is an FX5500 better than a 9500 Pro?

[Relayer]

is an FX5500 better than a 9500 Pro?

 

[Mloot]

not by a long shot

 

[shinzwei]

NEVAR!

 

[PrayForDeath]

Nooooooooo

 

[JPB]

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=158&card2=27

 

[BFG10K]

Hell no.

 

[Rock Hydra]

If you want to upgrade, upgrade to a Geforce 6 series or Radeon x series card

 

[Corporate Thug]

not even close

 

[blodhi74]

Originally posted by: Mloot
not by a long shot

 

[forumposter32]

http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041004/vga_charts-05.html

shows 9500 Pro more powerful than a FX5700 Ultra.

 

[lifeguard1999]

"Models such as the eVGA GeForceFX 5500 256MB can be had for a paltry $99, although their performance is only slightly better than GeForceFX 5200's." --AT Price Guides April 2004

 

[imported_Kiwi]

Originally posted by: forumposter32
http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041004/vga_charts-05.html

shows 9500 Pro more powerful than a FX5700 Ultra.

Interesting! I had a chart showing that the 5600 Ultra was the equal of the Radeon 9600-plain, so I must assume Tom's made another of their usual mistakes and tested an FX 5700se instead on an Ultra. Of course, neither the 5600 nor 5700 are moot here. There was only the single type FX 5500, whatever amount of RAM it has, a slow fellow, and the 5200 Ultras *were* better. This can't be an "either - or" question, except if the OM currently already has the 9500 Pro, since new 9500 Pros can't be purchased anywhere that I know of. I think they were phased out completely, with the 9700 also, when the 9600/ 9800 replaced them.

Sadly, the FX's were not similarly phased out when the 6xxxx GF's came along. They should've been.

 

[Budarow]

Get the message?! LOL

 

[Budarow]

Sadly, the FX's were not similarly phased out when the 6xxxx GF's came along. They should've been.

I agree...my FX5900 sucked for gaming compared to my 9800 Pro's.

 

[LTC8K6]

Kiwi, remember that the 9500pro was an 8 pipe card that would easily best a plain 9600.

You can probably still get those 128bit 9800pro 8 pipe cards. They would be the same as a 9500pro basically, just faster clocks.

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

NO way..the 5500 is 10x better..



Ok..i'm lying.

 

[shinzwei]

The 9500 pro was 128bit with 8 pipes and the 9500 non-pro was 256bit with 4 pipes that can unlock to a 9700 non-pro with 8 pipes correct?

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

I believe the 9500 pro was 256 bit but with 8 pipes, the 9500 non pro was 256 bit with 4 pipes, possible unlock to 9700

 

[Avalon]

Originally posted by: shinzwei
The 9500 pro was 128bit with 8 pipes and the 9500 non-pro was 256bit with 4 pipes that can unlock to a 9700 non-pro with 8 pipes correct?

Only some non-pros were 256bit. You had to look at the shape of the memory configuration. A straight line was 128bit, an L-shape was 256bit.