cards to some fine degree. With the 3dfx series, It was pretty straight forward. A Monster 3D Voodoo1 was not as good as a V2, V3 etc... It seemed pretty scalable. But there is variation in the ati line it seems that can make a lower number (ex 9500) be better than a (ex 9600).? I happen to have a 9500 pro 128meg and bought it at a good price for the time. I am quite happy with it. Prior to that was a Radeon VE 32meg. Again, happy. Are there any sites that describe this pecking order precisely? I would be curious to see a timeline on their series. Thanks all, SL |
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Older and never series that partially overlap each other performance vice
is confusing for sure. This should be quite close as far as the Radeon 9xxx is concerned (slower to faster): Radeon 9200 SE Radeon 9000 Radeon 9200 Radeon 9000 Pro Radeon 9200 Pro Radeon 9100 Radeon 9500 Radeon 9600 SE Radeon 9600 Radeon 9600 Pro Radeon 9800 SE Radeon 9500 Pro Radeon 9600 XT Radeon 9800 Radeon 9700 Radeon 9700 Pro Radeon 9800 Pro Radeon 9800 XT They are not making it easy for us consumers. /Ville |
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"Ville Viking" wrote in message ... Older and never series that partially overlap each other performance vice is confusing for sure. This should be quite close as far as the Radeon 9xxx is concerned (slower to faster): Radeon 9200 SE Radeon 9000 Radeon 9200 Radeon 9000 Pro Radeon 9200 Pro Radeon 9100 Radeon 9500 Radeon 9600 SE Radeon 9600 Radeon 9600 Pro Radeon 9800 SE Radeon 9500 Pro Radeon 9600 XT Radeon 9800 Radeon 9700 Radeon 9700 Pro Radeon 9800 Pro Radeon 9800 XT They are not making it easy for us consumers. Probably a fair summary with one MAJOR error - the 9600SE is a cut-down, crippled piece of crap that will not come close to a 9500 non-pro. It only has a 64 bit memory bus so it simply cannot compete. It is also worth commenting that the difference between a 9600 non-pro and a 9500 non-pro depends very much on which game is being played and at what settings - 9600 is better in some, 9500 is better in others. Although the commentary is in German it is worth looking at this article which compares 9500/9600/9700/9800 http://www.3dcenter.de/artikel/r9500...200+5600+5800/ Unfortunately it doesn't include the SE series but it provides a VERY comprehensive set of comparative benchmarks for the 9500/9600/9700/9800 series. Tony Tony |
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Well, not easy as stated.
Another one that is tricky to place correctly in that list is 9800SE that exists with both 128 and 256 bit memory bus. And there are even some LE and LELE flawored 9200, 9700 and 9800 thant could be included. Some mess they have created for us. /Ville |
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Thanks all,
Thats just the info I was looking for. It is quite an overlapping list it seems. I like my 9500 pro. I dont have the one Ive read about with the L shaped memory that can be overclocked. My cpu is a 2000+ and I just dont think I would benefit too much from overclocking the card versus wear/tear. That is at least until I get another card like the 9800 series with some tv capture ability. thanks again, SL "Ville Viking" wrote in message ... Well, not easy as stated. Another one that is tricky to place correctly in that list is 9800SE that exists with both 128 and 256 bit memory bus. And there are even some LE and LELE flawored 9200, 9700 and 9800 thant could be included. Some mess they have created for us. /Ville |
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Actually, you CAN overclock your 9500 Pro, and you can squeeze out a decent
performance increase. All you need to do is flash the bios and use a free OC utility. Search the tweaking forum at www.rage3d.com for "overclock 9500 pro" for details. "SL" wrote in message . .. Thanks all, Thats just the info I was looking for. It is quite an overlapping list it seems. I like my 9500 pro. I dont have the one Ive read about with the L shaped memory that can be overclocked. My cpu is a 2000+ and I just dont think I would benefit too much from overclocking the card versus wear/tear. That is at least until I get another card like the 9800 series with some tv capture ability. thanks again, SL "Ville Viking" wrote in message ... Well, not easy as stated. Another one that is tricky to place correctly in that list is 9800SE that exists with both 128 and 256 bit memory bus. And there are even some LE and LELE flawored 9200, 9700 and 9800 thant could be included. Some mess they have created for us. /Ville |
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