Where to compare graphics cards?

[maverick77_uk]

Hi there,

I currently have a Radeon 9550 AGP graphics card and have got my eyes open for a change. Although I'm pretty up to date with whats available, I get a it confused regarding comparing chips eg. how does a budget new chip eg X300 performance compare to mid-range older chips such as 9700? Thats just one exmaple of the many. I'd also like to compare NVidia and ATI chips. I know there are many reviews, but usually comparisons are made only between the same generation of chips.

Is there a site thats compares all chips from say the last few years? For instance is a Geforce 4600TI beter or worse than a Geforce 6200??? I know the 6200 is a DX9 part whereas the 4600 is a DX8.1 part, but power-wise if playing a slightly older game, which would be the best?

Thanks for your help

 

[Crashman]

The 9700 stomps the X300. The TI4600 stomps the 6200.

I have a frame of reference, my AIW X600 Pro has nearly identical performance to my AIW 9600 Pro.

 

[godlyatheist]

This you can, come here, you can compare pretty much every single graphic card that's out there

 

[cleeve]

The 9700 PRO is the best card you have listed in your post.

 

[bourgeoisdude]

Your question is "Is there a site thats compares all chips from say the last few years?" yet some people apparently didn't catch that
Anyway to answer that question yes, wikipedia is the absolute best comparisons and specs for all video cards from any generation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

Anyway to answer that question yes, wikipedia is the absolute best comparisons and specs for all video cards from any generation

No it's not, it doesn't even have the vertex engine/pipe information.

Roajk Pot's list is far more useful (and likely a source for some of Wiki's info);

http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=88

However even with all that info you wouldn't know which is better based on the archiecture alone. Only benchmarks would tell you which is better than which other card, hence alot of people being surprised when their FX5200/5600 sucked compared to their older GF4ti.

 

[bourgeoisdude]

"hence alot of people being surprised when their FX5200/5600 sucked compared to their older GF4ti."

Which is exactly why I like wikipedia--it explains all that. It compares GeForce4 Ti 4200 and says it outperforms the FX5700 "in many tests", etc. If you are willing to read the info and not just look at the charts, wikipedia has given me all the info I ever needed. And it DOES give the vertex engine/pipe information, for each and every possible variant of any vid card, whether 6800GS or even the rare 6610XL. It's great.

EDIT: Oh, you have to click the link to the appropriate GeForce series to get the in-depth info.

 

[Crashman]

The site sux, I couldn't find any information at all on Number Nine Graphics.

 

[cleeve]

That site doesn't give you a good idea of how chips perform relatively though.

I think he meant something like Tom's VGA comparison charts:

PCI Express:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/12/02/vga_charts_viii/

AGP:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/07/05/vga_charts_vii/