Which of these 2 video cards would you pick?

[Bud Guy]

And why?

1: ATI Radeon 8800, 128MB

2 Nvidia NV200, I believe also 128MB

They're both in front of me at no cost, which one do I choose and why?

Thanks,
Shane

 

[Actaeon]

Originally posted by: Bud Guy
And why?

1: ATI Radeon 8800, 128MB

2 Nvidia NV200, I believe also 128MB

They're both in front of me at no cost, which one do I choose and why?

Thanks,
Shane

Uh, there are no cards manufactored under those names.

Though, I will assume the Radeon is the 8500, and the Nvidia card is the Ti200. I'd go with the Radeon8500.

 

[Harabecw]

could be looking at a FireGL 880 and an NV20.

 

[bgeh]

are you talking about the Radeon 9800Pro?

 

[Schadenfroh]

nv200, yeh, those will be available in about oh, 15 years, we are just now getting to nv35

 

[TROGDORdBURNINATOR]

Uh, there are no cards manufactored under those names.

Get the one that tells you to lay off the crack.

 

[TROGDORdBURNINATOR]

could be looking at a FireGL 880 and an NV20.

Was there ever a 128MB NV20?

 

[Mingon]

Was there ever a 128MB NV20?

Yep a couple of 128mb ti200 (nv20) video cards were produced

 

[bgeh]

Originally posted by: TROGDORdBURNINATOR

could be looking at a FireGL 880 and an NV20.

Was there ever a 128MB NV20?

NV 20 is a geforce 3 right?...need to refresh my memory
if it's a geforce 3, theni don't think there is a 128 mb nv20

 

[Bud Guy]

Sorry, guess I could have been more exact.


Here's the ATI

Sorry it was a NVS 200 of the Quadro family

Heres the Nvidia

 

[MercenaryForHire]

The NVS200 is a PCI low-profile card. Are you sure that's what you want in this scenario?

- M4H

 

[Krk3561]

They're completely different cards. The NVS series is designed for business aplications where as the FireGL is for CAD and 3D Rendering.

some more info about the NVS series

 

[HitokiriBattousi]

There is such a thing as the Radeon 9800 Pro. Don't go NVidia. I don't like them. ATI has been in the game much longer. Plus their 9800 and 9700 are great. The 9700 had been out for a while before the FX Ultra was tested against it. They rated about the same. With the new drivers that ATI is coming out with, it will make them even better.

 

[JohnDeer]

get the radeon. Better quality.

 

[JohnDeer]

I think he meant the NV20, if that's the case I stick by my comment.

 

[Krk3561]

Originally posted by: HitokiriBattousi
There is such a thing as the Radeon 9800 Pro. Don't go NVidia. I don't like them. ATI has been in the game much longer. Plus their 9800 and 9700 are great. The 9700 had been out for a while before the FX Ultra was tested against it. They rated about the same. With the new drivers that ATI is coming out with, it will make them even better.

WTF are you talking about? Nothing you said has anything to do with his question. You should read the thread more before you post.

BTW, Nvidia makes great cards.

 

[HitokiriBattousi]

I was stating that the 9800 is better than NVidia. As you can see he is debating between Nvidia and ATI. I was posting that with the new ATI drivers it will make the ATI cards even better than the NVidia cards. Thank you for trying to smack me.

Also... the GF FXUltra was a flop. It was way behind schedule and a 6 month old card, namely the 9700 Pro still beat it, even in the area of noise, as the FX sonded like a Hoover and that is not good.

Go with a Radeon 9800. Still the debate among NVidia and ATI is going on. It is personal preference. Do not take my advice about it. It is better for you to test them against eachother.

 

[Krk3561]

Originally posted by: HitokiriBattousi
I was stating that the 9800 is better than NVidia. As you can see he is debating between Nvidia and ATI. I was posting that with the new ATI drivers it will make the ATI cards even better than the NVidia cards. Thank you for trying to smack me.

Also... the GF FXUltra was a flop. It was way behind schedule and a 6 month old card, namely the 9700 Pro still beat it, even in the area of noise, as the FX sonded like a Hoover and that is not good.

Go with a Radeon 9800. Still the debate among NVidia and ATI is going on. It is personal preference. Do not take my advice about it. It is better for you to test them against eachother.

LOL! I guess you still havent read the thread. Hes asking whether he should get a FireGL 8800 or a NVS200. They're work station cards, not gaming

 

[HitokiriBattousi]

from the first post... i read 9800 and NV200. sorry. I thought that is what he was comparing as I read further, it got confusing so I took on the first guess. I am not quite sure on that as I have not seen much info on them. Never mind my opinions as these are workstation cards meant for creation and rendering of textures, not gaming.

 

[Schadenfroh]

ATI has been in the game much longer

ATIs current offerings were made with HEAVY infuelnce from artx's design team. the old design teams at ati (pre ARTx)were idiots. and nvidia is older than artx. without ArtX, ati would have done destroyed itself becuase ATI did not know where it was, going, or been. ArtX saved ATI from itself and thanks to this, we have the 9700.

 

[HitokiriBattousi]

i am talking about the company. not the design teams. when did NVidia corp come out and when did ATI corp come out?

 

[Krk3561]

Originally posted by: HitokiriBattousi
i am talking about the company. not the design teams. when did NVidia corp come out and when did ATI corp come out?

If you want to talk about the company, why is Nvidia making a profit and gaining large chunks of market share while ATI is not?

 

[Bud Guy]

It is a ATI FireGl 8800, and a Nvidia NVS200

Neither one is a gaming board, but they're both far more powerfull than my current card (Intel 82845g/gl) and both... most importantly are FREE!!

I'm leaning towards the ATI at the moment

lol... funny thread.
Shane

 

[HitokiriBattousi]

Because NVidia is hyping people with telling them about their new chips.

Also, with the fact that they released optimised drivers for the 3DMark 2k3 and ATI did not (GF FXultra). that is kinda weird.

Anyway, I am stopping because this could become a war.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: HitokiriBattousi
Because NVidia is hyping people with telling them about their new chips.

Also, with the fact that they released optimised drivers for the 3DMark 2k3 and ATI did not (GF FXultra). that is kinda weird.

lol, the cards that make the money are not the ones that score the highest in the benchmarks. ITS THE MXs and the 7000s that make the money. ATI and Nvidia loose money on the high end cards becuase of R&D. Whoever controls the Mainstream and OEM markets make the most profit. not who cheats at drivers to make themselves look better (ATI with quake3 and nvidia with 3dmark). becuase how many average Joes when the go to buy a compaq or a dell know the differance between a 9700 and a MX? all they know is that the MX is $250 cheaper and he has never heard of the 3dmark. THAT is the majority of the computer market. THAT is the way it has always been. and THAT is the way it will always be. remember fellows, we are the sub 5% of the computer market that actually knows the differance.