7600 gt vs. x850xt performace

On another post ppl were saying that the 7600 gt was the better choice, on toms vga chart it shows x850xt is higher than the 7600 gt. on tigerdirect.com the 7600 gt is less expensive and a few of them show more core speed and mem speed, so which really is better of the two.

If you're the type of guy who keeps it's VPU for at least 2 years before upgrading, I'd go with the 7600GT only for it's ShaderModel 3.0 support.

Right now it isn't much of a problem, but it'll be... especially when Dx10 come out. Starting then most game will at least use SM3.0 (X850XT is only SM2.0) or show great performances advantage when doing it... and that should be approximatly mid-2007.

Just in case you think I'm an NVidia fanboy... think again. Check below and you'll realize that I personally own an ATI VPU.

On the other hand, like kaotao said before, new generation mid-range is usually slightly surpass by the previous generation high-end. It might change but that's usually the case. So in today's game, the X850XT should perform slightly better, but it's a game by game thing to check. It depend what type of game you play.

For me it's a think long term decision, so I'd take the 7600GT...

I see some 7600 gt's on tigerdirect.com that have higher core and mem speeds and 256 bit bus and 12 pipes etc would they be much faster than the x850xt it should be.

Can you provide a link? I've never heard of a 7600GT with a 256bit interface. Are you sure it didn't just have 256MB RAM?

That's what I thought. It'd be nice though.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102688

That's what I have... it's kinda loud but the performance is unbeatable for that price. I can run anything out today at fairly high settings at 1680x1050 without much of a hiccup.

But if you do have to stick with one vid card for a few years, than definitely get the 7600GT instead. No doubt more games will start to use SM3.0 this coming year.

Half Life 2 HDR only requires Shader Model 2.0. It has no support for SM 3.0.

Even Half Life 2: Aftermath will look the same on a 7600 or X800.

The stock X1900 GT smokes the stock 7900 GS... overclocked it's hard to say, especially since the X1900 GT has alot of overclocking headroom.

But the X1900 XT 256mb smokes them both for $240 on Newegg, it's worth it to spend a couple extra bucks and get it:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102051

And the X1900GT has 36 pixel shaders.

The 7900 Has 20 pixel shaders and 20 TMUs... 20 piplines.

The X1900 has 36 pixel shaders and 12 TMUs.... neither 12 nor 36 pipelines, somewhere in between.

Newer games can be limited by shader performance, and the X1900 has the advantage there.

whats better for a card pixel shader or pipes/rop

i dont know really which one is better, im gonna find out because i just boguht the 7600gt and my bro just bought an x850xt 9when i say just i mean last week).. but i dont have it yet (my bro is in the states and im in chile.. like 10,000 miles away), i guess i'll find out, i bought the BFG 7600gt for $115 on newegg.com (after rebate)

I'm inclined to agree that right now the 7600GT is the card to go for. It'll use less power than any of the other cards advised as it doesn't require PCI-e power connections directly from the PSU, it'll suffice itself with what it gets from your mobo. Hopefully this should make your PSU live a little longer.

The 7900GS is about the same price as the x1900GT. The x1900GT is a better card than the 7900GS, so I take back my earlier advice and, if you're willing to spend a little extra, I advise a card based on this chipset.

If you can spend a little extra then go for an x1900XT which has 48 pipelines instead of 36 and twice the memory. The x1900XT is a bit more money, but it is true that you get what you pay for.

If you want to spend more money now, get a really decent card and it'll last you a good, long while. The 7600GT is about the same power as a top-end 6800 card. I use a 6800 card and it plays all the games I currently own. I don't own Oblivion but nothing will play that flawlessly...yet. In a couple of years it will seem stupid to consider Oblivion tough work for a GPU. I remember wishing I had a Pentium (1) 90MHz and an extra 8Mb of RAM so I could play Wing Commander 3 nicely. Nowadays that's a joke, so judging by that, perhaps you should spend less now, get the 7600GT, be happy with the money you've saved, wait a while and what's now top-of-the-line (x1950XT-X) will be mid-range - magic!