Re: ATI Radeon 9600se VS ATI X300se

From: Ron Martell (ron.martell_at_gmail.com)
Date: 01/19/05 

Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:47:22 GMT

"Phil" <no@spam.com> wrote:

>Can someone tell me the difference between ATI Radeon 9600se VS ATI X300se
>and how they perform in games under XP?
>
>Both have 128 megs of ram.
>
>Thanks for all the info. I am new at this.
>

The Radeon 9600 series are medium to high end graphics adapter for a
computer that uses AGP graphics cards. They have 8x AGP speed, which
is the fastest that is generally available. They are not as high
performance as the ATI 9800 series. The 9600 series consists of 3
models insofar as I can discover - the 9600, the 9600 Pro, and the
9600 XT. I do not see a 9600SE model listed.

The X300 series is an entry level graphics adapter for a computer that
uses the new PCI Express 16 cards. PCI Express is, by design, at
least twice as fast as AGP. ATI lists 4 other series of PCI Express
cards that are higher perfomance than the X300.

Note that there is no computer that I am aware that incorporates the
ability to use both the AGP and the PCI Express 16 cards. It is an
"either or" situation. So if your computer supports PCI Express 16
then your considerations should be directed towards the X300 and other
PCI Express type video cards. AGP cards will not work in these
computers. Note that computers that use PCI Express 16 video cards
have only been generally available for less than a year, and many new
computers being sold today still have not moved to the new standard.

And if your computer supports AGP video cards then your considerations
should be directed towards the Radeon 9600 series and other 8X rated
AGP cards (provided your computer can operate AGP cards at 8X speed.
Computers more than a year or so old are likely to only support 4X AGP
and therefore a lot of the performance capabilites of an 8X AGP card
would be wasted in such a computer.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada 

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