Introduction
A lot has happened in the world of 3D graphics over the past year, so it seems like a good time to update our VGA Charts for the third time since their introduction. This time, there were many changes in the world of graphics cards at which to look. ATi and NVIDIA completely replaced their previous product families. In addition to that, there are additional players looking to challenge ATI's and NVIDIA's strongholdas XGI and S3 prepare new graphics card launches.
Participants
Here is the full list of our contenders:
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| Card | Chip | DX Generation | Chipclock | Memoryclock | Buswidth | Pipes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce FX 5950 U | NVIDIA NV38 | DX 9 | 475 | 950 | 256-bit | 8x1 |
| GeForce FX 5900 U | NVIDIA NV35 | DX 9 | 450 | 850 | 256-bit | 8x1 |
| GeForce FX 5900 | NVIDIA NV35 | DX 9 | 400 | 850 | 256-bit | 8x1 |
| GeForce FX 5900 XT | NVIDIA NV35 | DX 9 | 300 | 700 | 256-bit | 8x1 |
| GeForce FX 5800 U | NVIDIA NV30 | DX 9 | 500 | 1000 | 128-bit | 8x1 |
| GeForce FX 5800 | NVIDIA NV30 | DX 9 | 400 | 800 | 128-bit | 8x1 |
| GeForce FX 5700 U | NVIDIA NV36 | DX 9 | 475 | 900 | 128-bit | 4x1 |
| GeForce FX 5700 | NVIDIA NV36 | DX 9 | 425 | 550 | 128-bit | 4x1 |
| GeForce FX 5600 U (FC) | NVIDIA NV31 | DX 9 | 400 | 800 | 128-bit | 4x1 |
| GeForce FX 5600 U | NVIDIA NV31 | DX 9 | 350 | 700 | 128-bit | 4x1 |
| GeForce FX 5600 | NVIDIA NV31 | DX 9 | 325 | 550 | 128-bit | 4x1 |
| GeForce FX 5200 U | NVIDIA NV34 | DX 9 | 325 | 650 | 128-bit | 4x1 |
| GeForce FX 5200 | NVIDIA NV34 | DX 9 | 250 | 400 | 128-bit | 4x1 |
| GeForce4 Ti 4600-8x | NVIDIA NV25 | DX 8.1 | 300 | 650 | 128-bit | 4x2 |
| GeForce4 Ti 4600 | NVIDIA NV25 | DX 8.1 | 300 | 650 | 128-bit | 4x2 |
| GeForce4 Ti 4400 | NVIDIA NV25 | DX 8.1 | 275 | 550 | 128-bit | 4x2 |
| GeForce4 Ti 4200-8x | NVIDIA NV28 | DX 8.1 | 250 | 514 | 128-bit | 4x2 |
| GeForce4 Ti 4200 128 | NVIDIA NV25 | DX 8.1 | 250 | 444 | 128-bit | 4x2 |
| GeForce4 Ti 4200 64 | NVIDIA NV25 | DX 8.1 | 250 | 514 | 128-bit | 4x2 |
| GeForce4 MX 460 | NVIDIA NV17 | DX 7 | 300 | 550 | 128-bit | 2x2 |
| GeForce4 MX 440-8x | NVIDIA NV18 | DX 7 | 275 | 512 | 128-bit | 2x2 |
| GeForce4 MX 440 | NVIDIA NV17 | DX 7 | 270 | 400 | 128-bit | 2x2 |
| Radeon 9800 XT | ATI R360 | DX 9 | 412 | 730 | 256-bit | 8x1 |
| Radeon 9800 Pro 256 | ATI R350 | DX 9 | 380 | 700 | 256-bit | 8x1 |
| Radeon 9800 Pro | ATI R350 | DX 9 | 380 | 680 | 256-bit | 8x1 |
| Radeon 9800 | ATI R350 | DX 9 | 325 | 580 | 256-bit | 8x1 |
| Radeon 9800 SE | ATI R350 | DX 9 | 380 | 675 | 128-bit | 4x1 |
| Radeon 9700 Pro | ATI R300 | DX 9 | 325 | 620 | 256-bit | 8x1 |
| Radeon 9700 | ATI R300 | DX 9 | 275 | 540 | 256-bit | 8x1 |
| Radeon 9600 XT | ATI RV360 | DX 9 | 500 | 600 | 128-bit | 4x1 |
| Radeon 9600 Pro | ATI RV350 | DX 9 | 400 | 600 | 128-bit | 4x1 |
| Radeon 9600 | ATI RV350 | DX 9 | 325 | 400 | 128-bit | 4x1 |
| Radeon 9600 SE | ATI RV350 | DX 9 | 325 | 365 | 64-bit | 4x1 |
| Radeon 9500 Pro | ATI R300 | DX 9 | 275 | 540 | 128-bit | 8x1 |
| Radeon 9500 128 | ATI R300 | DX 9 | 275 | 540 | 128-bit | 4x1 |
| Radeon 9500 64 | ATI R300 | DX 9 | 275 | 540 | 128-bit | 4x1 |
| Radeon 9200 128 | ATI RV280 | DX 8.1 | 250 | 400 | 128-bit | 4x1 |
| Radeon 9200 64 | ATI RV280 | DX 8.1 | 250 | 400 | 128-bit | 4x1 |
| Radeon 9000 Pro | ATI RV250 | DX 8.1 | 275 | 550 | 128-bit | 4x1 |
| Radeon 8500 128 | ATI R200 | DX 8.1 | 250 | 500 | 128-bit | 4x2 |
| Radeon 8500 64 | ATI R200 | DX 8.1 | 275 | 550 | 128-bit | 4x2 |
| XGI V8 Duo | V8 | DX 9 | 350 | 900 | 2x128-bit | 2x 8x1 |
| XGI V5 Ultra | V5 | DX 9 | 350 | 700 | 128-bit | 4x1 |
| XGI V3 | V3 | DX 8.1 | 300 | 300 | 128-bit | 2x2 |
| S3 S8 256 | S8 | DX 9 | 300 | 300 | 128-bit | 4x1 |
| Parhelia 128 | Parhelia 512 | DX 8.1 | 220 | 500 | 256-bit | 4x4 |