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Radeon 8500 hype...good or bad?

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December 19, 2001 6:18:32 AM

I know this has probably been said, but I'm having second thoughts about getting an 8500, or thinking it's comparable to a GF3 ti500 for that matter.

With new drivers out, and test after test being done...it's always coming up short. Although, ever review seems to try and pull for it to win.

I'm seeing all these positive reviews, and it seems to be implying that the 8500 has some type of hidden potential that makes it a worthy card. But when it comes down to it, it's just a slower card that's $100 less then a GF3 ti500.

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December 19, 2001 10:16:16 AM

Theorectically, it should be faster than a GeForce3Ti500 because it has superior hardware but the poor drivers are in the way. Well, ATI is probably going to release another updated driver within a week or two.

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December 20, 2001 12:39:55 AM

i think you have to wait Christmas to decide when right benchmarks will come down to give us at last the truth


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December 20, 2001 2:27:44 AM

Problem is, for teh time it takes for R8500 to mature, GF4 will come out and destroy it. I think GF4 has RAM at 666MHz- hmm, maybe they're trying to say something to Ati:) 

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December 20, 2001 4:18:48 PM

the Radeon 8500 will end up winning the battle between it and the GeForce3... that is in benchmarks and performance. the ATI simply has more features and is newer. but ATI needs more mature drivers, which are probably at least two releases away (two monthes about).
but the GeForce3 will win in sales, easily. ATI's biggest accomplishment will be getting recognition as a serious contender and a possible threat if nVidia does slip up.

now on to the GeForce4 (or whatever it will be called). this will be nVidia's chance to either gain even more ground, or truely trip up. they are moving to a .13 architecture, which could end up causing problems, costing too much, or have failures down the road. this will also mean some time in the getting them up to full production. now there is also the matter of new types RAM, which i am sure nVidia and ATI will be looking at for their next cards.
nVidia has tons of places to really mess up here. let's not also forget that the release of the GeForce3 was less than smooth and had plenty of problems. in fact, it's just now that the GeForce3 is coming into it's glory, many many monthes after being released. ATI has had a much smoohter and more productive release in this aspect, possibly learning from nVidia's mistakes.

then let's look at ATI's R300 chipset coming out late next summer or early fall. it will incorporate some of the technology used in the Nintendo GameCube, but will also be leap ahead of the R200 Radeon8500's. ATI is also releasing a gaming motherboard chipset, but focusing on intel processors, whereas nVidia is doing AMD's. this could mean ATI/intel versus nVidia/AMD, which would be very intersting indeed. could Microsoft be the one company in the middle of all this?

but hey, let's not think too much about the future cards. there's crap all even using the technology found in the GeForce3 and Radeon8500, so it's not like we need newer video cards right now.

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December 20, 2001 5:10:40 PM

On my machine, I have tested both Radeon 8500 Retail and the Geforce 3 non-ti. My geforce 3 beats the Radeon in benchmarks. The drivers for the 8500 are poor excuse for drivers. I have noticed problems with cad applications, color reproduction, driver stability, random artifacts, and problems in games where lighting is needed.

Avoid the 8500 for a few more months. Its still not beating the orignal GF3, let alone getting close to a ti500.

ATI, tried hard to score contract for 2002 with SGI. They came in and handed out dozens of cards put on a big presentation with food and entertainment. and after a few days of testing, the 8500 failed to meet the needs of what we supply to our customers. Id rather supply a Rage128 due to its stable drivers over performance.
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