Geforce versus ATI radeon

bailda · Jun 22, 2005, 08:22 AM

I had an ATI Radeon 9500 agp card which I'd thoghtb I would upgrade to a Gainward Geforce FX 5600 Ultra.
I ran the benchmark before swapping out and got a score of 12500 on the ATI. After installing the FX5600 and the latest drivers I got a score of 7500.
What am I doing wrong or have I put a worse card in my system than I had before???

swatX · Jun 22, 2005, 08:34 AM

yup imo ATi radeon 9500 is faster than geforce 5600U

bailda · Jun 22, 2005, 08:44 AM

Oh Sh**e !!!

AMD4Life · Jun 24, 2005, 04:14 PM

Yup, you screwed yourself over on a slower card. If you want a true upgrade buy a newer video card. I would suggest something along the lines of an ATi Radeon x800XL or an nVIDIA GeForce 6800GT(or better). By the way, what are the specs on the rest of your system?

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jun 24, 2005, 09:07 PM

I got about 14,300 2001 3dmarks with a 9500 pro
but that was a long time ago... drivers have improved
since then...

I'd consider buying a 6600 or 6800 series it you want to switch
to nvidia

Mrgrimrpr · Jun 24, 2005, 11:42 PM

would a GeForce 6800 GT be better than a Radeon 9800 pro?

Lowfat · Jun 25, 2005, 12:04 AM

Take the 5600 back personally. Try to softmod the 9500 into a 9700.

and yes a 6800GT is a LOT better than a 9800 pro.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jun 25, 2005, 04:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mrgrimrpr

would a GeForce 6800 GT be better than a Radeon 9800 pro?

yes... But so would a X800XL if you wanted to stay ati

Mrgrimrpr · Jun 25, 2005, 05:42 AM

I'm currently having major issues with ATI cards with the current mobo, and processor setup I have right now. Seems ATI cards have many issues with the 64 processor motherboards. Check out AMD's technical support forums. Its crazy in there.

Jun 22, 2005, 08:22 AM	#1
bailda DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Geforce versus ATI radeon I had an ATI Radeon 9500 agp card which I'd thoghtb I would upgrade to a Gainward Geforce FX 5600 Ultra. I ran the benchmark before swapping out and got a score of 12500 on the ATI. After installing the FX5600 and the latest drivers I got a score of 7500. What am I doing wrong or have I put a worse card in my system than I had before???

Jun 22, 2005, 08:34 AM	#2
swatX ba\|\\|\\|ed Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 618 Rep Power: 0	yup imo ATi radeon 9500 is faster than geforce 5600U __________________ thx stick for the sig

Jun 24, 2005, 04:14 PM	#4
AMD4Life -=[DHzer0point Team]=- Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 107 Rep Power: 0	Yup, you screwed yourself over on a slower card. If you want a true upgrade buy a newer video card. I would suggest something along the lines of an ATi Radeon x800XL or an nVIDIA GeForce 6800GT(or better). By the way, what are the specs on the rest of your system? __________________ [color=green]-=[My Machine]=-[/color] [color=black]DFI LanParty UT nF3 250Gb Socket 754 Motherboard[/color] [color=black]AMD Athlon 64 3400+ @ 2.52GHz W/ Zalman CNPS7000b-Cu CPU Cooler[/color] [color=black]1GB Corsair Value PC3200 (512mb x 2, 2.5-3-3-8 1T)[/color] [color=black]eVGA e-GeForce 6800GT AGP @ 370/1100 W/ Zalman VF700-Cu VGA Cooler[/color] [color=black]Western Digital Caviar SE 80GB SATA HDD [/color] [color=black]Creative Audigy 2 ZS Sound Card[/color] [color=black]Rosewill RE502 500W Power Supply[/color]

Jun 24, 2005, 09:07 PM	#5
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	I got about 14,300 2001 3dmarks with a 9500 pro but that was a long time ago... drivers have improved since then... I'd consider buying a 6600 or 6800 series it you want to switch to nvidia __________________

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Jun 22, 2005, 08:44 AM	Thread Starter #3
bailda DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Oh Sh**e !!!

Jun 25, 2005, 12:04 AM	#7
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	Take the 5600 back personally. Try to softmod the 9500 into a 9700. and yes a 6800GT is a LOT better than a 9800 pro. __________________

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Mrgrimrpr Symbiote Lover Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 119 Rep Power: 0	I'm currently having major issues with ATI cards with the current mobo, and processor setup I have right now. Seems ATI cards have many issues with the 64 processor motherboards. Check out AMD's technical support forums. Its crazy in there. __________________ [color=Green]Chaintech VNF3-250 Socket 754, AMD Athlon 64 2800+, 1GB Kingston DDR400, Leaktek WinFast A400 GT TDH, Soundblaster Live! 5.1, 400W Sparkle PSU, 3DMark05- 4623, 5.1 Logitech Surround Sound [/color]