9600 xt vs 9800 pro

fudgamfudgam Upstate New York
edited December 2003 in Hardware
I can afford both and I plan on doing gaming with my machine. I noticed the 9600 xt has a faster core speed but the 9800 pro has faster ram speeds. Which would you say is more important? What are your thoughts?

Comments

  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    The 9800 Pro is faster because it has 8 pipelines. The 9600XT only has 4.

    The most important difference between the cards is something not listed.
  • fudgamfudgam Upstate New York
    edited December 2003
    AAAAAHHHHH. Thanks.
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Thrax had this to say
    The 9800 Pro is faster because it has 8 pipelines. The 9600XT only has 4.

    The most important difference between the cards is something not listed.
    what he said!
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited December 2003
    There's also the whole memory bandwidth issue. The 9600XT has a 128-bit bus, the 9800 has a 256-bit bus. So, the 9800 has higher memory bandwidth, even though the actual speed is lower.
  • fudgamfudgam Upstate New York
    edited December 2003
    Ok then :)
  • DodgerDodger
    edited December 2003
    Plus, you could always just overclock above and beyond 9600 XT speeds.:)
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited December 2003
    The 9600xt, even if overclocked, would not compare to the other radeons with 256 bit, and 8 pipelines. But for the price, it isnt that bad of a card if you cant afford anything else, and want a free hl2
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