Radeon 8500le vs. 8500

[Tab]

Anyone have any tech. information on these cards. I am interested in getting one. Just not sure which one, how much faster is the 8500?

 

[NEVERwinter]

as far as I know, the difference is just on the Clock speed. Radeon is 275/275 and the LE is 250/250.

 

[woodie1]

Originally posted by: NEVERwinter
as far as I know, the difference is just on the Clock speed. Radeon is 275/275 and the LE is 250/250.

Some non-ATi LEs are even slower.

 

[CraigRT]

my 8500LE (64mb) is 225/225 if memory serves me correct.
i simply up the clock to 250/250 no problems..

 

[LS20]

my ATI LE is 250/275 stock

retail 8500 are 275/275 if im not wrong

 

[Brian48]

Yeah, retail 8500's have always been 275/275, but the LE clock speeds have been really inconsistent regardless of whether it's retail, OEM, "Made by....", or "Powered by....". The latest trend seems to be lower and lower. A lot of the newer ATI versions are clocked at 230/230 with slower speed memory that can't be overclocked as easily (Obviously targeted for the lower end PC market). I would say that unless the manufacturer/seller specifically states that the clockspeed is 250/250, I wouldn't count on it these days. I ALMOST bought a 128mb Saphire R8500LE with 250/230 for $93, but at the last minute, I just happened to have found a retail 128mb 275/275 R8500 that was mis-priced at CircuitCity for $119.95

 

[CurtCold]

I have the 8500LE, and just clock it to 275/275. I bought one from NewEgg when they had the 3.3ns hynix ram going in them. Awesome card for the money

 

[jiffylube1024]

Originally posted by: Tabb
Anyone have any tech. information on these cards. I am interested in getting one. Just not sure which one, how much faster is the 8500?

In built by ATI cards, they are virtually the same. The 8500 LE is at 250/250 and the 8500 regular is 275/275. Both usually overclock to ~300/300. However, the LE have only VGA out and Tv-out.... no second monitor output for dual display. If you're not going to run dual monitors, then the LE is a much better deal and o/cs to about the same level. My 8500LE 128 MB built-by ATI o/c's to 315/315 and above, and was considerably cheaper.