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quiet mike · 06-05-2004, 05:41 PM

The nVidia is out for a while now (3-4 weeks).
Bothe cards are so close right now on the games existing that there is no reason to badmouth.
Both the x800 XT and GF6800 U are $499 and both x800Pro and GF6800 are $399

The upperhand nVidia has now is hardware support for Shaders v3.0 while ATI only supports v2. This is not posible to add via software. Still it's something that no game uses it yeat, and there are ways (long ones) developers can implement to get the same result. But this is a starting point and nVidia has the advantage. ATI has on the other side a card that performes just as well now in much smaller package. Notice how huge nVidia GF6800U is taking the 2 slots, and that it needs two 4 pin power connectors directly from the source, not trough a Y split and nVidia requieres you to put at least a 480W power source to keep the card going, while ATI can still run only from the AGP interface.
Both are equal now, nVidia has advantages and also disatvantages.
What is certain is that they are about two times better than the card that was crown until now ATI 9800 XT

06-05-2004, 05:41 PM	#14
quiet mike uninspired quiet mike is offline Location: huh... on Earth (somewhere) Now Playing: video games Posts: 228	Re: x800Pro and x800XT The nVidia is out for a while now (3-4 weeks). Bothe cards are so close right now on the games existing that there is no reason to badmouth. Both the x800 XT and GF6800 U are $499 and both x800Pro and GF6800 are $399 The upperhand nVidia has now is hardware support for Shaders v3.0 while ATI only supports v2. This is not posible to add via software. Still it's something that no game uses it yeat, and there are ways (long ones) developers can implement to get the same result. But this is a starting point and nVidia has the advantage. ATI has on the other side a card that performes just as well now in much smaller package. Notice how huge nVidia GF6800U is taking the 2 slots, and that it needs two 4 pin power connectors directly from the source, not trough a Y split and nVidia requieres you to put at least a 480W power source to keep the card going, while ATI can still run only from the AGP interface. Both are equal now, nVidia has advantages and also disatvantages. What is certain is that they are about two times better than the card that was crown until now ATI 9800 XT __________________ ©2000-2011That's all you get from me!!