Which Is The Better Graphics Card?

[Daos]

the geforce fx has the following stats:

*support for agp aperture size

*250mhz processor clock

*64mb video mem

*ddr400 mem

*dx9 support

*bigger heatsink, but made of plastic

*350mhz RAMDAC

*pny brand

the radeon has:

*no support for agp aperture size

*200mhz processor clock

*128mb video mem

*ddr333 mem

*dx8 support

*smaller heatsink, but made of some sort of metal

*400mhz ramdac

*diamond brand

[XtremeMaC]

what are the brand choices?

[Daos]

editted post to show brand

[lylo]

I remember having to choose from a FX5200 or an ATI of some sort (it may have been the one you mentioned im not sure), the FX was a 128mb, while the ATI was a 256mb, although in the end I took the FX for the sake of the DX9 support. I dont know if that should be a major influence for you when buying the card but alot of games are demanding more and more DX9 exclusive features.

[xpyrate]

5200 ... but only for the DX9 support

[SiMoNsAyS]

none, go for a 9600 (pro or non-pro) which is not expensive and it is a good quality/price gcard

[Nerwin]

The Geforce FX5200 card is better

[ssmokee]

Which is better:radeon 9200se or geforce fx5200?

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Are you going to be playing games? If no, then it doesnt really matter. If yes, then getting a fx5200 purely on dx9 support I feel would be a major mistake. The dx9 codepath in the fx series is flawed. I remember reading a lot about it when half life 2 came out and people were wondering why the performance was so bad when using dx9. Here is an here of dx9 half life 2 performance on the fx cards. Notice how bad the fx5600 did? Makes you wonder how bad a fx5200 would do doesnt it?

If you will be gaming, do what SiMoNsAyS says and get a 9600 pro.