I Need to know what video card is better, and fast?

[Sforsyth]

I know the X800XL has 16 pipes where as the X850 Pro only has 12.

My X800XL died after 3 months and they gave me a X850 Pro for an exchange, should I take it back or keep it?

Thanks.

 

[Matthias99]

Please use the search function (or Google); video card benchmarks are *widely* available.

some recent benches from digit-life.

Hmm... except those don't have the X850 Pro. Should be slower than the X850XT, but not sure exactly how much.

here you go. Right from AT. Looks like the X800XL is a *little* faster, but they're pretty close.

 

[Sforsyth]

thanks do you think I should just keep this X850 Pro or take it back and ask for something better?

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: Sforsyth
thanks do you think I should just keep this X850 Pro or take it back and ask for something better?

Well... you can always ask.

But if they don't have any X800XLs, the X850Pro is the closest thing in terms of performance. An X800XT or X850XT would be a big step up, and an X800GTO or X800Pro would be a step down.

If you don't want the X850Pro, and they won't give you something else, maybe you can ask for store credit towards a faster card like an X850XT? Assuming they have one for a reasonable price...

 

[n7]

At stock speeds, the X800XL is a faster card (16 pp vs. the X850 Pro's 12 pp).

Overclocked, the X850 Pro will be slighter better.

 

[Sforsyth]

I took it back and Payed an extra $20 CND and got a X800XL All In Wonder, do you think that was a good deal?

 

[duragezic]

^^ If you intend to use the AIW functions, then hell yeah... I think they are worth that small amount of extra cash!!

 

[teezee3000]

I use the x800xl AIW, im very pleased with its performance thus far...

 

[Sforsyth]

I tried it with my cable and I'm not thrilled with the picture, but I do a 2 VHS tapes I'm going to tranfer to DVD.