7600GT? Or X850 XT?

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zach_sp

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I honestly cannot choose between the two, since they both run right at the sub $200 level. I searched and couldn't find anything correlating their performance, so what do you all reccommend?

I'm leaning towards the 7600GT. I don't know how well it clocks, but I know the X850 doesn't OC that well at all. I also have a Zalman AlCu VGA cooler ready to go. SLi is not neccesary.

So what do you all think? And thanks for your suggestions.
 
7600gt if you want sm3
850xt if you want IQ and AA

speed is about same xt might be a tad faster
 
7600GT all the way... its simply newer technology and if ur runnin newer games at higher resolutions like on a HD TV for a budget its better because the X850XT does not support smart shader 3.... a game that really comes to mind when on this subject is Oblivion... it makes a really big visual difference to have SM3...
 
Thanks. But I play online something fierce, so I have a tendency to crank everything down all the way except lighting and shadows, and raise my resolution as high as I can without it stuttering. Since the X850 XT seemed like American Muscle and the 7600 GT seemed like a Honda Civic Si, power versus new efficiency, I didn't know what to choose.

Seems like I'm gonna get the X850 XT, unless anyone else has anything to add.

Oh, and awesome link there, thanks.
 
7600gt is the better buy. Uses less power, performs about the same, and depending on the vendor, you can get warranties that'll cover 3rd party heatsinks. ;) Just a thought.
 
DJ_007 said:
7600GT all the way... its simply newer technology and if ur runnin newer games at higher resolutions like on a HD TV for a budget its better because the X850XT does not support smart shader 3....
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With all settings maxxed anything above 1024x768 7600GT will choke with today's games. Future games will start to choke the 7600GT harder.
 
bLaCktIGErs91 said:
I don't trust stats on paper.

Remember the 9800PRO and 6600gt?

:p
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Eeeh, now I'm nervous. Does anyone have any firsthand experience? I've owned a 6800GS, so that's my bar for performance I want to clear.
 
The X850XT has 10 GB/s more memory bandwidth. It can do twice the fill rate. It'll do 1/3 times as much shader operations. The kicker? You can grab a retail Sapphire X850XT for $164 after a $15 MIR from the Egg.
 
TheOmniscientCreator said:
The X850XT has 10 GB/s more memory bandwidth. It can do twice the fill rate. It'll do 1/3 times as much shader operations. The kicker? You can grab a retail Sapphire X850XT for $164 after a $15 MIR from the Egg.
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102688

$154, actually, but I don't factor in MIRs. They take too long to be a variable of cost up front. Even so, the ATi card is cheaper. I still don't know what to choose.

Thanks for all the help though.
 
TheOmniscientCreator said:
The X850XT has 10 GB/s more memory bandwidth. It can do twice the fill rate. It'll do 1/3 times as much shader operations. The kicker? You can grab a retail Sapphire X850XT for $164 after a $15 MIR from the Egg.
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Or a eVga 7600gt for $174 AR.

;)
 
TheOmniscientCreator said:
The X850XT has 10 GB/s more memory bandwidth. It can do twice the fill rate. It'll do 1/3 times as much shader operations. The kicker? You can grab a retail Sapphire X850XT for $164 after a $15 MIR from the Egg.
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Bingo.
Dont listen to the other people who dont know what they are talking about.. so what you dont have sm3.. what games support it anyways? the 7600gs is Nvidias MIDRANGE offering.. its meant to play games on medium. The x850xt was ati's highend offering and can handle all your games at high, or in your case, handle all your games at medium (but with MUCH MUCH MUCH better frames per second).
 
Anyone with a 7600GT? We can compare performance to settle this friendly disagreement ;)

lloose said:
so what you dont have sm3.. what games support it anyways?
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Don't forget, 3Dmark 06 supports it. That's everyone's favorite game :p :rolleyes:
 
Heh, I see your point. I think I'm gonna go with the X850 XT. Thanks for all your help guys. :D
 
x850xt all the way man. The Sapphire x800gto^2 is also a good card that should be considered, seeing that it comes unlocked as an x850xt, and can be run at crazy clocks, and most cards can probably almost always hit around 580+ core and 600+mem. And, it's also slightly cheaper than x850xts. Or at least mine was :]
 
ok i have had a 6600GT and it was capable of playing every game on the market very nicely... since the 7600GT is a little more power than 2 6600GTs i think it is an awesome buy wiht a decent ammount of power...
 
zach_sp said:
Heh, I see your point. I think I'm gonna go with the X850 XT. Thanks for all your help guys. :D
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I choose x850xt, plenty of OC left to to do.

In you're interested in getting a X850XT PE for $175 shipped, PM me I know a guy with good references that's selling it.
 
lloose said:
Bingo.
Dont listen to the other people who dont know what they are talking about.. so what you dont have sm3.. what games support it anyways? the 7600gs is Nvidias MIDRANGE offering.. its meant to play games on medium. The x850xt was ati's highend offering and can handle all your games at high, or in your case, handle all your games at medium (but with MUCH MUCH MUCH better frames per second).
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WTF i just said oblivion uses it and black and white 2.... and SM3 is capable of high deff resolutions in case you plan on using a HD TV...
 
Considering the 7600 GT out performs the 6800 GS/ULTRA, consumes less power, can do pure video, and sm 3.0 - I'd say get the 7600 GT. If the x850XT out performs it, it's nto by much, if it at all.
 
If your willing to buy a used video card you should head on over to the sale topic and pick yourself up a 7800 GT cheap.
 
after newegg sent me a 7600GT by mistake rather than the 7900GT that i ordered to replace my 6800Ultra, I thought I'd give it a test before sending it back.. and I was really surprised how well it performed, it was much smoother than the 6800U and I raised all the setting to max on a number of games (HL2, Doom3, FEAR) and ran it at 1600x1200, and it was really playable. I'm asking myself now, this increase in performance (more than 30% than the 6800U when tested in various games and 3DMark06) with 12pix pipes, what can the 7900GT do with its 24!
remember that the 850XT was supposed to compete with the 6800 series, and the 7600GT blows the 6800U out of the water. and adds pure video as an added bonus.
 
kyaku00x said:
after newegg sent me a 7600GT by mistake rather than the 7900GT that i ordered to replace my 6800Ultra, I thought I'd give it a test before sending it back.. and I was really surprised how well it performed, it was much smoother than the 6800U and I raised all the setting to max on a number of games (HL2, Doom3, FEAR) and ran it at 1600x1200, and it was really playable. I'm asking myself now, this increase in performance (more than 30% than the 6800U when tested in various games and 3DMark06) with 12pix pipes, what can the 7900GT do with its 24!
remember that the 850XT was supposed to compete with the 6800 series, and the 7600GT blows the 6800U out of the water. and adds pure video as an added bonus.
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would be nice if it were available in an agp version.
 
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