video card performance thread

katee

I posted this last year, but here it is with a little updating...

This is a general reference to help with basic decision making and help people from making bad decisions.

 

Stupid

Geforce 7800 GTX 512MB
Radeon X1800 XT 512/256MB
Geforce 7800 GTX 256MB



Not quite as stupid

Geforce 7800 GT
Radeon X1800 XL



Exceptional

Radeon X850XT PE
Radeon X800XT PE
Geforce6800 Ultra Extreme
Radeon X850 XT
Radeon X800 XT
Geforce 6800 Ultra
Radeon X800XL (Unavailable)
GeForce 6800GT



Great

Radeon X800 Pro
Geforce 6800
Radeon X1600 XT
Radeon x700 XT
GeForce 6600GT
Radeon X800SE
Radeon x700 Pro
Radeon 9800XT
Radeon 9800 Pro (9800+)
GF FX 5950 (5900U+)
Radeon 9800
GF FX 5900U



Good

Radeon 9700 Pro - 9700s core clocks tend to overclock very very well, but
Radeon 9700 - RAM tends not to overclock much.
GF FX 5900
GF FX 5900XT/SE (5900-)
Radeon 9800 SE
GF FX 5800 Ultra (5800+)
GF FX 5800 (4x2, 128 bit)
Radeon 9500Pro (8x1, 128bit)



Average

Radeon x700
GeForce 6600 (Beats the x700 in Doom3)
Radeon 9600XT (Pro+)
GF FX5700U (5700+)



Below Average

Radeon 9800SE
Radeon 9600 Pro (9600+)
GF FX 5700
GF4 Ti4800/4600 (4400+)
GeForce 6200
Geforce 6100 integrated



Poor

GF FX 5600U (Only consider the new version, which is much improved)
GF4 Ti4400/4800SE
Radeon 9500 (4x1, 128bit)
Radeon 9600 (4x1, 128 bit)
GF4 Ti4200/4200SE (4400-)



Awful

Radeon 8500
GF3 Ti500 (GF3+)
GF FX5600
Radeon 8500LE/9100 (8500-)
Radeon 9000 Pro (9000+)
GF3
GeForce4MX 460 (DX7 only)
Radeon 9000/9200
Radeon 8500 OEM ("LELE", 8500--)
GF3 Ti200 (GF3-)
GeForce4MX 440 (DX7 only)
GF FX5200U



Laughable

GF FX5600XT/SE
Radeon 9600SE
Radeon 9200SE
GF FX5200 Be very careful with FX5200 cards. I have seen SDRAM based cards which are so painfully slow that an old GF2MX would make them look silly.
GeForce4MX 420 - I had a Voodoo3 which

Also the Geforce 7800 AGP  is set to launch  in early February and it will be the highest end graphics card that users can buy for their AGP .

X1900XTX, X1900XT, and Crossfire X1900XT are also on the way.

MagicStar

Thanks for the info.

I might consider upgrading from a Radeon 9600 Pro which I had for almost two years or so.

Once I get another job, I might go for it.

crrees

500+ bucks for a video card is hardly worth it, id rather spend half that for my radeon 9000+ series and have the ability to play any games that I want...ive had it since 2003 and itll last me till 2008

DeltaMaze

I've had my video card for a while which is a Radeon 9600 256MB 128-bit DDR, and i play guildwars with all the options on the highest and with Anti-aliasing on 4x so i'm gonna stick with it for a little while untill games look like total crap on my pc then i'll get somthing better.

Kiamde

Don't diss them because you can't afford them.

I get 120FPS on all high settings in HLII [16X ATF, 6X AA, HDR Lighting] with an amd 3800+ X2 and an x1800XT 512 MB and I have got to say that destroying your PCs is enjoyable.

Kiamde

Yay for most powerful ATI card on the market!

All max settings. My Screenshots

16x AF 6X AA HDR Full

I am getting 70-130 FPS during each shot. I can't wait until I try out the quake 4 engine with this.

I almost wish I didn't cancel my EQII account. Extreme settings would be orgasmic at this point.

FunKPanda

What about the Radeon X300 Se??

DrunkenW

please judge this:

Nvidia Geforce FX 5500(256mb ram)

Elapsed

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Originally posted by FunKPanda
What about the Radeon X300 Se??

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By his system, Poor/Awful

Elapsed

make use of this double and...

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Originally posted by DrunkenW
please judge this:Nvidia Geforce FX 5500(256mb ram)

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Awful

I wouldn't take his system too literally. I had a GeForce 5900 Ultra before my current 6800. By his rating it's "great" and in the same category. But no way is it even close to my 6800 or would I term it "great." I'm a Nvidia fanboy but I'll admit the FX line was fairly crappy.

Anyone remember when the 5800 came out and people were laughing at the cooler? Now all the high end cards use basically the same thing.

bhug

06.01.22

!! How about some VALIDITY to your edicts of stupid vs exceptional, or are you just pulling those comments/ OPINIONS out of your *ss. Otherwise you are just running off spouting obtuse opinion. Have you tested ANY of those gpu, WHAT standards have you applied to come up with your petty one word labels?
Have you even considered a HDTV media center vs laptop vs workstation re gaming performance. Or is your shortsighted OPINION just that, some feeble attempt to justify your limited understanding?
Games of 1998 in DX5 & DX6 with 200 and 500MHz cpu and 4 or 8 MB integrated gpu vs 32MB combined 2D and 3D pci vs agp gpu are seriously different in performance to modern DX9 DX10 games requiring broadband, near 3GHz cpu and 30GB/s bandwidth 6 Gpixel/s 6 GTexel/s gpu.
Not everybody has a +$ 3,000 desktop, and with $1000 laptops and $500 consoles taking a huge bite into the PC market low power drain moderate processing with dual (picture in picture) HDTV tuner supporting gpu are certainly in the near-future. Rest assured the gaming only uber expensive OC desktop is nearly obsolete.

You basically ignore any consideration for media center trade offs in HDTV processing vs broadband realism in upcoming games.
You fail to address pci express motherboards vs those still using AGP 2, 4, 8. Or the merits of sli/crossfire systems. You just bad mouth the 512MB gpu when those are intended for high +1600/1200 res in cpu taxing AA and other eye-candy providing features... cheezy 128 & 64MB gpu just can not cut it in tomorrows display processing, nor the change over to dvi lcd vs yesterday's crt.

There are so many factors that HAVE to be considered besides just price to justify your feeble one word mis-labeled edicts! Unless mayby you radiate devine and inspired insight from years of designing both nvidia and ati boards... are you still using vodo gpu, there was no mention of your own system specs nor what your qualifications were that could give credence to your opinions.

Of course, gpu from 3 and 5 years ago will not compare to today's but realistically today's mid to higher end still cost the same $200 to $300 those 3 and 5 year old gpu retailed at initially.

Scorpes

I couldnt agree more, the list is worthless for any real insight about which video card to buy. The only thing that list makes clear is, is the more it cost, the dumber it is to buy. People who follow that list and buy the so called "good cards" is they will have the joy in knowing the card the second they buy it is outdated and most people are allready upgrading from it.

DrunkenW

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Originally posted by -Jaguar-
make use of this double and...Originally posted by DrunkenW
please judge this:Nvidia Geforce FX 5500(256mb ram)

Awful

I wouldn't take his system too literally. I had a GeForce 5900 Ultra before my current 6800. By his rating it's "great" and in the same category. But no way is it even close to my 6800 or would I term it "great." I'm a Nvidia fanboy but I'll admit the FX line was fairly crappy.

Anyone remember when the 5800 came out and people were laughing at the cooler? Now all the high end cards use basically the same thing.

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Thanks.

katee

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Originally posted by bhug

06.01.22
!! How about some VALIDITY to your edicts of stupid vs exceptional, or are you just pulling those comments/ OPINIONS out of your *ss. Otherwise you are just running off spouting obtuse opinion. Have you tested ANY of those gpu, WHAT standards have you applied to come up with your petty one word labels?
Have you even considered a HDTV media center vs laptop vs workstation re gaming performance. Or is your shortsighted OPINION just that, some feeble attempt to justify your limited understanding?
Games of 1998 in DX5 & DX6 with 200 and 500MHz cpu and 4 or 8 MB integrated gpu vs 32MB combined 2D and 3D pci vs agp gpu are seriously different in performance to modern DX9 DX10 games requiring broadband, near 3GHz cpu and 30GB/s bandwidth 6 Gpixel/s 6 GTexel/s gpu.
Not everybody has a +$ 3,000 desktop, and with $1000 laptops and $500 consoles taking a huge bite into the PC market low power drain moderate processing with dual (picture in picture) HDTV tuner supporting gpu are certainly in the near-future. Rest assured the gaming only uber expensive OC desktop is nearly obsolete.
You basically ignore any consideration for media center trade offs in HDTV processing vs broadband realism in upcoming games.
You fail to address pci express motherboards vs those still using AGP 2, 4, 8. Or the merits of sli/crossfire systems. You just bad mouth the 512MB gpu when those are intended for high +1600/1200 res in cpu taxing AA and other eye-candy providing features... cheezy 128 & 64MB gpu just can not cut it in tomorrows display processing, nor the change over to dvi lcd vs yesterday's crt.
There are so many factors that HAVE to be considered besides just price to justify your feeble one word mis-labeled edicts! Unless mayby you radiate devine and inspired insight from years of designing both nvidia and ati boards... are you still using vodo gpu, there was no mention of your own system specs nor what your qualifications were that could give credence to your opinions.
Of course, gpu from 3 and 5 years ago will not compare to today's but realistically today's mid to higher end still cost the same $200 to $300 those 3 and 5 year old gpu retailed at initially.

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Hehe...Your card must fall in the poor catergory for you to be so upset.

Like Jaguar said "dont take it so literary".

Kiamde

Screenshots of the videostress test.

AVG FPS-95.4 =D

FilipinoFury

Nice screenshots Kiamde! but why didnt you go with the 7800GTX 256mb or 7800GTX 512 if you could find one. One of my friends cousin has two 7800GTX 512 in SLI and he sent me screen shots and (wish I could find them) they are are. . . (loss of words) He is getting 100+ FPS in Doom 3 and god knows how many in CS:S.