Radeon 9700 vs Nvidia 5200

[Kaido]

which is the better card? not up on the 5200...

 

[suicidalpigeon]

9700, but why are you considering either of them?

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: wafflesandsyrup
9700, but why are you considering either of them?

I got a Mac Cube, it's about 5 years old. It's got a 16 meg video card that actually works pretty well now, but I want one that will support Core Image and Quartz Extreme. It only has an older AGP port in it, so I can't do alot, plus I'm limited by heat & card size, as well as the noise level I prefer. That's why

 

[InlineFour]

comparing the 9700 to the 5200 is an insult to the 9700.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: InlineFour
comparing the 9700 to the 5200 is an insult to the 9700.

Is the 5200 a basic card or something? I haven't bought Nvidia in a looooong time, not since the GeForce days...

 

[InlineFour]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: wafflesandsyrup
9700, but why are you considering either of them?

I got a Mac Cube, it's about 5 years old. It's got a 16 meg video card that actually works pretty well now, but I want one that will support Core Image and Quartz Extreme. It only has an older AGP port in it, so I can't do alot, plus I'm limited by heat & card size, as well as the noise level I prefer. That's why

i didnt know that macs support intel/amd pc parts.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: InlineFour

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: wafflesandsyrup
9700, but why are you considering either of them?

I got a Mac Cube, it's about 5 years old. It's got a 16 meg video card that actually works pretty well now, but I want one that will support Core Image and Quartz Extreme. It only has an older AGP port in it, so I can't do alot, plus I'm limited by heat & card size, as well as the noise level I prefer. That's why

i didnt know that macs support intel/amd pc parts.

Yeah, you can flash ATI cards for mac support. Just go look on ebay, tons of em.

 

[InlineFour]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: InlineFour
comparing the 9700 to the 5200 is an insult to the 9700.

Is the 5200 a basic card or something? I haven't bought Nvidia in a looooong time, not since the GeForce days...

back when they were new, the 5200 was the cheapest model on the nvidia side, and the 9700 was among the highend on the ati side. it's like comparing david and goliath, goliath would have pwn david if it wasnt for God.

 

[bladephoenix]

Originally posted by: InlineFour

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: InlineFour
comparing the 9700 to the 5200 is an insult to the 9700.

Is the 5200 a basic card or something? I haven't bought Nvidia in a looooong time, not since the GeForce days...

back when they were new, the 5200 was the cheapest model on the nvidia side, and the 9700 was among the highend on the ati side. it's like comparing david and goliath, goliath would have pwn david if it wasnt for God.

Let's hope that God is on Nvidia's side j/k I have owned 4 consecutive ATI chipsets.

 

[nimo]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: InlineFour
comparing the 9700 to the 5200 is an insult to the 9700.

Is the 5200 a basic card or something? I haven't bought Nvidia in a looooong time, not since the GeForce days...

9700 will give a 6600 a run for its money
It's no brainer really 9700 all the way

 

[manly]

GeForce 5200 can be slower than the CPU for Core Image rendering:

http://developer.apple.com/qa/qa2005/qa1416.html

 

[Aznguy1872]

9700 easily. FX 5200 is such a bad v card.

 

[cubby1223]

If you drop the first digit on the cards, they usually combare with each other in terms of marketted segments. A Radeon 9700 & a GeForce FX5700 are for gamers, and likewise an FX5200 & Radeon 9200 are for broke gamer wannabies.

 

[aLeoN]

Originally posted by: InlineFour
comparing the 9700 to the 5200 is an insult to the 9700.

QFT!

 

[Wentelteefje]

Man, poor FX... Gets beaten all over the place...

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: manly
GeForce 5200 can be slower than the CPU for Core Image rendering:

http://developer.apple.com/qa/qa2005/qa1416.html

rofl!

 

[fire400]

Originally posted by: Aznguy1872
9700 easily. FX 5200 is such a bad v card.

A 5200 isn't a bad video card, it may not compare to a 9700 the way we may all see it, as far as performance, but for a budget AGP card, you can't go wrong with building a computer that meets better demands with CPU load versus integrated graphics.

 

[imported_Kiwi]

Originally posted by: fire400
A 5200 isn't a bad video card, it may not compare to a 9700 the way we may all see it, as far as performance, but for a budget AGP card, you can't go wrong with building a computer that meets better demands with CPU load versus integrated graphics.

A year ago, plus or minus a month, my oldest PC here had a GF3 Ti-200, the next-oldest had the FX 5200, and the newest had a GF4 Ti-4200. In 2D, the 5200 trailed behind both of those, and even its text handling seemed worse than anything I'd used in a long while (I acquired the 5200 on eBay for peanuts). Last summer, I put a Radeon 9700 Pro in the system I rebuilt at the time into my newest/ fastest/ most powerful, and an FX 5900se in the one then (and now) second- fastest.

Since then, I haven't had time to do much gaming, so I don't know how the two newer VGA cards compare here doing 3D. But when it comes to 2D, the Ti-500 (fan quit on the Ti-200, and a new GF3 was cheaper than a new fan!) seems quicker with simple entertainment like Spider Solitaire than the other two!

 

[aatf510]

Originally posted by: Kaido
Is the 5200 a basic card or something? I haven't bought Nvidia in a looooong time, not since the GeForce days...

When was the GeForce days? like now (GeForce 7800GTX)?

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: toattett

Originally posted by: Kaido
Is the 5200 a basic card or something? I haven't bought Nvidia in a looooong time, not since the GeForce days...

When was the GeForce days? like now (GeForce 7800GTX)?

Sorry, I meant the 2/3/4 series day

 

[InlineFour]

Originally posted by: fire400

Originally posted by: Aznguy1872
9700 easily. FX 5200 is such a bad v card.

A 5200 isn't a bad video card, it may not compare to a 9700 the way we may all see it, as far as performance, but for a budget AGP card, you can't go wrong with building a computer that meets better demands with CPU load versus integrated graphics.

but i'd rather get a used gf4 ti4200 for about the same price.

 

[Rockhound1]

9700 is waaaaay better than the 5200.