Video Shootout: ATI vs. Nvidia @ ExtremeTech

Vikingod · Jan 31, 2006, 01:58 PM

Graphics cards are all about 3D, right? Read most graphics card reviews, anywhere on the 'net or in print, and you'll see they focus almost entirely on 3D performance and features. We understand this because that's why we would buy these expensive devices in the first place. Windows 2D performance is essentially a solved problem (at least until Windows Vista), so what else is there for the graphics card to do?

One word: video. Video on the PC is tremendously popular. Peer-to-peer networks share large video files while web-based video (including the ever-popular movie trailers) expand rapidly thanks in large part to broadband connections. Now with the PC's emerging role as a media device for the living room, video becomes even more important.
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Jan 31, 2006, 01:58 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Video Shootout: ATI vs. Nvidia @ ExtremeTech Graphics cards are all about 3D, right? Read most graphics card reviews, anywhere on the 'net or in print, and you'll see they focus almost entirely on 3D performance and features. We understand this because that's why we would buy these expensive devices in the first place. Windows 2D performance is essentially a solved problem (at least until Windows Vista), so what else is there for the graphics card to do? One word: video. Video on the PC is tremendously popular. Peer-to-peer networks share large video files while web-based video (including the ever-popular movie trailers) expand rapidly thanks in large part to broadband connections. Now with the PC's emerging role as a media device for the living room, video becomes even more important. __________ Read More / Source: ExtremeTech