GeForce 5700 vs ATI 9800

**godspeeed** · 08-20-2005, 12:18 PM

ATI 9800 PRO 256MB vs GeForce 5700

I have to choose one of these two.

ebackhus · 08-20-2005, 01:09 PM

9800Pro, no contest.

**godspeeed** · 08-20-2005, 01:10 PM

Even tough the 5700 is OC?

**UncleMacro** · 08-20-2005, 05:34 PM

The most overclocked 5700 ultra will be crushed like a bug by a plain old 9800 Pro. A 5700 is a 4 pixel pipe card with 128 bit RAM and the 9800 Pro is an 8 pixel pipe card with 256 bit RAM. This is a very one-sided comparison.

**manic** · 08-20-2005, 07:51 PM

The 5700, 5200 I think it was, were not and are not the crown jewels of
the nvidia line. Thats coming from a avid nvidia fan. Be better off with a
ti4200, or a ti4600, those cards are work horses even today. Imho.

Compumaniac12 · 08-20-2005, 07:54 PM

the Geforce 5 series compare terrible to anything, they just have abilitys that other cards dont, the 4Ti series was aton better, but didnt have that extra capability bf2 needs. if you want a good card get the 9800 or look into a geforce 6...
when you compare the price.... the 9800 XT costs about 2x of the price of the 5700 if not more then that.

**manic** · 08-20-2005, 08:03 PM

The 5700ultra was a little better than the plain jane 5700. Ive seen real
good performance with the 5900ultra, and I think it was the 5950ultra.
I running a gainward 5900xt ultra, runs great for me, slightly overclocked,
Doom3, halo,splinter cell,,smooth as silk., and the new area51 flawless.
But Im eyeballing the 6800ultra. Its about ugrade time for me,,lol

Compumaniac12 · 08-20-2005, 08:08 PM

they dont make those anymore tho

**manic** · 08-20-2005, 08:36 PM

They may not make them anymore,,but you can still purchase them.

**mgoldb2** · 08-20-2005, 10:47 PM

The radeon 9800PRO/XT was the king of video cards for there generations. A 9800 pro only cost about $120 these days. If you want a nvidia that matches or exceeds the 9800 then the cheapest you can go is about $150 for a geforce 6600GT.

08-20-2005, 12:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
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08-20-2005, 01:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,347 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	9800Pro, no contest. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

08-20-2005, 01:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
godspeeed I helped the forums. Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 298 OS: Win 7 RC	Even tough the 5700 is OC? __________________ Nietzsche: God is dead 1887 God: Nietzsche is dead 1900

08-20-2005, 07:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
Compumaniac12 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 209 OS: XP home sp1	the Geforce 5 series compare terrible to anything, they just have abilitys that other cards dont, the 4Ti series was aton better, but didnt have that extra capability bf2 needs. if you want a good card get the 9800 or look into a geforce 6... when you compare the price.... the 9800 XT costs about 2x of the price of the 5700 if not more then that. Last edited by Compumaniac12; 08-20-2005 at 07:56 PM.

08-20-2005, 10:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
mgoldb2 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 604 OS: windows xp	The radeon 9800PRO/XT was the king of video cards for there generations. A 9800 pro only cost about $120 these days. If you want a nvidia that matches or exceeds the 9800 then the cheapest you can go is about $150 for a geforce 6600GT. __________________

08-20-2005, 05:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
UncleMacro TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,133 OS: Vista SP1 My System	The most overclocked 5700 ultra will be crushed like a bug by a plain old 9800 Pro. A 5700 is a 4 pixel pipe card with 128 bit RAM and the 9800 Pro is an 8 pixel pipe card with 256 bit RAM. This is a very one-sided comparison.

08-20-2005, 07:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,257 OS: xp	The 5700, 5200 I think it was, were not and are not the crown jewels of the nvidia line. Thats coming from a avid nvidia fan. Be better off with a ti4200, or a ti4600, those cards are work horses even today. Imho.

08-20-2005, 08:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,257 OS: xp	The 5700ultra was a little better than the plain jane 5700. Ive seen real good performance with the 5900ultra, and I think it was the 5950ultra. I running a gainward 5900xt ultra, runs great for me, slightly overclocked, Doom3, halo,splinter cell,,smooth as silk., and the new area51 flawless. But Im eyeballing the 6800ultra. Its about ugrade time for me,,lol

08-20-2005, 08:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
Compumaniac12 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 209 OS: XP home sp1	they dont make those anymore tho

08-20-2005, 08:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,257 OS: xp	They may not make them anymore,,but you can still purchase them.