[G4] Nvidea Geforce 3 Vs. ATI 8500

[Mel Krewall]

The extra VRAM wouldn't make any difference for DVD watching, both can 
handle that with no sweat. The 8500 can push more pixels than the 9000, 
but I don't know for sure if the extra VRAM would make a difference. 
ATI doesn't make it easy to make true performance comparisons. You can 
look here: 
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/Graphics/Radeon_9700PRO_OEM/index3.html at 
some comparisons with a 9700 card that shows some slight differences 
between the cards, the 8500 faster in some and the 9000 faster in 
others. You can see the the vertex shaders work better in the 8500. 
Game performance is a mixed bag. What might make the most difference to 
you is if you have an Apple ADC studio display. The 8500 doesn't have 
that connector and the 9000 does.
Mel


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On Oct 24, 2004, at 8:57 PM, Kevin Willis wrote:

>
> On Oct 24, 2004, at 9:41 PM, Mel Krewall wrote:
>
>> Hal,
>> In spite of what the model numbers indicate, the 8500 is a more 
>> capable card than the 9000 when you compare the specifications. Why 
>> did ATI replace the 8500 with the 9000? Who knows. But if I were 
>> choosing, I'd take the 8500.
>> Mel
>>
>
> Would 64 Mb 8500 be superior to a 128 Mb 9000 though?  I am thinking 
> in terms of gaming and DVD watching.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin
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