Which is the better Video card?

[dip2000]

was looking to buy one of these both were $100 a piece

GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB or Radeon HD 5850 1GB

Which card is better. I use cards for editing HD video.. The raedon says it has 1414 streaming processors(does this make it a better faster card?) as oppose to the 256 in the geforce

 

[Spikesoldier]

5850 by far is the better card.

 

[modestninja]

Also, where are you seeing a 5850 for $100? Two of those would make for a killer setup for $200.

 

[itstsui]

The 5850 is considerably better. You can see benchmarks comparing the 2 here: http://www.hwcompare.com/5172/geforce-9800-gx2-vs-radeon-hd-5850/

 

[3DVagabond]

The 5850 is considerably better. You can see benchmarks comparing the 2 here: http://www.hwcompare.com/5172/geforce-9800-gx2-vs-radeon-hd-5850/

Newer feature set as well.

 

[Cerb]

I use cards for editing HD video.

Woah, stop right there. What specific program do you use the card(s) with? They don't [yet] just magically speed things up by being there.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Woah, stop right there. What specific program do you use the card(s) with? They don't [yet] just magically speed things up by being there.

That's awfully close to heresy in this forum.