radeon 9800xt 128mb or radeon 9800 pro 256 mb

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I got a 64 mb video card that my computer came with and I decided that
the best cards in the price range Im willing to pay right now are the
radeon 9800xt 128 mb and the radeon 9800 pro 256mb. they are both in
the price range Im willing to pay so price isnt really a deciding
factor. What I want to know is which card should I go for
 
The overwhelming reason to get the 9800 is that it uses the 256 mbit memory
interface, while the the 9600XT uses the much less capable 128 mbit memory
interface. Bottom line, the 9800 is much faster in games.
 
Dan said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought official 9800 XT's are only 256mb?
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You're correct, there are no official 128Mb 9800XT's, just modded 128Mb 9800
Pro's.
 
gangrel said:
I got a 64 mb video card that my computer came with and I decided that
the best cards in the price range Im willing to pay right now are the
radeon 9800xt 128 mb and the radeon 9800 pro 256mb. they are both in
the price range Im willing to pay so price isnt really a deciding
factor. What I want to know is which card should I go for
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Are you asking about a 9600XT vs. the 9800 Pro or the 9800XT vs. 9800 Pro?
There's no such thing as a factory 128Mb 9800XT. The 9800Pro will walk all
over any 9600XT....it has double the pipelines and the memory is 256bit vs.
128bit on the 9600XT.
 
to mention something, the 9800 pro with 256mb ram is only 128bit...., while
the 9800 pro with 128mb ram is 256bit, and the 256mb is 100 dollars more...
take ur choice
 
Robert Jackson said:
to mention something, the 9800 pro with 256mb ram is only 128bit....,
while the 9800 pro with 128mb ram is 256bit, and the 256mb is 100 dollars
more... take ur choice
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This is wrong. There are no current 9800 Pro 256Mb or 128Mb cards marketed
that are 128bit. You are mistaking the 9800 Atlantis for the 9800 Atlantis
Pro. All current 9800 Pro's of any type are full 256 bit. There are 9800
Atlantis cards that are 128bit, but these are not 9800 Pros. Their clock and
mem rates are lower too. Months back, Sapphire initially released a 128bit
version in a 9800 Pro box with a 128bit sticker on it, but this was yanked
off the market really fast and repackaged as the 9800 Atlantis.
 
Robert Jackson said:
to mention something, the 9800 pro with 256mb ram is only 128bit...., while
the 9800 pro with 128mb ram is 256bit, and the 256mb is 100 dollars more...
take ur choice
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Exactly! My friend just brought a 256mb card and intially thought it was
excellent and better than his current one because it had more memory. It
actually turned out to be slightly slower! He's just an example of what many
not-so-pc-savvy people would think and the video card companies are taking
advantage of this.

Dan
 
Exactly! My friend just brought a 256mb card and intially thought it was
excellent and better than his current one because it had more memory. It
actually turned out to be slightly slower! He's just an example of what
many
not-so-pc-savvy people would think and the video card companies are taking
advantage of this.
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If his 256Mb 9800 Pro is slower, it's not due to slower memory or 128bit
memory. The 256Mb 9800 Pros have identical core speeds and their memory up
10Mhz from 340 to 350Mhz. Show me any link where an actual 9800 Pro 256Mb
has slower memory than the 128Mb version or is 128bit. If you find one,
it'll be a 9800 Atlantis 256Mb and NOT a 9800 Pro 256Mb.
 
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