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Isn't the FX5900XT only 128 bit compared to the 9800 Pro 256 bit ?
"Clas Mehus" <clas.mehus@idg.no> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 20:59:33 +0200, Glitch <Glitch_120@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
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>>I heard they anounced the AGP X700 cards to be released in December.
>
> Well, that something completly different from what I've heared from
> ATI just three days ago. They are not saying that they will not come
> with AGP-cards, but there is no date set for it, and that it will
> depend on what their customers wants.
>
> From a marketing pov, I guess it will be much easier to have the same
> series with AGP and PCI. And even if there ain't necessarily a
> increase in performance with the X700 over the Radeon 9800, you can
> promote it as something new. If the price was the same, many would buy
> a X700-series board over a Radeon 9800-series board because they will
> think "it's newer, and therefor should be better".
>
> Continues use of the Radeon 9800-series as AGP make sense. The Radeon
> 9800 is a AGP-chip, while the X700 is a native PCI-E-chip and a
> PCI-E-to-AGP-bridge will be needed. From a technical pov, the
> R4xx-architecture is more of a "evolution" of the R3xx-architecture.
> E.g. both are VS/PS 2.0 (well, 2.0b for R4xx, but..) -- baiscly more
> frequency and more pipelines are they most importen key in this
> development for more speed. For Nvidias part, they don't have any good
> alternatives on the AGP-side, as the former generation, NV3x, can
> really compete -- e.g. FX5900XT vs. Radeon 9800 Pro. The differences
> between a NV3x-board and a NV4x-board is much larger than the
> difference between a R3xx and a R4xx. Nvidia needs the 6600-series in
> the AGP-segment more than ATI needs the X700 in the AGP-segment. Well,
> Nvidia has the 6800LE in the same segment, but this design is much
> slower than the 6600GT, and I will guess cost more to manufacturer.
>
> I guess we will see what is coming. But if there is a X700 AGP, it
> don't have to be better than the Radeon 9800 Pro. If there is a X700
> AGP, maybe the price on the Radeon 9800 Pro falls futher, and making
> it a better choice...
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