Definitive video card comparison guide on Tom's...

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:35 pm

People are always asking how one card compares to another. Tom's Hardware puts out an article every 6 months with a comparison of all the popular card types from low end to high end gaming. Tom's a kiss-ass, but the charts in these articles tell you what you need to know when deciding what GPU you want:

http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphi ... ie-05.html

rogue · Post by **rogue** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:09 am

Good charts, but they don't include the Nvidia 7800 series on there. A 7800 GTX would spank every card they included in every bench =)

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:14 pm

as any $400+ brand new next gen video card should.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:29 pm

That chart was released around July I think. Should be another one out soon.

Just nice to see a broad comparison like that. Usually you only see a card benched agains 2 or 3 other cards around the same class which tells you nothing.

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:56 pm

My poor Radeon 9600 Pro looks so outdated in lots of those charts.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 6:01 pm

Actually the 9600 pro holds up well on the 1024 x 768 benches:

wpublic · Post by **wpublic** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 6:26 pm

i like how the 9800 pro holds up, good for the price now.

Pugsley · Post by **Pugsley** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:33 pm

i have to say as much as I was against spending 250 on a video card... i cant say that i am dissapointed. The x800 xl holds up pretty good for what i do. And i havent even overclocked it yet.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 6:00 am

9800 Pro is still a good card and definately the card I'd buy now if I was on a budget. For PCI-E the equivalent in price and performance is the x700. I run an x700 on my LAN party rig and it plays everything just fine.

I'm very happy with the x800 Pro on my main gaming rig. Runs everything great.

40wnks · Post by **40wnks** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:58 pm

Looking for a Xmas gift Video Card for son. He is big into Massive Multiplayers with special consideration for World of Warcraft. Is ATI or NVIDIA more suited to those games. THG did not include an example in their latest benchmark games for video cards. I am intrigued with the new ATI's, especially the 1600 which seems to give more bang for the buck.
Bill

NubyCanuby_OFC · Post by **NubyCanuby_OFC** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 1:07 am

Tom's hardware now has VGA charts VIII out: http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/12/02/vga_charts_viii/
Unfortunately they left out the 512 MB version of the 7800 GTX and they don't include
Call of Duty 2 as a benchmark, which is about the biggest graphics pig of any current game.

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 1:54 am

Originally posted by NubyCanuby_OFC
Call of Duty 2 as a benchmark, which is about the biggest graphics pig of any current game.

I thought that FEAR was the graphics pig. I don't have any problems with Call of Duty2 on my 9800XT, but FEAR is a different story.

NubyCanuby_OFC · Post by **NubyCanuby_OFC** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 2:41 am

FiringSquad uses FEAR and COD 2 in their reviews:
http://firingsquad.com/hardware/nvidia_ ... efault.asp
They have the 7800 GTX 256mb at 102 FPS in FEAR and 57.5 FPS in Call of Duty 2.
This is at 1024x768 no AA and no AF.
They have the 7800 GTX 256mb at 55 FPS in FEAR and 47.2 FPS in Call of Duty 2.
This is at 1024x768 at 4X AA and 16X AF for FEAR and 4X AA and 8X AF for COD 2.

NubyCanuby_OFC · Post by **NubyCanuby_OFC** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 2:56 am

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