radeon 9500 pro vs geforce4 ti 4200 8x

brettski

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I can not decide which card to get the ATI Radeon 9500 PRO or the GeForce4 Ti4200 both are 128mb, agp 8x, and price also very close.
here are my components:

Asus a7n8x deluxe
athlon 2200+
400w power supply
512mb pc3200
all the other usual stuff
 

Spitfire_x86

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Radeon 9500 Pro all the way

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Rather than just say which one to get like these other guys (even though they are right :wink: ) I should explain why.

1. You said yourself that they are very close in price.

2. The 9500pro handles AA and AF much better than any other geforce card. Basically you minimize the "jaggies" on graphics without taking (as much of) the performance hit as you would with a geforce.

3. When DX9 games start coming out, the 9500pro will be able to utilize all the goodies that come with it. The geforce won't, because it is only DX8 compatible.

4. The 9500pro is a better performer. It performs roughly around the Ti4600 level (depending on the situation, sometimes higher sometimes lower.)

5. If you ever end up using the TV-out, the 9500pro has a clearer picture than any current geforce card.

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phial

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also note that the 9500 has 2x the pixel and vertex shaders, and at least 2x the polygon power compared to the GF4 series. fillrate isnt really an issue anymore imo

so in DOOM3, or quake4, the 9500pro will keep you going

the Gf4 will keep you upgrading
 

LtBlue14

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9500pro is the choice, but it doesn't blow away the ti 4200 as people are saying...
it comes in right around 4200 level, a little below 4400 in games like: UT2k3, comanche4, serious sam 2

also, if you get the ti4200 DON'T get the 8x or 128mb versions, these add to price, but not to performance

9500pro is dx9 compatible and does AA & AF better, these are the reasons to get it. it does NOT perform at ti4600 levels if you leave AA & AF off

just wanted to clear up some misconceptions

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dhlucke

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I don't know about that. Benchmarks are one thing, real life experience is another. I personally found the 4200 rather disapointing, not much better than an overclocked GeForce2 Pro. The 9500 Pro is definitely better.

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also, if you get the ti4200 DON'T get the 8x or 128mb versions, these add to price, but not to performance
Actually, the 8x version has a slightly higher clock speed so it adds to performance. And 128MB does add to performace when using high AA and AF. But, I still think that the 64MB version is a better value. I bought my card when the 9500 pro wasn't an option. If it was, I would be the happy owner of an ATI card instead of the happy owner of an nVidia card. (yes, I am still happy with my purchase because it performs great)
 

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i got a gainward geforce 4 ti4200 650/ultra for 120 dollars at christmas, with it overclocked, (297/601)I have the fastest 748 Mhz athlon in the world lol... if it were now id get the 9500 pro cause of the aa/as filtering is way better and i live for the eye candy!!!! (Lookin AT THE 2100 or 2400 cause my processor holdin me down)
 

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Perhaps you would like to read <A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1756&p=1" target="_new">this</A>.

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