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Silhorn   05-17-2008 at 06:14:45 AM

Hello i was just looking at the sticker up the top of this section about the best gfx card for the money and it said the 8800gt wa better than the 9600gt
I know the 9600 was made after the 8800 right?
So i thought why wouldnt the newer card be better? Aren't they always?

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ovaltineplease   05-17-2008 at 06:17:27 AM
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9600gt came out not thatl ong after 8800gt and they are both based off the same chip

the 8800 is a mid range card and the 9600 is entry level

entry level 1 step up is always gonna be less performance than mid range 1 step down

well; most of the time.

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Silhorn   05-17-2008 at 06:36:37 AM
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ok thanks for clearing that up

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pauldh   05-17-2008 at 06:40:08 AM
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Actually the 8800GT is an x8xx series, and the 9600 is a x6xx series. The second number being 8 or 9 is high end. 6 is mid, then 5, 4, down to the bottom. We would expect a 9800 series to beat a 8800 series, or a 9600 series to beat a 8600 series. But the 9600 series doesn't beat the 8800 Series. The 8600 Series didn't beat all the 7800 and 7900 series, but the 7600GT did manage to match the best 6800 series (6800U).


Message edited by pauldh on 05-17-2008 at 06:40:55 AM
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marvelous211   05-17-2008 at 06:45:33 AM
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case in point. Newer is not always better

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jaguarskx   05-17-2008 at 07:10:23 AM
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As Pauldh stated, the 9600GT is a mainstream or mid level video card. Generally that means it will not beat a current generation "lower" high-end card.

On the other hand, it will beat older generation "mid" high end cards like my X1900XT.

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alfrido   05-17-2008 at 07:45:23 AM
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9600 isnt that new.

Their new chip claims do be slower than the new g92.
the chip is 94 but it has less stream procs. and a few stuff lesser than the g92.

It shouldnt be called a 9600
like a modified 8XXXX series

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