How important is RAMDAC speed to 2D quality?

[Eug]

What concerns me is the 270 MHz RAMDAC of the Kyro II.

However, some Geforce 2 cards with a 350 MHz chip have poor 2D at 1280x1024 @ 85Hz, but at the same speed on a Radeon it is supposedly excellent.

 

[RoboTECH]

RAMDAC indicates how high of a resolution, what color depth, and @ what refresh rate your card can handle

a 270 MHz RAMDAC with high quality properly implemented filters will look far far better than a 500 MHz RAMDAC with lower quality filters.

 

[Eug]

OK, and it seems this thread supports that statement.