8500le or 9250 better?

[Silversierra]

So which would be better, a 8500le or a 9250. I've heard that 8500's were pretty good, but I don't know about a le version, which is obviously worse.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102185
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127169

Or are there better agp 2x(3.3v) compatible cards.

 

[TStep]

I'm not positive on the 9250 being compatible with 2x AGP. From recollection, the 9000/9500/9700 series was the last of the 2x-compatible AGP cards from ATI. So, if my memory serves, I'd be looking in the used 9700 market.

Edit: Oooops, ATI says 9250 is compatible.

 

[Silversierra]

It looks like sapphire atlantis 9800pros are 2x compatible.
http://www.ati.com/products/certified/sapphire.html
Could that be right?

 

[TStep]

Could be, but at least one card in the 9200/9600/9800 line up was not 2x. May have been the 9600 since that had a new core vs. the refined cores of the other cards.

 

[AkumaX]

how about a 8500le vs 8500 vs ti4200?

 

[mwmorph]

ti4200 is fastest. 8500 supports ps 1.4 instead of 1.1 making it dx 8.1(ti4200 is dx 8.0).
make your pick.

 

[imported_Kiwi]

Originally posted by: Silversierra
So which would be better, a 8500le or a 9250. I've heard that 8500's were pretty good, but I don't know about a le version, which is obviously worse.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102185
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127169

According to this:

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=23&card2=303

The 8500LE is at least 30% better, which isn't a huge difference, since the 9250 is so very puny overall. I didn't compare the higher-priced 128 Bit 9250, and have no idea if it's significantly better, or if it merely offers another excuse for advertising hype!