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Originally posted by Bahamut:
which one is faster,
Radeon 9600 OR GeForce FX 5600
Given the conditions that
they are both 128 DDR. What if the FX is 256 DDR and the radeon is 128 only?
If I had the option to buy FX 5600 256, would it be better than Radeon 9600 128?
Radeon is cheaper, but people say it's faster, is this true?
What about compatibility issues and such?
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not sure which is faster, haven't been arsed to look for benchmarks lately (google is your friend), however i can tell you that radeons offer better value for money. Also, there are several models of 9600 - plain, pro and XT, and some of these are clocked at different speeds, so display a little caution in buying. 256mb/128mb is almost totally irrelevant. More memory does all the card to perform better, but 256mb cards usually come with slower clocked memory as a trade off, so you are really no better off with a 256mb card.
Compatability issues are moot, radeons are now every bit as smooth running as nvidia cards, any issues in the past are now resolved. If there is an issue, ati have become very good at prompt, regular driver releases, so it's not a huge problem. Nvidia's drivers are also good, though i've heard some negative reports about them lately.