nVidia equivalent?

[Nora]

I'm looking at putting an older mobo with an AGP x8 slot back into action. I'm next to clueless when it comes to ATI gpu's but can't find much worth getting from nVidia. I've found a card with a Radeon HD 3850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 on it for $100. What would be the equivalent in a nVidia based card?

 

[Mr. Stryker]

I would probably say it's faster than a 8600GTS, but not faster than a 9600GT. Not sure what the most equivalent NVIDIA card would be to the 3850.

 

[Waveforme]

There isn't any in agp.

I think the top Nvidia agp card is the 7950GT which is similar to the ATI X1950Pro. If you went with the HD 3850, you're probably going to be bottle necked by your cpu. In PCI-E, the HD 3850 is under the 8800GT.

 

[GonzoP]

I'm looking at putting an older mobo with an AGP x8 slot back into action. I'm next to clueless when it comes to ATI gpu's but can't find much worth getting from nVidia. I've found a card with a Radeon HD 3850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 on it for $100. What would be the equivalent in a nVidia based card?

As aforementioned there is none. The 3850 represents the last and final bone ATi threw at agp. Having said that I put one in my old AXP rig and its a fairly decent performing considering its handicapped by a 4 year old cpu.