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.