VE vs. LE

[GimpTG]

Isn't the LE the same as a Radeon VE, but without Hyper Z activated?

 

[zsouthboy]

Uhhh... no....

The LE is a regular Radeon with HYPER z disabled(though it is EASILY re-enabled through a patch) and the VE is a totally different core, without the TnL unit and with the lack of a texture unit(i think). The LE is SUPERIOR to the VE, make no mistake.

zs

 

[firestar46]

Absolutely NO CONTEST. The VE is a crippled Radeon, with no Hardware T+L, and yeah, it's missing a texture unit...the LE is an OEM Radeon DDR, whose core is said to have failed ATi's testing at higher speeds, and is therefore clocked lower, and missing Hyper-Z in Direct3D ...it has every ablility/feature of the real Radeons, and whatever it's missing can be re-enabled with a few strings of text in the Windows Registry...

 

[Cpt. Duke]

Both posters above did a nice job describing the LE, but remember that the VE features dual-monitor support. If that's what you need, it's a nice card, but if you want to play 3d games get the LE...

 

[Wingznut]

Or better yet, get the Radeon 32mb DDR (non-LE). Newegg.com has them for like $74.