what's the diff. between all these Radeon 9000 cards?

[Maverick2002]

I'm referring to this page.

What's the difference in features, clock speeds, bundled software, etc between these?

Radeon 9000 64mb OEM DDR DVI & TV - $80
Radeon 9000 128mb OEM DDR DVI & TV - $97
Radeon 9000 Pro 64mb OEM 2 heads DDR DVI & TV - $100
Radeon 9000 Pro 64mb Retail 2 heads DDR DVI & TV - $140

 

[bluemax]

Since I've been researching them to DEATH, I can pass along the hard-earned information to you. 😉

Radeon 9000 64mb OEM DDR DVI & TV - $80
Radeon 9000 128mb OEM DDR DVI & TV - $97

These two beasts are the *regular* Radeon 9000 running at mem speeds of 200MHz and I forget the clock at the moment. Only difference in the memory between them. If you were to go with this slower beast, don't bother with the extra memory as it'll only be about the speed of a Radeon 7500 under some circumstances.

Radeon 9000 Pro 64mb OEM 2 heads DDR DVI & TV - $100
Radeon 9000 Pro 64mb Retail 2 heads DDR DVI & TV - $140

These two are both "Pro" cards that are, in short, 40% faster than the regular 9000. All the reviews thus far have been of the Pro cards. If you want regular numbers you have to multiply by 0.7 for an estimate of the result. One of those cards is Retail and one is not.
What do you get from Retail? A pretty box, some software, an easier-to-claim-and-usually-longer warranty, and with dual-head you'll probably get the DVI-to-VGA adapter as well.

Only you can decide what you need. 🙂 Don't forget to check into deals on the Radeon 8500 in your area.... they run faster for the same money right now.

 

[Maverick2002]

Oh I'm getting one of these free 😀 Thanks for the info, I guess I'll go for the retail then 🙂