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Video Card

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:46 am
by Falcon
Yo guys,
I have 2 vga cards that I found back in the month ...
1. Geforce nvidia MX4 series [MX440] (128mb)
2. ATI Radeon 9200 series [RV280] (128mb)
...
so the both cards having the same memory made me ask this question !
I don't know how good they're both and stuff .. but just wanted to know which one is better .

Also :
Nvidia card has a coolant fan , ATI lacks it ..

Re: Video Card

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:47 am
by Falcon
I will appreciate if someone will actually help me out 8)

Re: Video Card

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:52 am
by Melekor
Those cards are both from around ~2001-2002. So, they're both really old.

In general the 9200 is probably the more powerful hardware, but it's difficult to say specifically which one would be better for Myth. I wouldn't be surprised if the MX440 was actually better for Myth because of better drivers.

Re: Video Card

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:02 am
by Falcon
yeah I've been using mx440 for sometime ... Have thrown it on some games and it did quite well .... i'm far from being a gamer btw !
also i googled them both cards and the only major difference i see is that ati supports directx while mx440 doesnt .

Re: Video Card

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 1:22 pm
by GodzFire
If we tell you neither, does that mean you won't play? You know, just wondering......

Re: Video Card

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 2:20 pm
by Falcon
actually i already made the conclusion :
geforce is better for myth because of a higher texels/sec (700million) and can support singel GPU
on other hand ati is a better card because it can render with directX.

Re: Video Card

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 2:29 pm
by Melekor
Falcon, both of them can do DirectX (actually Direct3D). I don't know where you're getting that.

Here's a good page to compare the specs:
http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php ... 9&card2=69

Again though, you won't be able to tell which one is better for Myth without actually trying both. I'll hazard a guess that the geforce would be better because of superior drivers. Let us know the results if you compare their performance.