ATI X1300 PCI-E, versus 3450, versus NV 6200

VirtualLarry

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How do these cards stack up against one another? I know that the 3450 has the best Blu-Ray/DVD decoding capabilities, but other than that, which one is more powerful?

I just picked up a pile of X1300 PCI-E 128MB cards from Microcenter for $18 + tax each. Wondering how they compare to the 6200 cards that they were selling for $40. I think that the X1300s do have SM3.0.

Also, how does X1300 PCI-E compare to HD3200 integrated?
 
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Arkaign

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X1300 and NV 6200 are pretty much garbage for everything. HD3200 is more than their equal, with a lot more up to date h264/hd acceleration for video, and of course lower power requirements being already onboard. 3450 is a decent step up, but unless you just have ZERO use for 3d, something like a 4650 or 4670 would be a better bet, and still pretty darned cheap.
 

Malak

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Why waste money on stuff that was garbage 3-4 years ago when it was released? For any price, they aren't worth it.
 

hans007

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The HD3200 should be the most powerful.

the hd3200 is basically a 3450 but using ddr2 integrated ram over the IMC instead of regular ram. some HD3200s have onboard 128mb ram too...


the x1300 is a 4 pipe dx9 card i think. the 6200 is also a 4 pipe card , both 64 bit memory . i think the 6200 is slightly faster than the x1300.

the 3450 would be faster than an hd3200 obviously since its got better ram, but not by much.
 

VirtualLarry

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Thanks hans007. That's the kind of info that I was looking for. So it wouldn't be worth pulling a 6200 out of a PC I'm building and putting in an X1300.

Plus, the X1300, like all X1000-series and below cards, are not supported in Windows 7. You have to use the Catalyst Legacy drivers for Vista (WDDM 1.0), installed into Win7.

I didn't really buy them for 3D support, I bought them as a cheap throw-in card for desktop-usage PCs that I build for people. In absolute dollars, $18 ea is about the cheapest I've seen for a halfway-recent PCI-E card. (GeForce 6200s seem to run around $40 ea, not worth it.)
 

hans007

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Thanks hans007. That's the kind of info that I was looking for. So it wouldn't be worth pulling a 6200 out of a PC I'm building and putting in an X1300.

Plus, the X1300, like all X1000-series and below cards, are not supported in Windows 7. You have to use the Catalyst Legacy drivers for Vista (WDDM 1.0), installed into Win7.

I didn't really buy them for 3D support, I bought them as a cheap throw-in card for desktop-usage PCs that I build for people. In absolute dollars, $18 ea is about the cheapest I've seen for a halfway-recent PCI-E card. (GeForce 6200s seem to run around $40 ea, not worth it.)

if you aren't too against rebates, newegg has 4350s for $20 after rebate sometimes.