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ati 9800 series vs ati x1600 series

6 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/ati-9800-series-vs-ati-x1600-series.44022/

vish786
vish786 Original post #1
Dec 17, 2006 at 11:43 AM
wats the diff between the two series of graphics card ati 9800 series and x1600 series.... which is the better one???????????
codename_romeo
Dec 17, 2006 at 12:00 PM
I think ATI X1600 would be superior.......... The naming system used by ATi seems to be very complicated to me.
NikhilVerma
Dec 17, 2006 at 1:46 PM
Most of the X series are superior to 9800 etc series ... obviously x1600 is better than 9800 pro ...

see here for more info

*en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_ATI_Graphics_Processing_Units
shantanu
Dec 17, 2006 at 2:55 PM
X series shows up PCIe series of ati reat are agp :

but some of them X series very rare are amg palso for aupport to agp usage .. x are latest cards better
assasin
assasin #5
Dec 17, 2006 at 5:15 PM
AFAIK X1600 supports SM3.0 but 9800 supports SM2.0B.
shantanu
Dec 18, 2006 at 12:48 AM
and also x1600 card is a pcie so having greater bandwidth and nice features is a modern gaming card