80 video cards head-to-head

[Death-Dude]

At Digit-Life (http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/over2003/), it puts more cards head-to-head than I remember seeing. Seems like the 9800XT scores I've seen other places did a little better against the FX 5950, but it gives you a good ball-park of relative performances. Here's the cards it covers, with some form of retail price listed in parentheses:

NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Ultra (20)
NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 200 (15)
NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 400 (28)
NVIDIA GeForce256 (36)
NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS (35)
NVIDIA GeForce2 Pro (40)
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 (45)
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440SE (36)
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 (55)
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440-8x (55)
NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti 200 (70)
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 (100)
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4400 (148)
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600 (160)
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200-8x (125)
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4800SE (140)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 64bit (58)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 128bit 250/400 MHz (67)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 128bit 250/300 MHz (60)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 128bit 275/500 MHz (64)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra (100)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600XT 64bit (89)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600XT 128bit (120)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 128MB 325/550 MHz (118)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 128MB 325/600 MHz (175)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 256MB 325/500 MHz (149)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 256MB 325/400 MHz (141)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 256MB 350/600 MHz (138)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra 350/700 MHz (192)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra 400/800 MHz (223)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 (175)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra (252)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5800 (265)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5800 Ultra (340)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900SE (CP/LX) (252)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 (313)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900EPV (321)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Turbo (380)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra (452)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra (540)
ATI RAGE 128 PRO (14)
ATI RADEON 7000 (VE) 32MB (30)
ATI RADEON 7200 64MB DDR (20)
ATI RADEON 7200 32MB DDR (20)
ATI RADEON 7500LE 64MB DDR (38)
ATI RADEON 7500 64MB DDR (50)
ATI RADEON 9000 PRO 128MB (78)
ATI RADEON 9100 64MB (65)
ATI RADEON 9100 128MB (70)
ATI RADEON 8500 64MB (70)
ATI RADEON 8500 128MB (85)
ATI RADEON 9200SE 128MB (47)
ATI RADEON 9200 64bit 64MB (57)
ATI RADEON 9200 128MB (67)
ATI RADEON 9600SE 128MB (102)
ATI RADEON 9600 128MB (113)
ATI RADEON 9600 256MB (135)
ATI RADEON 9600 PRO 128MB 400/600 MHz (168)
ATI RADEON 9600 PRO-EZ 256MB 400/400 MHz (155)
ATI RADEON 9600 XT (232)
ATI RADEON 9500 128bit 128MB (147)
ATI RADEON 9500 PRO (165)
ATI RADEON 9700 (230)
ATI RADEON 9700 PRO (270)
ATI RADEON 9800SE 128bit (202)
ATI RADEON 9800SE 256bit (255)
ATI RADEON 9800 (275)
ATI RADEON 9800 PRO 128MB 380/680 MHz (340)
ATI RADEON 9800 PRO 128MB 400/680 MHz (400)
ATI RADEON 9800 PRO 256MB (478)
ATI RADEON 9800 XT 256MB (530)
3dfx Voodoo4 4500 (22)
Matrox G550 32MB (36)
Matrox Parhelia 128MB (340)
SIS Xabre 400 (35)
SIS Xabre 600 (65)
PowerVR/STM KYRO 64MB (23)
PowerVR/STM KYRO II 64MB (46)
S3 Savage4 Pro+ 32MB (14)
S3 Savage2000 32MB (14)

[He Is Legend]

o.O

[Pure_Evil]

That's a cool find for a quick reference but the conclusion seemed odd to me
Also, we tested the modern cards without AA and anisotropic filtering though they are the key features of modern solutions, and you shouldn't make hasty conclusion seeing that the card priced at $300 loses to one priced at $50 just because it delivers less performance per $1. The $300 card can have AA and/anisotropy enabled; plus, in low resolutions performance of such cards is limited by the CPU.

:hmmm:

I'm glad you posted it, nothing like a quick guide for shopping!

[Death-Dude]

Originally posted by Pure_Evil@Jan 2 2004, 05:47 AM
That's a cool find for a quick reference but the conclusion seemed odd to me
Also, we tested the modern cards without AA and anisotropic filtering though they are the key features of modern solutions, and you shouldn't make hasty conclusion seeing that the card priced at $300 loses to one priced at $50 just because it delivers less performance per $1. The $300 card can have AA and/anisotropy enabled; plus, in low resolutions performance of such cards is limited by the CPU.

:hmmm:

I'm glad you posted it, nothing like a quick guide for shopping!
Agreed - it's not as in-depth as many reviews you will look at, but as a reference for a quick, ball-park look at where the card you have and the card(s) you are looking at sit, it has some merit in being comprehensive. Man, most cards whoop my little GF4! :bawling:

[merkwannabe]

I have a GFefoce 4 MX 440 64 ddr.... How is that? :unsure: Should I wait to upgrade?

[EXEcution]

Originally posted by merkwannabe@Jan 2 2004, 07:35 PM
I have a GFefoce 4 MX 440 64 ddr.... How is that? :unsure: Should I wait to upgrade?
Exactly what i had, pretty good for sam, but by the time Pkiller, UT2K4, and HL2 come out ur gonna be lookin for an upgrade, my i suggest the ATI 9600XT, only 200$ and it rox! :thumbs: