Diamond stealth any good

bmr50 · Aug 27, 2004, 10:09 PM

I have friend who is going to trade me a video card for a old 40 gig drive, one is a Diamond Stealth Radeon 9600SE S100 128MB the other is a ATI Radeon 9200 128mb,I know the ATI should be ok,but I cant find much on the stealth,anyone know which is the better card?

Matth · Aug 28, 2004, 06:08 PM

A 9600SE is DirectX9 hardware, a 9200 is DirectX8
However, the 9600SE is a slugged version of a 9600, so lets wander through Tom's tests
http://www20.graphics.tomshardware.c...229/index.html

UT2003 - neither set the world alight, 9200 wins slightly, but the DX& hardware GF4 MX440 is also keeping up with this trailing pack.

BF1942 - a clear win for 9600SE, and on a level with a Geforce FX5200 - another entry level DX9 card

COD - clear win for 9200 - the 9600SE takes a dive - this test seems to value DX8 performance, and the 9200 has more of that than than the 9600SE

Q3TA - 9200 wins again

WC3 - another win for the 9200 (this is getting tedious!)

C&C Gen - a small win for the 9600SE

Halo - a whitewash to the 9600SE - it competes (low) in the DX9 event, while the 9200 has to settle for the runners up DX8 match

Nascar - 9200 wins

X2 - a small win to the 9600SE

Aquamark 3 - a win to the 9600SE

The 9600SE can do DX9 - Pixel shader 2.0 etc., but it's a slow card.
The 9200 (so long as there isn't an SE in that as well) is a faster card, but only has DX8 support - eg. Pixel shader 1.4

I guess you take your choice - the performance of the 9200 or the DX9 features (that MAY become more important) of the 9600SE - though anything that leans heavily on DX9 features, is going to be a strain

Falstaff · Aug 28, 2004, 07:00 PM

intersting captian...perfectly logical.
(good work spock)

bmr50 · Aug 28, 2004, 10:13 PM

Thanks Matth,I think I will flip a coin,either way I get a card with highs and lows untill I can afford a good card, one of these will have to do.

Aug 27, 2004, 10:09 PM	#1
bmr50 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Diamond stealth any good I have friend who is going to trade me a video card for a old 40 gig drive, one is a Diamond Stealth Radeon 9600SE S100 128MB the other is a ATI Radeon 9200 128mb,I know the ATI should be ok,but I cant find much on the stealth,anyone know which is the better card? Last edited by bmr50; Aug 28, 2004 at 01:30 PM. Reason: no answer

Aug 28, 2004, 07:00 PM	#3
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	intersting captian...perfectly logical. (good work spock) __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Aug 28, 2004, 06:08 PM	#2
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	A 9600SE is DirectX9 hardware, a 9200 is DirectX8 However, the 9600SE is a slugged version of a 9600, so lets wander through Tom's tests http://www20.graphics.tomshardware.c...229/index.html UT2003 - neither set the world alight, 9200 wins slightly, but the DX& hardware GF4 MX440 is also keeping up with this trailing pack. BF1942 - a clear win for 9600SE, and on a level with a Geforce FX5200 - another entry level DX9 card COD - clear win for 9200 - the 9600SE takes a dive - this test seems to value DX8 performance, and the 9200 has more of that than than the 9600SE Q3TA - 9200 wins again WC3 - another win for the 9200 (this is getting tedious!) C&C Gen - a small win for the 9600SE Halo - a whitewash to the 9600SE - it competes (low) in the DX9 event, while the 9200 has to settle for the runners up DX8 match Nascar - 9200 wins X2 - a small win to the 9600SE Aquamark 3 - a win to the 9600SE The 9600SE can do DX9 - Pixel shader 2.0 etc., but it's a slow card. The 9200 (so long as there isn't an SE in that as well) is a faster card, but only has DX8 support - eg. Pixel shader 1.4 I guess you take your choice - the performance of the 9200 or the DX9 features (that MAY become more important) of the 9600SE - though anything that leans heavily on DX9 features, is going to be a strain

Aug 28, 2004, 10:13 PM	Thread Starter #4
bmr50 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Thanks Matth,I think I will flip a coin,either way I get a card with highs and lows untill I can afford a good card, one of these will have to do.