dj_faithless
Adept
shud i buy da Nvidia 8600gt or the ATI 2600xt????
wch wud b better in dx9 & dx 10???
also wat bout da drivers???
wch wud b better in dx9 & dx 10???
also wat bout da drivers???
Graphic Cards ATI or NVIDIA
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but nw i am swithcing on to 8600GT heard loads of reviews frm the TE team ....
Aces170
ex-Mod
Here you go again:
X-bit labs - DirectX 10 Games vs. Contemporary Graphics Accelerators
There is no clear winner, some games 2600XT is faster, others 8600GT is faster, but the ATI cards performance have improved significantly with the new drivers...
Edit: at present it looks 2600XT holds a marginal lead in DX 10 games, but remember DX 9 games is another story with AA enabled. Also game developers look for max systems supporting their games, and as PS3 and WinXP systems are stuck with DX 9, dx 10 games will be far and between. Hence choose whatever card is cheaper, btw ATI cards have a better UVD for video acceleration, hence I would be a lil biased towards 2600XT if it can be obtained at the same price..
X-bit labs - DirectX 10 Games vs. Contemporary Graphics Accelerators
There is no clear winner, some games 2600XT is faster, others 8600GT is faster, but the ATI cards performance have improved significantly with the new drivers...
Edit: at present it looks 2600XT holds a marginal lead in DX 10 games, but remember DX 9 games is another story with AA enabled. Also game developers look for max systems supporting their games, and as PS3 and WinXP systems are stuck with DX 9, dx 10 games will be far and between. Hence choose whatever card is cheaper, btw ATI cards have a better UVD for video acceleration, hence I would be a lil biased towards 2600XT if it can be obtained at the same price..
dj_faithless
Adept
ok dude....install ur 8600gt fast & tel me wch is better
dj_faithless
Adept
1 more thing....whoever has invested in a dx10 card....are they runnin vista onm their machines???? coz dx10 wud b only useful if ur runnin vista rite??
Ero-Sannin
Adept
Aces170 said:
hence i got the X1600 Pro for AVIVO
performance is now pretty much equal considering 2600XT vs the 8600GT cards , 8600GT leading by a small margin . The ATi HD series leads anyday in HD properties. So it depends , on your inclination , ATi or nVidia . both are good at the moment. ATi seemingly has more expected performance gains with every new Catalyst release .
and btw arunhalo , wen you say driver issues, i find nVidia drivers having serious issues as well , i get the nvkddllm sumthing error every 20minutes , and even after so much time , it hasnt beemn rectified.
and btw arunhalo , wen you say driver issues, i find nVidia drivers having serious issues as well , i get the nvkddllm sumthing error every 20minutes , and even after so much time , it hasnt beemn rectified.
Check this link!
Radeon HD 2600 XT, 2600 Pro and 2400 XT performance - MaXit Mag
Radeon HD 2600 XT, 2600 Pro and 2400 XT performance - MaXit Mag
Well frankly this gen, I'd go nvidia. I used to be an ATI lover and have had a 9800 pro then an x800xt and then an x1900xtx but this gen i switched to a pair of 8800 ultra cards.
ATI seriously blew it with their current DX10 cards. Their drivers are currently messed up, poor performance, poor scaling and poor shader throughput. Their GL drivers are a complete joke as of now. Mind you their DX9 cards and drivers were miles ahead of anything NV had to offer. But I'd not buy their DX10 cards if I were you.
I was getting an HD2900XT 1GB for half the market price thru a friend but I didn't buy it simply cos their performance in DX10 shaders is horrid. Their basic idea of using vec5 shader processors is a big mistake and with current schedulers, most of the time the SIMD unit is being used unfortunately as a simple scalar processor. I hope they release their next gen card, r700 or whatever soon or else ATI/AMD is dead.
ATI seriously blew it with their current DX10 cards. Their drivers are currently messed up, poor performance, poor scaling and poor shader throughput. Their GL drivers are a complete joke as of now. Mind you their DX9 cards and drivers were miles ahead of anything NV had to offer. But I'd not buy their DX10 cards if I were you.
I was getting an HD2900XT 1GB for half the market price thru a friend but I didn't buy it simply cos their performance in DX10 shaders is horrid. Their basic idea of using vec5 shader processors is a big mistake and with current schedulers, most of the time the SIMD unit is being used unfortunately as a simple scalar processor. I hope they release their next gen card, r700 or whatever soon or else ATI/AMD is dead.