9700pro vs 9600XT

[Clob]

I have the 9700pro, well atleast thats what windows picks up. It may be the non pro. But between the two in the title, witch one is better?

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[compn00b]

Whether Pro or Non-Pro, yours is better.

 

[Clob]

Wow thanks for the speedy reply. Does the 9600XT support DX9 better?



"If youre paddling upstream in a canoe and a
wheel falls off, how many pancakes fit in a doghouse? None! Icecream doesn't have bones!!!"

 

[phial]

no

the 9700 has 4 parallel shader "pipelines", while the 9600 only has 2 shader pipes




just about everything with the 9700 is superior to the 9600

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[TheGreatGrapeApe]

Does the 9600XT support DX9 better?

Actually, Yes.

There is the addition of SmartShader F-buffer to the R9600/9800 series. And the XTs have better Hyper-Z compression.



Will it make up for having half the pipelines of the R9700 series w/ only 128 bit memory? <b>NO!</b> It's a HUGE difference in performance, even overclocking the core to near double the R9700's speed will not make up the difference becuase the memory will never be on par.


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[cleeve]

Depends what you mean by "better" though. Both cards will fully support DirectX 9, so the images they create will be identical... the 9700 PRO will be a faster card in the end, but the 9600 XT is working a bit more efficiently behind-the-scenes.

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[Clob]

Ok. Thanks. Those were the answers I am looking for. Appreciate it.

"If youre paddling upstream in a canoe and a
wheel falls off, how many pancakes fit in a doghouse? None! Icecream doesn't have bones!!!"