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On 27 May 2004 02:18:32 -0700, superxml@yahoo.com (Dark Avenger)
wrote:
>"Simon Dexter" <SimonDex@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<wH7tc.12447$be.11484@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net>...
>> Could anyone tell me why ATI Radeon 9800 XT R360 is better than GeForce FX
>> 5950 Ultra?
>>
>> Thank You Very Much In Advance
>
>Why? Better?
>
>Well depends... in Pixelshader actions the R3x0 series of ati are
>faster due to.. some hardware based choices of nvidia. In OpenGL
>though nvidia wins....
>
>There is no better here...you talk about two different GPU's ... with
>very different workings...
>
>And in directx games the 9800XT is generally known to be faster
>The poor FX series also has the problem that in many games it uses
>it's own codepath wich is not fully PS2.0 but PS1.1 due to that the FX
>series is very slow with PS2.0
>
>Yup sad..but...well nvidia just made a marketing mistake! They thought
>4x2 would be good enough...then ati came on the market with..a pure
>8x1 solution!
But important thing to remeber, don't BUY either of these unless they
are under $250, as the new cards are 50~120% faster in the same price
range ($375~500).
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