Graphics Cards Compared
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| Graphic cards compared | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chip Name | Radeon7500 | Radeon8500 | GeForce3Ti 200 | GeForce3Ti 500 |
| Core | RV200 | R200 | NV 20 | NV 20 |
| Manuf. Process | 0.15 Micron | 0.15 Micron | 0.15 Micron | 0.15 Micron |
| Chipclock | 290 MHz | 275 MHz | 175 MHz | 240 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 460 MHz (DDR) | 550 MHz (DDR) | 400 MHz (DDR) | 500 MHz (DDR) |
| Memory Type | SDRAM | SDRAM | SDRAM | SDRAM |
| Memory Bus | 128Bit DDR | 128Bit DDR | 128Bit DDR | 128Bit DDR |
| Memory Size | 64 MB | 64 MB | 64 MB | 64 MB |
| RAMDAC (S) | 350/350 MHz | 400/400 MHz | 350 MHz | 350 MHz |
| DualDisplay | YES | YES | - | - |
| Businterface | AGP 1x/2x/4x | AGP 2x/4x | AGP 1x/2x/4x | AGP 1x/2x/4x |
| T&L | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| DirectXGeneration | DX7 | DX8 | DX8 | DX8 |
| Pixel Shader | - | YES | YES | YES |
| Vertex Shader | - | YES | YES | YES |
| Render Pipelines | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Teturen per Pipe | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Student Driver
Unfortunately, on the driver front the Radeon 8500 has left a lot to be desired. Instead of SmoothVision anti-aliasing, the drivers only support the older (and slower) SuperSampling method. The stability of the Windows XP driver left much to be desired, as did its performance. The "Nature Test" in 3DMark2001 would regularly reboot the computer it was run on. Interestingly, this problem did not occur on a Pentium 4 under Windows XP. 3DMark2000, on the other hand, required up to 5 tries to complete even one successful run under Windows XP (with both CPU's), as it kept exiting to the Windows desktop. This happened both on the Pentium 4 and the Athlon.
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