ATi and NVidia, is one really better?

i always buy nvidia cuz their card descriptions are less confusing and their numbering system made more sence, but now their becomming as silly as ati, so dunno, but ill probably stick with nvidia, u spend 400$ on a card and itll run anything , usually u can tell by price which is best, cuz everything else is just a scrambled mess that wasnt meant to be understood by the average consumer, basically a consumer alienating move, if computers were less overly complex then more people would be gaming with them which would expand the pc gaming world and give them more business..

but preaching aside, their both bout the same, aparently nvidia got better driver support, usually every generation one is a nose ahead of the other, but nothing really noticable

i did get a nice teeshirt tho with my last nvidia card, so thats neato lol

So ATi isn't really behind (which is what I sort of used to think), just wondering, isn't the ''best'' Nvidia card better than the ''best'' ATi card?

It is best to look at the games benchmarks and then decide which one is best for you for the price you pay for it. Is it worth paying £10 more for a better ATI or Nvidia card depending on the price they are changing all the time.

Its like saying an apple is better than a banana, its all down to individual taste and preference.jmnderson69

i always buy nvidia cuz their card descriptions are less confusing and their numbering system made more sence, but now their becomming as silly as ati, so dunno, but ill probably stick with nvidia, u spend 400$ on a card and itll run anything , usually u can tell by price which is best, cuz everything else is just a scrambled mess that wasnt meant to be understood by the average consumer, basically a consumer alienating move, if computers were less overly complex then more people would be gaming with them which would expand the pc gaming world and give them more business..

but preaching aside, their both bout the same, aparently nvidia got better driver support, usually every generation one is a nose ahead of the other, but nothing really noticable

i did get a nice teeshirt tho with my last nvidia card, so thats neato lol

riptoe222

You really should open your mind a bit, sounds like you haven't been really open minded.

First, the numbering system on Nvidia is very comfusing.

For ex, 8800gt is better than 8800gts, but 8800gts (new one) is better than both.

8800gts (new one) got a oc and became a 9800gtx while our beloved 8800gt became a 9800gt, basicly nothing else but diffrent names on the sticker.

After the release of the HD4850 from ATI Nvidia decided to make a better competitor of the 9800gtx and refined it and put an + after it, cos seeing the + would make any kid know this is the card to get.

And same of the GTX260 when the HD4870 launched, cos being able to make the card a strong competitor they maked a special gpu with 216 cores and make'd the GTX260 to an GTX260 216, this is brilliant, now evryone know the GTX260 is faster than the HD4870 rigth? ( or is it just the 216?, hmm. )

So about the naming is a really comfusing thing about nvidia.

ATI make much more sence in nameing the cards so anyone know what card is better.

And one thing is comfusing me lately, many people talking about the drivers of nvidia to be better than the counterpart, for me this is just a useless argument, i can't say iv'e had more trubble with ATIs drivers than Nvidias. And the nvlddmkm.dll stopped working problem is all over the web.

But talking about Linux is a whole other discuss, Nvidia have better Linux drivers for sure, ati is pickin up the paste slowly but are still behind on that point, but my guess is you're not talking about that?

I really don't care about ATI or Nvidia i buy my cards with carefull reading of reviews and benchmarks, performance is king, and price comes as a big pros also, both ATI and Nvidia compete in performance and price, they usally match up really nice, but naming cards in a better mannor really could make nvidia a favour,.. so that the poor kid's with an 8800gt dont go buy an 9800gt thinking it'll be any better.

T-shirts are nice, i'd like one to. ;) But I couldn't care less if i'd get one or not if i'm shopping for a new graphic card.

Im not trying to tell one or another is better, im saying this is just bad arguments.

I'm starting to feel as if my 8800gt is getting old. Well, in the computer industry it is. Come to think of it, is it possible to overclock a video card? I'm guessing you can't, but...voodoothe2nd

I'm starting to feel as if my 8800gt is getting old. Well, in the computer industry it is. Come to think of it, is it possible to overclock a video card? I'm guessing you can't, but...voodoothe2nd

Don't bother you are not going to start getting the performance of a 280GTX by overclocking.

You got the same card as me 8800GT. It's fine for all my needs up to 1600x1200 my monitors max.

I got 10700 32mark06 when I overclocked my CPU 13000. I prefer to overclock my CPU rather than my GPU as GPU doesn't really net you much gain in games.

[QUOTE="voodoothe2nd"]I'm starting to feel as if my 8800gt is getting old. Well, in the computer industry it is. Come to think of it, is it possible to overclock a video card? I'm guessing you can't, but...BumFluff122

But, technically, isn`t overclocking a CPU just setting the clock-speed higher than the one the company set it at?Meaning if the CPU or GPU company is setting a clock-speed, it will never REALLY be overclocked, I think.

By the way, is it worth buying a new GPU every year? Is there a world of difference between my 8800GT and your BFG GTX 280? I know there's improvement but will changing it every year get you a better gaming experience? Just wondering.

So I should have no prejudice when looking at video cards and compare specs for all of them... I feel like sticking to ATi since it's canadian (even if AMD bought it)voodoothe2nd

[QUOTE="McJugga"]There is more to a video card than the VRAM. You can get an 8600gt 512MB for $60. You can get a 4870 512MB for $230. They are both 512MB but the 8600 doesn't even come close the the 4870.voodoothe2nd

[QUOTE="voodoothe2nd"]So I should have no prejudice when looking at video cards and compare specs for all of them... I feel like sticking to ATi since it's canadian (even if AMD bought it)kemar7856

I just laid my 8800 GTX 768MB to rest. She was a good card but came to a rather unfortunate end. Now she is in video card heaven. Tomorrow I should get a chance to try out my BFG GEFORCE GTX 260 OC MAXCORE 896MB. Had a hard time making up my mind and the benchmarks were pretty close between it and the HD 4870. It was the cheapest I could get between the two.