I'm confused, what's happening with ATI?

[yagga]

I am confused, ATI has many variations of similar cards. Whats the difference between the Pro, XT, and the regular versions? I used to think the Pro just used 2 things instead of 1 like the regular to pump out twice the speed or something. Is this still true? What exactly is the XT? I thought the XT was a beefed up regular version that came no where close to the Pro, but on ATI's website it shows the 9800XT beating the 9800Pro. I don't see the dual ramdecks or whatever the dual thing was. I'm confused, please help.

:fold:

[GnomeWizardd]

speeds amount of ram the xt is faster than the pro and the pro is faster than the regular

[yagga]

So is the XT better than the Pro of the same card model ALWAYS and in EVERY way?

[GnomeWizardd]

i personally wouldnt buy an XT card agian. I had a 9600xt it blew just like the 9700 pro in my opinion. Frame rates werent up to par in my book Not enough bang for the buck

[primesuspect]

9800 = Good
9800 Pro = Better
9800 XT = Best

[TheBaron]

prime = right on

[Cyclonite]

Gnome = Crazy mofo :fu: :D

[GnomeWizardd]

now you get ur 9800 pro and benchmark and see if you can beat me! 20k in 3dmark 2k1

[yagga]

okay, well...

Is there any new news about new cards or anything? I like the 9600XT All in one, it is one HEAVY beast and comes with fm radio that I'd like in my pc. I've heard good things and it looks good. I forgot though, how does the 9600, 9700, and 9800 compare to the FX's? Is this it?

FX5600 < ATI9600 < FX5800 < ATI9700 < FX5900,5950 < ATI9800

Just wondering because I have a FX5600 non ultra that I would like to shift down to my "not really old" 4mb card in my old Crappy Comcrap and get a better one for my good system. Plan on purchasing between June and July probably, maybe sooner, probably not.

[TheBaron]

a 9600xt is on par (supposedly) with a 5700 ultra.