5900 or 5900XT

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Just wanted to know what is the difference between 5900 and 5900XT ???
Which is faster? Apart from these two is there any other model??

Is the 59xx series worth buying ?

Thanks.

BigVoice

 

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> Just wanted to know what is the difference between 5900 and 5900XT ???
> Which is faster? Apart from these two is there any other model??

They have the same core, but the 5900 has faster memory than the
5900XT (850MHz vs 700MHz). In practice, though, the XT has lower
memory latency so the difference between the two works out to be
minimal.

> Is the 59xx series worth buying ?

I recently bought a 5900XT, but only because I got a really good deal
on a used one ($100). I wouldn't pay the $170 or so that a new one
costs, since the Radeon 9800 Pro is a better performer for not much
more money.

Hopefully the GeForce 6600 series cards will be available in AGP
before too long; these should be far better performers for the money
than the 5xxx series.

 

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fwiw: Many 5900 xt's will overclock to 850mhz. My LeadTek fx5900xt is
working just fine at 850.

"Jeremy Stanley" <stanmuffin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Just wanted to know what is the difference between 5900 and 5900XT ???
>> Which is faster? Apart from these two is there any other model??
>
> They have the same core, but the 5900 has faster memory than the
> 5900XT (850MHz vs 700MHz). In practice, though, the XT has lower
> memory latency so the difference between the two works out to be
> minimal.
>
>> Is the 59xx series worth buying ?
>
> I recently bought a 5900XT, but only because I got a really good deal
> on a used one ($100). I wouldn't pay the $170 or so that a new one
> costs, since the Radeon 9800 Pro is a better performer for not much
> more money.
>
> Hopefully the GeForce 6600 series cards will be available in AGP
> before too long; these should be far better performers for the money
> than the 5xxx series.

 

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> fwiw: Many 5900 xt's will overclock to 850mhz. My LeadTek fx5900xt is
> working just fine at 850.

FWIW: Don't count on being able to do this. My eVGA 5900XT doesn't
even come close (it maxes out at about 740MHz).

 

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he's right. I got an MSI 5900xt because MSI seems to have a reputation for
overclocking and I could only get 461/770, a farcry from the 500+/850 some
people are getting. I've tried to flash with modded bioses that allow
overclocking but the card won't allow it.

Also when you overclock you end up running into texture ripping and
artifacts when you're playing games etc


"Lachoneus" <stanmuffin@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> fwiw: Many 5900 xt's will overclock to 850mhz. My LeadTek fx5900xt is
>> working just fine at 850.
>
> FWIW: Don't count on being able to do this. My eVGA 5900XT doesn't
> even come close (it maxes out at about 740MHz).

 

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Yes.And the 5900's will overclock to 950.

>> fwiw: Many 5900 xt's will overclock to 850mhz. My LeadTek fx5900xt is
>> working just fine at 850.

 

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Yes.And the 5900's will overclock to 950.

>> fwiw: Many 5900 xt's will overclock to 850mhz. My LeadTek fx5900xt is
>> working just fine at 850.



My Gainward 5900 is at 475/975 and will probably go higher.

 

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BigVoice wrote:
> Just wanted to know what is the difference between 5900 and 5900XT ???
> Which is faster?

The XT version is slightly slower.

> Is the 59xx series worth buying ?

Not really - the Radeon 9800 Pro is quicker, and costs almost the same.