Matthias99
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Originally posted by: X-Man
Originally posted by: CaiNaM
Originally posted by: Crazyfool
The 5900XT is the same as the 5900SE and is the slower version of the 5900. 9800Pro is a no-brainer in this comparison.
Now, if you were talking a 5900 or 5900Ultra it would be a tougher decision. 5900 vs. 9800Pro would be a coin-toss and 5900Ultra versus 9800Pro would favor the 5900Ultra.
BTW, in case I have pointed it out a million times, I have the 9800Pro.
why is that? the 5900xt can be had for $159 and is 95-100% of the performance of the 5900, and able to overclock to 5900u speeds or close to it. the gpu is the same as it's 5900 counterparts (not gimped in any way), and while the memory is slower, the latency is lower resulting in only slightly less performance than a 5900. no, it's not as fast as the 5900 or 9800pro, but pretty dang close and for a lot less $.
Yeah, that's pretty amazing . . . Firing Squad did a review of the MSI 5900 XT, and it overclocked to 500+/800+, which is faster than a 5950 Ultra!
Some of them overclock really well, but then again, so do a lot of 9800Pro cards -- mine hits XT speeds (or close to them) pretty easily.
Also, I can't find a 5900 *anything* on Pricewatch for under $185. A 5900XT for $159 would be impressive if you could still find one for that price. It looks a lot less attractive when the prices are that close.
And the 5900SE is significantly slower than the 9800Pro. The 5900/5900SE/5900XT are pretty close to the 9800NP, and the 5900Ultra gives the 9800Pro a run for its money in most games. But the 9800P generally beats the "regular" 5900 cards pretty soundly, even without AA and AF enabled.
THG benches from last month
Digit-Life's 3Digest