Recent reviews of some of newer Video cards ??? (where ??)

[CorCentral]

Looking for a decent review that compares a bunch of the newer cards that are out now . Anyone know of any site/s ?


Newest one that I found was quite decent & was at Toms Hardware , but that review was in DEC . Looking for something more recent


Thanks .

 

[Pete]

What cards? What games? What settings? What CPU? Basically, what's wrong with Tom's roundup? Newer drivers don't seem to have changed the playing field.

Try this. There's also Digit-Life's February 3Digest, FiringSquad's ForceWare 56 review, and this Turkish roundup. I still like NordicHardware's 12 card comparo. I don't think any paint a wildly varying picture, except they may use different games.

 

[RussianSensation]

The Fastest Graphics Card of 2003 - Dec 10, 2003 Review
Mainstream - Top of the Line = Name Brand roundup + Overclocking - Anandtech Feb 4th, 2004

Honestly since no new graphics card has come out in the last 6 months, it doesn't matter if the review is 4 months old.

What you should figure out is:

1) New cards will come out in 2-3 months dropping the prices on all current generation products, so how important is the videocard upgrade for you NOW?
2) How much do you play and do you want best bank for the buck performance, best performance regardless of price, or average performance at cheaper prices?

In other words what is your budget?

<$100 = GeForce 4200/4400/4600 is the best card
<$150 = Radeon 9600xt is the best card
<$210 = Radeon 9800Pro 128mb is the best card

Also you can find Nvidia 5900xt for $160-$180. Remember current ATI lineup has better antialiasing and anisotropic filtering performance and quality (for AA) than the equivalent nvidia card in the same price range.

Once you figure out how much you are willing to spend you can figure out the best card in your price range by simply searching a review like Radeon 9600xt or Pro vs. NVidia 5700 Ultra, or Radeon 9700Pro vs. Nvidia 5900xt, or Radeon 9800Pro vs. Nvidia 5900, or Radeon 9800xt vs. Nvidia 5950 Ultra

Here is another review that should be helpful:

Digit-Life February 2004 Videocard Roundup

enjoy.

 

[Todd33]

"<$150 = Radeon 9600xt is the best card"

I'd say the 5900XT/SE cards now take away the 9600XT crown in the $175 range.