Another Graphics card question

[Colonel Ingus]

Ok quick performance question here and I am going to my best source of info in you guys!:D

ATi Radeon 9600 XT for 199.99
or the
ATi Radeon 9800 PRO for 299.99

both are 128MB 4x/8x AGP

My question (because money is tight) will I see that much of a difference between the performance of these two cards?

I am currently running a Ti4200 and I know I will see a big difference upgrading to either one but is the 100$ worth the what must be a small amount of performance difference?

Please bless me with your knowledge!

check these benchmarks. looks like the 9800 PRO gives 30% more FPS than the 9600 XT. I'd say its worth the c-note, but the 9600 seems fineif thats all you want to spend.

http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031015/radeon9600xt-25.html

check out how the new nvidias did! Junk

[WeSSiN]

What resolution do you wish to run the games in?

9600 is mid range while 9800 is high end, top of the line. It's all a really matter of how much you want to spend. The 9800 will at least keep you gaming without any problems for at least 2 years, maybe 3.

[shockwave203]

9800pro is the better choice, but the 9600XT is still a great card. it comes down to this: do you want games running at good FPS, or do you want games running with high settings of AA/AF with HIGHER fps?

[Colonel Ingus]

Hehe whatever I can get away with. I am running 800X600 on my NVIDIA POS right now.

[WeSSiN]

If you can afford the 9800 pro, get it. You won't regret it. Not only will it be able to run things faster with higher settings, it'll last longer before you have to upgrade again.

9800pro = top of the line hardware (preXT's), very long lifespan before upgrade is required

9600XT= Great vaule for great performance, AND you get voucher for HL2. Still a long time before upgrade is required.

If you can afford the 9800pro, grab it. If not, get the XT, you'll still be VERY happy......