ATI 9600XT AIW Vs 9800PRO AIW

[S!X]

MY friend's debating on which one to get and I dont really know what to tell him, Does any1 know which of the two is better? Im leaning towards the 9800 side but I need an expert opinion.

[spirex]

I would say that the 9800pro is better.

The AIW card might heat up more so just make sure there is ventilation.

[Formula1]

9600xt sucks ass now. you can only play the latest games like FEAR on low settings. 9600xt is only like 75$ . 6600gt is 150$ <-- good value..

[S!X]

Im not talkin about the 6600GT... 9800XT AIW. Damnit clocker your late :helpsmili :frusty: :fist:

[Seedler]

9800 Pro 9600 XT

Bus Type AGP 4X,8X AGP 4X, 8X
Memory Amount (MB) 256 128
Memory Type DDR2 DDR1
Memory Interface 256-bit 128-bit
Memory Clock Speed (MHz) 350 300
Engine Clock Speed (MHz) 380 500
Pipelines 8 4
Pixel Fillrate 3.04 Gpixels/sec 2.0 Gpixels/sec
Geometry Rate 380 MTriangles 250 MTriangles

The first spec is the 9800 pro and the second is 9600 XT...donno how to insert tables

Anyways, all that equals about a 20-30% performance gain for the 9800 pro over the 9600 XT.


As for the price, the cheapest 9600 XT is around $109 CAD and the cheapest 9800 pro is about $40-50 bucks more expensive...so u decide, after all, u get wut u pay for.

[S!X]

The version he wants to get is a 9800PRO AIT 128mb. I still think it's the way to go.