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disolitude on 14 December 2009

I have always been an ATI guy and know their product line like the back of my hand. However due to Nvidia 3d Vision kit that I have, I have to choose a Nvidia card.

Right now one of my computers has a 8800 GS. its kinda crap to be honest. It works for 3D movies and some games in 3d but it wont run crysis without ice packs...

Below are cards that I can purchase which are compatible with the 3D glasses:

GeForce 9800

GeForce 9600

GeForce 8800

GeForce GTX 280

GeForce GTX 260

Quadro FX 570

Quadro FX 560

First of all can someone help me understand what that GT vs GS vs GTS on the end of each card is? Which is best?  Also howmuch am I expected to pay for these badboys? Performance vs price ratio is key... Things like if 9800 GT is 100 bucks and 15% worse than GTX 280 which is 200...etc.

Any help is appreciated.



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jefforange89 on 14 December 2009

If you're doing 3D, you'll want to spend as much as you can, probably, I think it essentially halves framerates.

So go for a GTX 285 or something, I suppose... idk.



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disolitude on 14 December 2009

Yeah, tell me about it.

I really shot myself in the foot last christmas when I upgraded my videocard to Radeon 4850. Great videocard, but doesnt work with Nvidia's glasses.

After I got the glasses I switched back to my 8800...

I got a 4850 sitting in a machine used as household a media center...what a waste.



jefforange89 on 14 December 2009

Heh.

Well, if you want price/performance, just know that you aren't gonna get it with Nvidia, more than likely.



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disolitude on 14 December 2009
jefforange89 said:
Heh.

Well, if you want price/performance, just know that you aren't gonna get it with Nvidia, more than likely.

as always, internet is my freind. So i'll probably be shooting for the ones marked in yellow. Don't want to spend more than 150.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-graphics-card,2362-6.html

 

Graphics Card Hierarchy Chart
GeForceRadeonIntel
GTX 295


HD 4870 X2
GTX 280, GTX 285 HD 4850 X2
9800 GX2, GTX 260, GTX 275 HD 4870, HD 4890
8800 Ultra, 9800 GTX, 9800 GTX+,
GTS 250		 HD 3870 X2, HD 4850
8800 GTX, 8800 GTS 512 MB, 280M
 HD 4770
8800 GT 512 MB, 9800 GT, 260M (112) HD 4830
8800 GTS 640 MB, 9600 GT HD 2900 XT, HD 3870
8800 GS, 9600 GSO, 260M (96) HD 3850 512 MB, Mobility 3870, HD 4670
8800 GT 256 MB, 8800 GTS 320 MB, GO 8800M HD 2900 PRO, HD 3850 256 MB, Mobility 3850
7950 GX2 X1950 XTX, HD 4650 (DDR3)
7800 GTX 512, 7900 GTO, 7900 GTX X1900 XT, X1950 XT, X1900 XTX
7800 GTX, 7900 GT, 7950 GT X1800 XT, X1900 AIW, X1900 GT, X1950 PRO, HD 2900 GT
7800 GT, 7900 GS, Go 7950 GTX, 8600 GTS, 9500 GT (GDDR3) X1800 XL, X1950 GT, Mobility X1800 XT, HD 4650 (DDR2)
6800 Ultra, 7600 GT, 7800 GS, Go 7800 GTX, Go 7900 GTX, 8600 GT (GDDR3), 9500 GT (DDR2) X800 XT (& PE), X850 XT (& PE), X1650 XT, X1800 GTO, Mobility X1900, HD 2600 XT, HD 3650 (DDR3), HD 3670, Mobility 3670
6800 GT, 6800 GS (PCIe), Go 7800, Go 7900 GS, 8600 GT (DDR2) X800 XL, X800 GTO2/GTO16, Mobility X800 XT, HD 2600 PRO, Mobility HD 2600 XT, HD 3650 (DDR2), Mobility 3650
6800 GS (AGP), Go 6800 Ultra, Go 7600 GT, 8600M GT, 8700M GT X800 GTO 256 MB, X800 PRO, X850 PRO, X1650 GT, Mobility HD 2600
6800, Go 6800, 7300 GT GDDR3, 7600 GS, Go 7700, 8600M GS X800, X800 GTO 128 MB, X1600 XT, X1650 PRO, Mobility X1800
6600 GT, 6800LE, 6800 XT, 7300 GT (DDR2), Go 7600 (128-bit), 8500 GT, 9400 GT 9800 XT, X700 PRO, X800 GT, X800 SE, Mobility X800, X1300 XT, X1600 PRO, HD 2400 XT, HD 3300, Mobility 3470, HD 4350, HD 4550
FX 5900, FX 5900 Ultra, FX 5950 Ultra, 6600 (128-bit), Go 6800 (128-bit) 9700, 9700 PRO, 9800, 9800 PRO, X700, X1300 PRO, Mobility X1450, X1550, Mobility X1600, Mobility X1700, HD 2400 PRO, Mobility HD 2400 XT, Mobility X2500, HD 3200, Mobility 3450
FX 5800 Ultra, FX 5900 XT, Go 6600, Go 7600 (64-bit)
 9500 PRO, 9600 XT, Mobility 9800, 9800 PRO (128-bit), X600 XT, Mobility X700, X1050 (128-bit), Mobility X1350, Mobility X1400, Mobility X2300, Mobility HD 2400
4 Ti 4600, 4 Ti 4800, FX 5700 Ultra, 6200, 8300, 8400 GS 9600 PRO, Mobility 9700 (128-bit), 9800 LE, X600 PRO, Mobility X600, Mobility X1300, Xpress 1250, Mobility HD 2300
4 Ti4200, 4 Ti4400, 4 Ti4800 SE, FX 5600 Ultra, FX 5700, 6600 (64-bit), 7300 GS, 8400M GS, 9300M G, 9300M GS 9500, 9550, 9600, Mobility 9600, X300, X1050 (64-bit)
3 Ti500, FX 5200 Ultra, FX 5600, FX 5700 LE, Go 5700, 6200 TC, 6600 LE, 7200 GS, 7300 LE, 8200M, 9200M GS, 9100M 8500, 9100, 9000 PRO, 9600 LE, Mobility 9700 (64-bit), X300 SE, X1150 GMA X4500
3, 3 Ti200, FX 5200 (128-bit), FX 5500, Go 5600, Go 6200, Go 6400, Go 7200, Go 7300, Go 7400 (64-bit) 9000, 9200, 9250, Mobility 9600 (64-bit), Mobility X300
FX 5200 (64 bit), 6100, 6150, Go 7200, Go 7400 (32-bit) 9200 SE, Xpress 200M, Xpress 1000, Xpress 1150 GMA X3000, X3100, X3500
2 GTS, 4 MX 440, 2 Ultra, 2 Ti, 2 Ti 200 7500 GMA 3000, 3100
256, 2 MX 200, 4 MX 420, 2 MX 400 SDR, LE, DDR, 7000, 7200 GMA 500, 900, 950
Nvidia TNT Rage 128 Intel 740


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zarx on 14 December 2009

if you could wait Nvidias new generation cards should be out sometime soon you know the ones with DX11 support etc, I suggest putting off the purchase until then if you can wait.



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disolitude on 14 December 2009
zarx said:
if you could wait Nvidias new generation cards should be out sometime soon you know the ones with DX11 support etc, I suggest putting off the purchase until then if you can wait.


yeah, id wait but I m not getting top tier cards. That chart helped me understand Nvidias range...so I think Im shooting for GTS250 or GTS260 tops. I know howmuch ATI ones of same level cost and thats the budget I have to spend.



Xelloss on 15 December 2009

GTS cards are basically rebranded 9800gtx cards

Go for something in the GTX 2xx range for use with 3d glasses

jefforange89 on 15 December 2009

That chart's a little outdated, here's December's: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-310-5970,2491-7.html

Nothing's really changed in the Nvidia side, though.



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disolitude on 15 December 2009
Xelloss said:

GTS cards are basically rebranded 9800gtx cards

Go for something in the GTX 2xx range for use with 3d glasses


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