6800 128MB or 6600GT 256MB?

Hi,

I have an AMD XP 2600+ with 1gb of ram. I am definitely going to get a
new video card and it's a toss up between the 6800 128mb and a 6600GT
256mb.

Which card will give me better performance?

Thanks

On 14 Sep 2005 20:15:33 -0700, wrote:

Hi,

I have an AMD XP 2600+ with 1gb of ram. I am definitely going to get a
new video card and it's a toss up between the 6800 128mb and a 6600GT
256mb.

Which card will give me better performance?

Thanks


From game benchmarks I've seen, the 6800 standard is a better
performer over the 6600GT I'm guessing because of it's extra 4 pipes,
but it seems it's not much over a 6600GT. In some games there was only
a few extra FPS. Not sure if the extra 128MB of memory on the 6600GT
would make a difference.

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On 14 Sep 2005 20:15:33 -0700, wrote:

Hi,

I have an AMD XP 2600+ with 1gb of ram. I am definitely going to get a
new video card and it's a toss up between the 6800 128mb and a 6600GT
256mb.

Which card will give me better performance?

Thanks


From game benchmarks I've seen, the 6800 standard is a better
performer over the 6600GT I'm guessing because of it's extra 4 pipes,
but it seems it's not much over a 6600GT. In some games there was only
a few extra FPS. Not sure if the extra 128MB of memory on the 6600GT
would make a difference.

I doubt the lower amount of memory would make a difference. Not one
substantial enough to justify going with the slower card. So long as it's a
standard 6800 vanilla, and not a 6800LE or something, the 6800 is a better
choice, IMO.

RF.

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On 14 Sep 2005 20:15:33 -0700, wrote:



Hi,

I have an AMD XP 2600+ with 1gb of ram. I am definitely going to get a
new video card and it's a toss up between the 6800 128mb and a 6600GT
256mb.

Which card will give me better performance?

Thanks


From game benchmarks I've seen, the 6800 standard is a better
performer over the 6600GT I'm guessing because of it's extra 4 pipes,
but it seems it's not much over a 6600GT. In some games there was only
a few extra FPS. Not sure if the extra 128MB of memory on the 6600GT
would make a difference.



I doubt the lower amount of memory would make a difference. Not one
substantial enough to justify going with the slower card. So long as it's a
standard 6800 vanilla, and not a 6800LE or something, the 6800 is a better
choice, IMO.

RF.




I don't know what the situation still is but my vanilla 6800, thanks to
RivaTuner, has 16 pipelines working.
If you can get that action going then you're definitely ahead of a 6600GT.

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On 14 Sep 2005 20:15:33 -0700, wrote:

Hi,

I have an AMD XP 2600+ with 1gb of ram. I am definitely going to get a
new video card and it's a toss up between the 6800 128mb and a 6600GT
256mb.

Which card will give me better performance?

Thanks


From game benchmarks I've seen, the 6800 standard is a better
performer over the 6600GT I'm guessing because of it's extra 4 pipes,
but it seems it's not much over a 6600GT. In some games there was only
a few extra FPS. Not sure if the extra 128MB of memory on the 6600GT
would make a difference.

stats say theres only a 400 point differance with 3dmark03, but thats from
the 6600gt marketing

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