GL, GT, XL, XT, Pro ? Which one is better *confused*

[Leohart]

Hi guys,

I am a total newbie so I wonder if someone can point me to the right direction.

I would like to know what is the order of the video card suffix.
Take nVidia Geforce 6800 series for example.

Is it like 6800 LE < 6800 < 6800 GT < 6800 Ultra

How about ATI, I believe they have something similar? Could anyone tell me the order of performance of those suffixes (and what they are).

Thanks in advance guys. (noob here)

 

[Beef Taco]

I think for ATI its: GT < PRO < XL < XT < XT PE.

GT = not so good
PRO = good
XL = very good
XT = really good
XT PE = really really good

 

[mOeeOm]

Originally posted by: Beef Taco
I think for ATI its: GT < PRO < XL < XT < XT PE.

GT = not so good
PRO = good
XL = very good
XT = really good
XT PE = really really good

Pretty much.

 

[BW86]

Originally posted by: Beef Taco
I think for ATI its: GT < PRO < XL < XT < XT PE.

GT = not so good
PRO = good
XL = very good
XT = really good
XT PE = really really good

yep

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

Originally posted by: BW86

Originally posted by: Beef Taco
I think for ATI its: GT < PRO < XL < XT < XT PE.

GT = not so good
PRO = good
XL = very good
XT = really good
XT PE = really really good

yep

right on!

 

[coomar]

an attempting to rank ati cards

 

[Hacp]

Originally posted by: Beef Taco
I think for ATI its: GT < PRO < XL < XT < XT PE.

GT = not so good
PRO = good
XL = very good
XT = really good
XT PE = really really good

GT= not so good
Vanilla=soso
Pro=good
XL=very good
XT=really good
XT PE=really really good

 

[Leohart]

Thanks Coomar, the GPU database is quite good (quite easy to see how things go around in performance). Now the only thing I need is nVidia-vs-ATI cards chart. (In case I want to switch back and forth)

 

[Gamingphreek]

Link

Good god i just made this thread... use the search OP.

-Kevin

 

[Leohart]

Sorry Gamingphreek. (I searched earlier, then I had to go out. Came back and post (so sorry for repost))

 

[Gamingphreek]

Please, your not the first and you wont be the last.

Everyone, myself included has reposted before. Its all good.

-Kevin

 

[xTYBALTx]

Originally posted by: SuperTyphoon

Originally posted by: BW86

Originally posted by: Beef Taco
I think for ATI its: GT < PRO < XL < XT < XT PE.

GT = not so good
PRO = good
XL = very good
XT = really good
XT PE = really really good

yep

right on!

:thumbsup:

 

[VIAN]

nm

 

[Budarow]

Note the ATI X850 Pro...even though it's got the top "chip" (i.e., the 850 core), it's slower than the X800XL (albeit...only by 1-2 FPS) due to having only 12 rendering pipelines instead of 16 like the X800XL

 

[Bldaz]

Along this same vein, is it true that Pinnacle, Matrox and Canopus make a better card for video? I am confused about what to get, i need to get a complete video editing system built, with Liquid Edition as the primary software.

 

[JBT]

At stock speeds the Pro and XL are pretty similar.

 

[Beef Taco]

Originally posted by: JBT
At stock speeds the Pro and XL are pretty similar.

Yeah, buts its the 16 pipe vs 12 pipe that makes the big difference.

 

[DidlySquat]

Originally posted by: Beef Taco

Originally posted by: JBT
At stock speeds the Pro and XL are pretty similar.

Yeah, buts its the 16 pipe vs 12 pipe that makes the big difference.

true, but JBT is correct that their performance is very close (5-10% diff at most).


http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphi...050524/vga_charts-02.html#3d_mark_2005


btw, it's interesting that GT is lower then vanilla for ATI X800, unlike Nvidia where GT is better then vanilla. X800 vanilla has 12 pipes vs 8 pipes of the X800GT, but the core and memory clocks are way lower. So can anyone confirm the X800 is faster then X800GT like the coomar's table suggest ? btw, that table is wrong because 6600GT is actually faster then 6800 vanilla.


6800 < 6600GT << X800 << X800Pro < X850Pro < 6800GT < X800XL << X800XT < 6800U <
X850XT