9000 and 9200 aren't equal.
R9000 = 6 × 1, 250 Mhz clock (275 for Pro), 200 MHz memory (275 for Pro)
R9200 = 4 × 1, 250 MHz clock, 250 MHz memory (Pro version not available yet)
also the 9000/9200 only has 1 pixel shader. the 8500/le has 2. so games like UT2003 that use pixel shaders alot will run slower on the 9200/9000
I haven't seen anywhere (including THG) that R9000/9200 has 1 pixel shader. In 3DMark 2001 pixel shader tests R9000 Pro (275/275) and R8500 (275/275), R9000 Pro was ahead of R8500 (because of newer drivers). Otherwise R8500/9000 is equal in terms of pixel shader performance. <A HREF="http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic/200207181/radeon9000-12.html" target="_new"> Click to see</A>
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