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Zacker · **Re: I know s*** about graphic cards -** 04-06-2004

You cant always stick the rule about that higher numbers are faster. The Radeon 9000 and 9100 are slower than the 8500. The 9600 is also slower than the 9500.

256 Mb of ram wont really make a diffence compared to 128 Mb, today its 1-2%, in newer games it is probably going to be 2-5%. Since the pricedifference almost equals 0, I recommend buying the 256 Mb version.

A SE(can also mean Special Edition) version is often a worst version you can get of a GFX card. Same with extensions such as TNT2 M64, its just as slow as a TNT1 because of only 64 bit wide bus while TNT 1 had 128 bit.

To check if the SE/MX/M64/whatever is slower you can check the frenquency of the core and memory, it usually shows it. You may not compare it with the frenquency of other cards though.

Radeon 9600 are a bit faster than Geforce 5600, I am not sure if its as fast as 5700 though. If you buy a 9600, be sure to get the XT version.

I recommend getting either a 9600XT or a 5700. If you want to go a bit higher 5900XT is a nice card. Sad that Nvidia is phasing out the 5900XT because its harming the sale of the 5700.

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Zacker Project Leader, Lead Level Designer, Waypointer Status: Offline Posts: 337 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Denmark	Re: I know s* about graphic cards -** 04-06-2004 You cant always stick the rule about that higher numbers are faster. The Radeon 9000 and 9100 are slower than the 8500. The 9600 is also slower than the 9500. 256 Mb of ram wont really make a diffence compared to 128 Mb, today its 1-2%, in newer games it is probably going to be 2-5%. Since the pricedifference almost equals 0, I recommend buying the 256 Mb version. A SE(can also mean Special Edition) version is often a worst version you can get of a GFX card. Same with extensions such as TNT2 M64, its just as slow as a TNT1 because of only 64 bit wide bus while TNT 1 had 128 bit. To check if the SE/MX/M64/whatever is slower you can check the frenquency of the core and memory, it usually shows it. You may not compare it with the frenquency of other cards though. Radeon 9600 are a bit faster than Geforce 5600, I am not sure if its as fast as 5700 though. If you buy a 9600, be sure to get the XT version. I recommend getting either a 9600XT or a 5700. If you want to go a bit higher 5900XT is a nice card. Sad that Nvidia is phasing out the 5900XT because its harming the sale of the 5700.