Graphic Cards Video Card Specifications/Buying guide (Mar-Apr '06)

[Anish]

Since so many new cards are releasing and many prospective buyers are confused here's what you need to get probably your last Dx 9.0 card.

HIGH-END :

1.) ATI Radeon X1900XTX :

Price : $540

Specs : PCIe, 512M(GDDR3, 256-bit), Shaders(48x8 - SM3.0), Clocks (650/1550), Fab (90nm)

2.) ATI Radeon X1900XT :

Price : Rs. 30,000 (Sapphire)

Specs : PCIe, 512M(GDDR3, 256-bit), Shaders(48x8 - SM3.0), Clocks (625/1450), Fab (90nm)

3.) nVidia 7900GTX :

Price : Rs. 32,000 (BIG)

Specs : PCIe, 512M(GDDR3, 256-bit), Shaders(24x8 - SM3.0), Clocks (650/1600), Fab (90nm)

4.) nVidia 7800GTX 512 :

Price : $649 (?)

Specs : PCIe, 512M(GDDR3, 256-bit), Shaders(24x8 - SM3.0), Clocks (550/1700), Fab (110nm)

MID-RANGE :

1.) nVidia 7900GT :

Price : Rs.23,000 (BIG) / $300 (eVGA)

Specs : PCIe, 256M(GDDR3, 256-bit), Shaders(24x8 - SM3.0), Clocks (450/1320), Fab (90nm)

2.) ATI Radeon X1800XL :

Price : $350

Specs : PCIe, 256M(GDDR3, 256-bit), Shaders(16x8 - SM3.0), Clocks (500/1000), Fab (90nm)

3.) nVidia 7600GT :

Price : Rs.14,000 (BIG) / $200 (eVGA)

Specs : PCIe, 256M(GDDR3, 128-bit), Shaders(12x5 - SM3.0), Clocks (560/1400), Fab (90nm)

2.) ATI Radeon X1800GTO :

Price : $249

Specs : PCIe, 256M(GDDR3, 256-bit), Shaders(12x8 - SM3.0), Clocks (500/1000), Fab (90nm)

4.) ATI Radeon X1600XT :

Price : Rs. 13,000 (Powercolor) / $155 (Sapphire)

Specs : PCIe, 256M(GDDR3, 128-bit), Shaders(12x5 - SM3.0), Clocks (587/1380), Fab (90nm)

ENTRY-LEVEL :

1.) nVidia 7300GS :

Price : $100 (eVGA)

Specs : PCIe, 128M/256M(GDDR3, 64-bit), Shaders(4/3 - SM3.0), Clocks (550/700), Fab (90nm)

2.) ATI Radeon X1300Pro :

Price : Rs. 7000 (MSI)

Specs : PCIe, 256M(DDR2, 128-bit), Shaders(4/2 - SM3.0), Clocks (450/1000), Fab (90nm)

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BUYING GUIDE :

High-End : This segment really doesn't look worth investing with DirectX 10 just months away. Buy only if you want to settle with nothing but the best and price is not a factor.

Sweet Card : Sapphire X1900XT



Mid-Range : The attractive segment now ! This will surely eat up many of the High-End segments customers. Offering great Price/Performance its just the right section from where you can pick up your last DirextX 9.0 card

Sweet Cards : eVGA 7900GT and eVGA 7600GT and ATI Radeon X1800GTO



Entry-Level : Offering no-nonsense bang for the buck cards. Excellent for gaming at moderate resolutions with no eye-candy.

Sweet Card : eVGA 7300GS

 

[Anish]

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[Rahul]

correct this ....

4.) nVidia 7800GTX 512 :

Price : $649 (?)

Specs : PCIe, 512M(GDDR3, 256-bit), Shaders(24x8 - SM3.0), Clocks (550/1700), Fab (90nm)

 

[H@rsh]

For those uncomfortable with BIG

Leadtek 7900GTX :Rs.40,000

from

Top notch infotronix, Chennai.

 

[Aditya]

^^ Yea. Its 110nm AFAIK.

 

[Nikhil]

Mid range you forgot the X1800XT (or were you talking only abt the cards available in India?? If so, then evga is not available...).

And X1800GTO to compete with 7600GT

 

[Anish]

^^ Well X1800XT is $420 which is utterly useless for that price.

I'd expect a X1900XL maybe soon for that budget..

Added X1800GTO though

 

[Udit]

1) XFX GeForce 7300GS (PV-T72G-WANG) :
Price : Rs. 6,500
Specs : PCIe, 256MB onboard supporting 512MB (GDDR2, 256-bit), Shaders (4/3 - SM3.0), Clocks (550/800), Fab (90nm)

2) XFX GeForce 6500 (PV-T44F-WANG) :
Price : Rs. 5,500
Specs : PCIe, 256MB (GDDR2, 64-bit), Shaders (4/3 - SM3.0), Clocks (400/666), Fab (110nm)

 

[knoughtyd]

All PCI-E Cards ...........................no AGPs ..........:huh: :huh:

 

[Vandal]

All PCI-E Cards ...........................no AGPs ..........:huh: :huh:

Move over to PCIe.... I just got sale for one of my AGP rigs...only one AGP one now remains...sort of a rememberance....

 

[Chaos]

X1800XT is recommended too if you can get it for 299$.

 

[hunt3r]

The 7300 GS is more like $80, but here the price is still too high. Its much better off goin for a 6600 vanilla. Btw the x1600 pro deserves a mention. For $110 its a good card.

 

[Aces170]

^^ Not when you have X800 at that price point too.

Btw the x1600 pro deserves a mention. For $110 its a good card.

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[hunt3r]

^^ Not when you have X800 at that price point too.

Yup true but it all depends on the type of games u want to play. If u want to play older games the x800(GT/GTO) without doubt. But no SM3 and HDR, future games wouldnt be playable to their fullest.

 

[blueyesdude]

Leadtek 7800 gtx 256mb ddr3
:- 26000/-
From lammy.

 

[hunt3r]

Leadtek 7800 gtx 256mb ddr3
:- 26000/-
From lammy.

That really wont be on the buying guide, considering u can get a 7900 GT for 21-22k.

 

[Anish]

^^ Exactly ! Plus I have treid to include on 79xx cards from nVidia in the high-end segment as G70 production stopped a while ago..