nVidia GeForce 7900GS versus ATI Radeon x1900GT

Ok, I am contemplating which card to get... a rare breed of the 7900GS with high specs or a x1900 ATI card. Ive used nvidia a while and i sort of want to see what ATI has to offer.

Here are the specs of both cards:

nVidia 7900GS:

Core clock: 600mhz

memory clock: 1600mhz

RAMDAC: 400mhz

memory: 256mb

bit: 256-bit

pipelines: 20

price: $199




ATI x1900GT has:

Core clock: 512mhz

memory clock: 1314mhz

RAMDAC: 400mhz

memory: 256mb

bit: 256-bit

pipelines: 12 (36 pixel shaders)

price: $149

19xx gt is decidedly the better perfomer, even considering the 7900s better OC potential. I second the 1950pro suggestion if your have the scratch - you're getting a nice jump in performance with the extra clocks and 512mb.