Quoting Post Topic Video Cards - Comparsion and Raw Data Help Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]christinaxLEANNE[/m] at 2:25 pm on Jan. 4, 2008[quote]Oh, well thanks.[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post obvious child Posted at 2:21 pm on Jan. 4, 2008 I've noticed that a number of people have been asking which card is better. So here is a list of sites that will either compare two cards based on performance in specific games, or give you the raw capacity of a number of cards. Click for 2 card Comparison ATI Chip Data Nvidia Chip Data Now, both of the Hardware Secrets have tutorials to teach you about what the numbers mean, but if here's a super crash course: The high the numbers the better. The more pixels per clock, higher clock numbers, greater frames per second, memory transfer, whatever. The higher the better. However, IMO, pay attention to the memory interface number. Do not buy a card that has less then 128-bit interface no matter the clock speed or memory amount. Memory interface dictates how fast the card can use the memory. For instance, a ATI 9200 has a interface of 128-bit, resulting in a 6.4 GB/s memory transfer rate. A Radeon 9600 SE has a faster core clock, yet operates on a 64-bit interface, resulting in a paltry 3.2 GB/s transfer. While the 9600 SE MAY look better due to the higher numbers on some aspects compared to the 9200, it actually will perform significantly worse. That should take care of about 95% of people's needs. Hopefully, this can be stick-ied.

Replies ombyoureaninja Posted at 6:22 pm on April 13, 2009 Something I might add, nVidia hasn't released a card yet that I've seen to actually support DirectX 10.1. With Windows 7, DirectX 11 is coming out, and Vista can receive the update, as far as I've read and understand. ATI however, supports DirectX 10.1 and possibly even 11. Just food for though. iwashere85 Posted at 6:58 pm on Feb. 6, 2008 There was need for a sticky in this forum. Two Thumbs Up! =) Darkane Posted at 2:28 pm on Jan. 4, 2008 Nice one, might be worth adding this to the list too http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics_2007.html christinaxLEANNE Posted at 2:25 pm on Jan. 4, 2008 Oh, well thanks. luvawithabrokenheart Posted at 2:24 pm on Jan. 4, 2008 Ok then All 5 previous replies displayed.