16bit bug in radeon?

[bozack]

Thinking of getting a radeon this week from Buy.com but just saw that some people are saying there is a 16 bit bug in the card where it artifacts in games that require 16 bit color?

does anyone know anything more about this? what about games like Jedi Knight (yes I am old) where there is no 32 bit option? should I look into a different alternative? any advice would be greatly appreciated thanks

 

[MustangSVT]

Havent trie d that game with Radeon but running 16-bit games on it didnt show me any bugs (?).
i tried moto racer and madden 99 and pod racer.. and so far to me they look ok.
they might be talking about Radeon's 16 bit visuals are worse then other card's 16 bit mode. However for 32 bit i dont think there are any that can top Radeon both in 2d and 3d. (well except those professional cards like oxygen 😛 ) try to find reviews on Radeon so u can see some screenshots yourself. thanx

 

[Bakwetu]

In the review of mac version of the card czar found this link they claim that games looked bad at 16 bit, but only at low resolutions (which you won't be running anyway).

 

[Dark4ng3l]

there was a bug in the first drivers update the drivers and the games will run fine.

 

[ikaika1]

I do believe I read in a thread here that certain polygons flicker in and out on Evolva with the current drivers? I could be mistaken... Personally Id live and die by my Radeon 64 if ATI would only improve the 3D in W2k <sigh>