Originally posted by lem0nayde
Does anyone know if there is a big difference between these two cards? Is the 9800 worth the extra $300 as an add-on? Or should I just stick with the 9600 and wait for better technology to come out?
Originally posted by Wyrm
They can both produce the same visual effects AFAIK, and both have 128MB ram.
There really is no game which can use the 9800 yet, but that will change over the next year.
Originally posted by job
Sadly Mac users got the shaft again as our 'version' of the 9600 is stripped and has only 64MB of VRAM. However, the performance of the 9600 is far better than the GeForce FX5200 Ultra.
I can't think of any current game that requires at least 64MB of VRAM, much less alone 128MB or even 256MB! Although I bet Doom3 will change that.
Originally posted by lem0nayde
Does anyone know if there is a big difference between these two cards? Is the 9800 worth the extra $300 as an add-on? Or should I just stick with the 9600 and wait for better technology to come out?
Originally posted by lem0nayde
Wow cool - lots of responses. Thanks everyone for chiming in. So - if the ATI cards are really just cards souped up for gamers (which I am not) then are there any cards out there that will help with my 2-d and possible film/dvd work?
You really only ever hear about ATI and NVIDIA. And Apple kind of spins it like these cards are going to make Photoshop scream. I mean, why would a pro-graphics user want a video card meant for playing games?
Clearly I know little on this subject - any info is appreciated.
Glad I can go with the 9600...now I can buy at macwarehouse and not pay taxes - since I don't need to customize. although then again, Apple will probably get it to me more quickly.
Originally posted by jkojima
I read a report on AnandTech.com (a PC techie site) that showed today's top of the line ATI and NVidia cards displaying as little as 20 frames per second in a Doom 3 preview. These are the same cards that are capable of several hundred fps in Quake 3.
Originally posted by hvfsl
Only video and 3D work is gets a speed boast from the graphics card, it does not make any difference which graphics card you run PhotoShop on (as long as it can support the colours and resolution you want).