Originally posted by: cirthix
is performance about the same? i know there is no pure direct comparison (pcie and agp not on the same motherboard fully), but do these cards performa bout the same?
I had the x700pro for awhile and it is faster than the 9700pro. I don't have exact numbers other than 3dmark03. With my 9700pro I got around 4500-5000, with my x700pro I got 7500. In Half-Life 2 I could comfortably play at 1600x1200 with the x700pro, with the 9700pro I could only do 1280x1024. Keep in mind though that when I had the 9700pro my CPU was running at around 2.8ghz, with the x700pro my CPU was running at 3.4ghz.
If you're looking for a mid-range card, don't get an x700pro, get a 6600gt at the very least. It's faster in most games and about the same price.