Video Card Upgrade

[Ididar]

Going from a Ti4400 and was pondering the 9600XT but people recommended the 9800 Pro instead for similar price. I was wondering what the equivalent nVidia card is at that performance level? I'm trying to save as much money as I can and still get a somewhat decent upgrade.

Thanks

 

[Sniper_Merc]

5900 and 5900 XT with the XT being about 5% slower overall.