R9000pro 128Mb DDR or GF4 Ti4200 64Mb DDR

[ad_rach]

which is better?I know the ti4200 is meant to have a better chipset than 9000 pro but does the ram discrepancy cancel that out in this case?

no matter how hard you try, you can't polish a turd. :]

 

[bloaty]

4200 is always better regardless of the ram. 128meg will rarely make any difference over 64 on any card with games these days.

 

[HolyShiznit]

I'd get the Ti4200.

 

[Col_Kiwi]

The Ti4200 performance is <A HREF="http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic/02q4/021202/images/image026.gif" target="_new">far superior</A>.

Considering on <A HREF="http://www.newegg.com" target="_new">NewEgg</A> you pay another $2 for a Ti4200-64MB (MSI) over an ATI Radeon 9000PRO 128MB, it's obviously worth the performance.

Oh, and note, although the Ti4200 in that benchmark I linked to was a 128MB, that makes little difference in most games, the 64MB will perform similarily, and only lag behind when using 8xAS + 4xS FSAA at 1600x1200 or similar memory-gobbling situations.

-Col.Kiwi