Anyone Hear of a ATI RADEON 9550 AGP

[acelesson]

Is this a good card? It comes with this Shuttle XPC im looking at getting for LAN parties.

Whats the word on it>?

 

[BudAshes]

Im pretty sure its less powerful than a 9500 pro so id say no.

 

[Runner20]

Yes i've heard of it. Not too many of these have been made however so Im not sure about its reliability.
However it is fine for gaming.

 

[acelesson]

Its a 256MB card though

 

[Sid59]

what the heck is that? are there benchies for it? just wondering

 

[SneakyStuff]

It falls in between the GeForce FX 5500, and 5700LE, just for a comparison.

 

[acelesson]

So it wont be able to Run Doom III that good then?

 

[SneakyStuff]

As long as you get a 128 bit one, you'll be fine. My friend runs doom 3 on a Radeon 9200, and it's fine.

 

[acelesson]

So is it faster than a 9600XT?

 

[Kelvrick]

No.

 

[jdogg707]

It isn't going to be anywhere near the 9600XT, it is a mid-low level card, even with the 256MB of RAM. It most likely will not be faster than the 9600 NP, especially the 128 bit ones. I would either get a 9600 Pro or plain 9600 if you aren't looking to spend a lot of money. You may be able to snag a 9600XT on the FS/FT for around $100, so that may be your best bet.

 

[Lonyo]

It's a downclocked 9600 IIRC, same core.
So it's slower than a 9600XT. It's the budget DX9 card from ATi that's probably faster than the 9600SE.

 

[Runner20]

Originally posted by: acelesson
So it wont be able to Run Doom III that good then?

Doom 3 can even be played on those Gefore 4 MX cards which are much less powerful than Radeon 9550 Pro. But if you can, get the 9600 Pro XT instead. As long as you have sufficient memory and a decent cpu, you should be fine.

 

[thatsright]

If your planning on gaming and want to get the 9550 AGP card, its about as fun as getting Ebola; while you still have Chicken Pox.

 

[raildogg]

Get Radeon 9800 Pro that is one awesome card

 

[klah]

Benchmarked here:

http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/digest3d/index0407.html

 

[Kelvrick]

If you're on a budget, get a used 9500. 8 pipelines of goodness.

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: acelesson
Its a 256MB card though

so? 256 != a good video card.