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Get the Radeon Mac Edition. It is an awesome card, and I have one. I am selling it, so let me know if you want to buy it.
I get like 100FPS in Quake III on my G4 400 with it. Its pretty good!
Get the Radeon Mac Edition. It is an awesome card, and I have one. I am selling it, so let me know if you want to buy it.
I get like 100FPS in Quake III on my G4 400 with it. Its pretty good!
The Radeon 9000 is based on the same chipset/architecture of the 8500, but with less features and a lower GPU Clock Speed in order to be more affordable.
The Radeon Mac Edition has a 166MHz clock, is available in AGP flavor, and looks to have better refresh rates.
http://www.ati.com/products/radeon/radeonmacedition/specs.html
The Radeon 7000 Mac Edition is available in PCI only. I can't find anything on it's clock.
http://www.ati.com/products/radeon7000/radeon7000me/specs.html
Consider this:
"The Radeon 7000 differs in interesting ways from the 2001 Radeon. While it boasts a faster clock speed and dual-head capabilities, the card has been pared down with one less rendering pipeline and no Charisma Engine to perform Transform, Clipping, and Lighting (TCL) instructions. While these features are used in relatively few games on the Mac (or even the PC), those who like running their titles in 1600x1200 will want to read through the rest of the review closely to see how the FPS scores pan out. The Radeon 7000 isnt necessarily targeted at hardcore gamers though, and --excluding a few nagging issues-- the $50 price drop from the 2001 Radeon will certainly increase its appeal across the board."
and "As a primary gaming card, you wont be able to push as many FPS out of it as you would with the 2001 Radeon, but the $50 price difference and ability to run two monitors will likely be more important to many people."
from: http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=232
So, like most video card comparisons, it kinda depends on what you want to use the card for.
http://www.ati.com/products/radeon/radeonmacedition/specs.html
The Radeon 7000 Mac Edition is available in PCI only. I can't find anything on it's clock.
http://www.ati.com/products/radeon7000/radeon7000me/specs.html
Consider this:
"The Radeon 7000 differs in interesting ways from the 2001 Radeon. While it boasts a faster clock speed and dual-head capabilities, the card has been pared down with one less rendering pipeline and no Charisma Engine to perform Transform, Clipping, and Lighting (TCL) instructions. While these features are used in relatively few games on the Mac (or even the PC), those who like running their titles in 1600x1200 will want to read through the rest of the review closely to see how the FPS scores pan out. The Radeon 7000 isnt necessarily targeted at hardcore gamers though, and --excluding a few nagging issues-- the $50 price drop from the 2001 Radeon will certainly increase its appeal across the board."
and "As a primary gaming card, you wont be able to push as many FPS out of it as you would with the 2001 Radeon, but the $50 price difference and ability to run two monitors will likely be more important to many people."
from: http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=232
So, like most video card comparisons, it kinda depends on what you want to use the card for.
ATI (intentionally) fudged up their whole line of product names (to confuse the consumer I presume, they did a great job), since the 8500 is faster than the 9000... but its a higher product number... go figure.
So Ill get the radeon mac edition for ut and quake instead of the slower 7000 unless someone can change my mind