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An Overview Of The Cards

1:02 PM - July 14, 2003 by Lars Weinand
Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: vga, card, buyer
Topics: Buyer's Guides

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Table of Contents:
3 – An Overview Of The Cards
  1. 1 – VGA Buyer's Guide 07/2003
  2. 2 – The Price Categories
  3. 3 – An Overview Of The Cards
  4. 4 – ATi's Current Product Family
  5. 5 – Radeon 9600
  6. 6 – Radeon 9800
  7. 7 – NVIDIA's Current Product Family
  8. 8 – GeForceFX 5600
  9. 9 – GeForceFX 5900
  10. 10 – Other Chip Companies
  11. 11 – Notes On Our Noise Level Tests
  12. 12 – Benchmarks
  13. 13 – UT2003
  14. 14 – UT2003 4xFSAA & 8x Aniso
  15. 15 – Quake 3 Team Arena
  16. 16 – Quake 3 Team Arena 4xFSAA & 8x Aniso
  17. 17 – Gunmetal 4xFSAA
  18. 18 – ABIT
  19. 19 – ABIT Siluro FX 5600 Ultra DT, Continued
  20. 20 – ASUS
  21. 21 – ASUS V9520/TD, Continued
  22. 22 – ASUS V9560 Video Suite
  23. 23 – ASUS V9560 Video Suite, Continued
  24. 24 – Performance
  25. 25 – ASUS V9950
  26. 26 – ASUS V9950, Continued
  27. 27 – BFG Technology
  28. 28 – BFG Asylum GeForceFX 5600 256 MB AGP, Continued
  29. 29 – Performance
  30. 30 – Gainward
  31. 31 – Gainward FX PowerPack! Pro/760XP 128 MB Golden Sample, Continued
  32. 32 – Performance
  33. 33 – Gainward FX PowerPack! Ultra/760XP 128 MB Golden Sample
  34. 34 – Gainward FX PowerPack! Ultra/760XP 128 MB Golden Sample, Continued
  35. 35 – Performance
  36. 36 – Gainward FX PowerPack! Ultra/1200XP 128 MB Golden Sample
  37. 37 – Gainward FX PowerPack! Ultra/1200XP 128 MB Golden Sample, Contined
  38. 38 – Performance
  39. 39 – Gigabyte
  40. 40 – Gigabyte Radeon 9800 PRO 128 MB (GV-R98P128D), Continued
  41. 41 – Gigabyte Radeon 9800 PRO 256 MB (GV-R98P256D)
  42. 42 – Gigabyte Radeon 9800 PRO 256 MB (GV-R98P256D), Continued
  43. 43 – Inno3D
  44. 44 – Inno3D Tornado GeForceFX 5200, Continued
  45. 45 – Inno3D Tornado GeForceFX 5600
  46. 46 – Inno3D Tornado GeForceFX 5600, Continued
  47. 47 – Inno3D Tornado GeForceFX 5800
  48. 48 – Inno3D Tornado GeForceFX 5800, Continued
  49. 49 – Leadtek
  50. 50 – Leadtek WinFast A340 TDH, Continued
  51. 51 – Leadtek WinFast A340 Ultra TD MyVIVO
  52. 52 – Leadtek WinFast A340 Ultra TD MyVIVO, Continued
  53. 53 – Leadtek WinFast A310 Ultra TD MyVIVO
  54. 54 – Leadtek WinFast A310 Ultra TD MyVIVO, Continued
  55. 55 – Leadtek WinFast A300 TD MyVIVO
  56. 56 – Leadtek WinFast A300 TD MyVIVO, Continued
  57. 57 – Leadtek WinFast A300 TD MyVIVO, Continued
  58. 58 – Leadtek WinFast A300 Ultra TD MyVIVO
  59. 59 – Leadtek WinFast A300 Ultra TD MyVIVO, Continued
  60. 60 – Leadtek WinFast A300 Ultra TD MyVIVO, Continued
  61. 61 – Leadtek WinFast A350 TD MyVIVO
  62. 62 – Leadtek WinFast A350 TD MyVIVO, Continued
  63. 63 – Leadtek WinFast A350 TD MyVIVO, Continued
  64. 64 – MSI
  65. 65 – MSI FX5200-VTD128, Continued
  66. 66 – MSI FX5200-VTD128, Continued
  67. 67 – MSI FX5200-TDR128
  68. 68 – MSI FX5200-TDR128, Continued
  69. 69 – MSI FX5200U-TD128
  70. 70 – MSI FX5200U-TD128, Continued
  71. 71 – MSI FX5600-VTDR128 [Editor's Choice]
  72. 72 – MSI FX5600-VTDR128 [Editor's Choice], Continued
  73. 73 – MSI FX5600-VTDR128 [Editor's Choice], Continued
  74. 74 – MSI FX5900-TD128
  75. 75 – MSI FX5900-TD128, Continued
  76. 76 – MSI FX5900-TD128, Continued
  77. 77 – PixelView
  78. 78 – PixelView GeForceFX 5600, Continued
  79. 79 – Performance
  80. 80 – PowerColor
  81. 81 – PowerColor Radeon 9800 PRO, Continued
  82. 82 – Sparkle
  83. 83 – Sparkle GeForceFX 5600 (SP8831DV/ 128 MB DDR), Continued
  84. 84 – Tyan
  85. 85 – Tyan Tachyon G9600 PRO, Continued
  86. 86 – Conclusion

An Overview Of The Cards

This list of cards also includes the older generation of ATi's cards, since these only differ from their successors in small details and clock speeds.

Low Budget:

  • < $99

  • ATi Radeon 9000 (DirectX 8.1, super sampling FSAA)
    ATi Radeon 9200 (DirectX 8.1, super sampling FSAA)
    NVIDIA GeForceFX 5200 (DirectX 9, multi sampling FSAA)
  • $100 - $150

  • ATi Radeon 9000 Pro (DirectX 8.1, super sampling FSAA)
    ATi Radeon 9200 Pro (DirectX 8.1, super sampling FSAA)
    ATi Radeon 9500 (DirectX 9, multi sampling FSAA)
    NVIDIA GeForceFX 5200 Ultra (DirectX 9, multi sampling FSAA)

Mainstream

  • $150 - $200

  • ATi Radeon 9500 Pro (DirectX 9, multi sampling FSAA)
    ATi Radeon 9600 (DirectX 9, multi sampling FSAA)
    ATi Radeon 9600 Pro (DirectX 9, multi sampling FSAA)
    NVIDIA GeForceFX 5600 (DirectX 9, multi sampling FSAA)
    NVIDIA GeForceFX 5600 Ultra (DirectX 9, multi sampling FSAA)
  • $200 - $300

  • ATi Radeon 9700 (DirectX 9, multi sampling FSAA)
    ATi Radeon 9700 Pro (DirectX 9, multi sampling FSAA)
    (?) NVIDIA GeForceFX 5900 Value (DirectX 9, multi sampling FSAA)

Enthusiast

  • > $300

  • ATi Radeon 9800 (DirectX 9, multi sampling FSAA)
    ATi Radeon 9800 Pro (DirectX 9, multi sampling FSAA)
    ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 256 MB (DirectX 9, multi sampling FSAA)
    NVIDIA GeForceFX 5800 (DirectX 9, multi sampling FSAA)
    NVIDIA GeForceFX 5800 Ultra (DirectX 9, multi sampling FSAA)
    NVIDIA GeForceFX 5900 (DirectX 9, multi sampling FSAA)
    NVIDIA GeForceFX 5900 Ultra (DirectX 9, multi sampling FSAA)

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