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x1950pro vs HD2600xt DDR4
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i plan to buy a new videocard - x1950pro or HD2600xt. does HD2600xt really have better performance over X1950pro? thank you! |
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x1950pro vs HD2600xt DDR4
From what I understand, the HD2600XT really shines with Direct X10,
But the X1950 Pro will do better with Direct X 9. "Quad_Damage" wrote in message ... hello! i plan to buy a new videocard - x1950pro or HD2600xt. does HD2600xt really have better performance over X1950pro? thank you! |
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The HD2600XT is likely too slow for any DX10 games.
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/articl...50aHVzaWFzdA== And this is not something that will improve significantly with newer drivers. The card is fundamentally slow; in terms of fill rate and memory bandwidth the HD2600XT is comparable to an old X800XL, and quite a bit slower than the X1950 Pro. http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=88&pgno=1 -- "War is the continuation of politics by other means. It can therefore be said that politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed." "Frodo" wrote in message link.net... From what I understand, the HD2600XT really shines with Direct X10, But the X1950 Pro will do better with Direct X 9. "Quad_Damage" wrote in message ... hello! i plan to buy a new videocard - x1950pro or HD2600xt. does HD2600xt really have better performance over X1950pro? thank you! |
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"Quad_Damage" wrote in message
... hello! i plan to buy a new videocard - x1950pro or HD2600xt. does HD2600xt really have better performance over X1950pro? thank you! "Frodo" wrote in message link.net... From what I understand, the HD2600XT really shines with Direct X10, But the X1950 Pro will do better with Direct X 9. The HD 2600XT is underpowered for DX10 gaming. There are other features to consider if you want to work with HD or compress SD using highly complex AVC/H.264 or VC-1. For that kind of work, the new Avivo and PureVideo features can make a real difference. http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...2151671,00.asp Presents the $100-150 ATI cards that include the newest features. While they support DX10 and newer shaders, I would not recommend them for gaming. Their video accelerations look impressive though. ( I find it odd that the HD 2900XT still has the older version of Avivo. ) Luck; Ken |
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The HD2900XT has a lot of features "broken" in the silicon, one of them
being the hardware FSAA resolver. UVD may be the other item. Marketing pressures. -- "War is the continuation of politics by other means. It can therefore be said that politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed." "Ken Maltby" wrote in message news ( I find it odd that the HD 2900XT still has the older version of Avivo. ) |
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x1950pro vs HD2600xt DDR4
I have been planning to upgrade to VISTA and a DX10 board just before
Christmas this year. When I purchased the system I now have, back in November 06, I got a coupon for Vista with the XP SR2b, and a x1950pro. I'm not happy with the reviews on VISTA or ATI's DX10 boards for games. The specks on the HD2900 series is junk. Entry level at best. May have to wait for a while longer than I thought. From what I have been reading, Vista SR1 isn't going to be all that great when it comes to video performance either. It looks like XP sr2b is going to be the top-dog for a while longer in the gaming world. (I want HALO2 on my XP!) Maybe their is to much DRM in the system gumming up the inners. Maybe I'll pull out the E6600 - Core 2 Dual and drop in a Core 2 Quad in its place for Christmas. Maybe go to 4 gig (3.2g usable ) to go with XP. William "First of One" wrote in message ... The HD2900XT has a lot of features "broken" in the silicon, one of them being the hardware FSAA resolver. UVD may be the other item. Marketing pressures. -- "War is the continuation of politics by other means. It can therefore be said that politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed." "Ken Maltby" wrote in message news ( I find it odd that the HD 2900XT still has the older version of Avivo. ) |
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I've been thinking about this for a while. I'll take back the comment that
these series of boards are junk. They are not. They would do well in any business computer that a company wants to add DX10 compatibility too, or a computer that has on-board video that a person would like to upgrade to DX10 with investing little money. Their are needs for this type of entry-level boards for the market. So I stand corrected. By myself. Sorry for that comment. William "William" wrote in message ... I have been planning to upgrade to VISTA and a DX10 board just before Christmas this year. When I purchased the system I now have, back in November 06, I got a coupon for Vista with the XP SR2b, and a x1950pro. I'm not happy with the reviews on VISTA or ATI's DX10 boards for games. The specks on the HD2900 series is junk. Entry level at best. May have to wait for a while longer than I thought. From what I have been reading, Vista SR1 isn't going to be all that great when it comes to video performance either. It looks like XP sr2b is going to be the top-dog for a while longer in the gaming world. (I want HALO2 on my XP!) Maybe their is to much DRM in the system gumming up the inners. Maybe I'll pull out the E6600 - Core 2 Dual and drop in a Core 2 Quad in its place for Christmas. Maybe go to 4 gig (3.2g usable ) to go with XP. William "First of One" wrote in message ... The HD2900XT has a lot of features "broken" in the silicon, one of them being the hardware FSAA resolver. UVD may be the other item. Marketing pressures. -- "War is the continuation of politics by other means. It can therefore be said that politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed." "Ken Maltby" wrote in message news ( I find it odd that the HD 2900XT still has the older version of Avivo. ) |
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The question that ensues is: why would any business computer need DX10
compatibility? Of course, with Acrobat 8 requiring Shader Model 3.0 to activate GPU acceleration, maybe it's not so far-fetched... -- "War is the continuation of politics by other means. It can therefore be said that politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed." "William" wrote in message ... I've been thinking about this for a while. I'll take back the comment that these series of boards are junk. They are not. They would do well in any business computer that a company wants to add DX10 compatibility too, or a computer that has on-board video that a person would like to upgrade to DX10 with investing little money. Their are needs for this type of entry-level boards for the market. So I stand corrected. By myself. Sorry for that comment. William "William" wrote in message ... I have been planning to upgrade to VISTA and a DX10 board just before Christmas this year. When I purchased the system I now have, back in November 06, I got a coupon for Vista with the XP SR2b, and a x1950pro. I'm not happy with the reviews on VISTA or ATI's DX10 boards for games. The specks on the HD2900 series is junk. Entry level at best. May have to wait for a while longer than I thought. From what I have been reading, Vista SR1 isn't going to be all that great when it comes to video performance either. It looks like XP sr2b is going to be the top-dog for a while longer in the gaming world. (I want HALO2 on my XP!) Maybe their is to much DRM in the system gumming up the inners. Maybe I'll pull out the E6600 - Core 2 Dual and drop in a Core 2 Quad in its place for Christmas. Maybe go to 4 gig (3.2g usable ) to go with XP. William "First of One" wrote in message ... The HD2900XT has a lot of features "broken" in the silicon, one of them being the hardware FSAA resolver. UVD may be the other item. Marketing pressures. -- "War is the continuation of politics by other means. It can therefore be said that politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed." "Ken Maltby" wrote in message news ( I find it odd that the HD 2900XT still has the older version of Avivo. ) |
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