Radeon X700XT vs Nvidia 6600GT

[Dan]

Hey,

I'm sadly going to be parting with my beloved 3 year old Radeon 8500 soon,
when either of these cards are available in AGP.

I've long been a fan of ATI hardware mainly due to more speed, better image
quality, more feautures etc.

However the Nvidia 6600GT is looking slightly more attractive judging by
reviews. What would you guys pick? I'm looking for honest opinions. I'm not
here to cause a flaming war between nvidia fan boys and ati fan boys. I'm a
fan of whatever is faster!

Thanks

Dan

 

[Rockin Ronnie]

Hey,

I'm sadly going to be parting with my beloved 3 year old Radeon 8500 soon,
when either of these cards are available in AGP.

I've long been a fan of ATI hardware mainly due to more speed, better image
quality, more feautures etc.

However the Nvidia 6600GT is looking slightly more attractive judging by
reviews. What would you guys pick? I'm looking for honest opinions. I'm not
here to cause a flaming war between nvidia fan boys and ati fan boys. I'm a
fan of whatever is faster!

Thanks

Dan

If the X700XT has 256 megs of ram (as opposed to 128 for the Nvidia),
wouldn't it render more pixels in demanding games like Doom3 and HL2, in
other words, sustain a higher pixel fill rate?

Ron

 

[Pete D]

If the X700XT has 256 megs of ram (as opposed to 128 for the Nvidia),
wouldn't it render more pixels in demanding games like Doom3 and HL2, in
other words, sustain a higher pixel fill rate?

Ron

Not necessarily.

 

[Inglo]

Hey,

I'm sadly going to be parting with my beloved 3 year old Radeon 8500 soon,
when either of these cards are available in AGP.

I've long been a fan of ATI hardware mainly due to more speed, better image
quality, more feautures etc.

However the Nvidia 6600GT is looking slightly more attractive judging by
reviews. What would you guys pick? I'm looking for honest opinions. I'm not
here to cause a flaming war between nvidia fan boys and ati fan boys. I'm a
fan of whatever is faster!

Thanks

Dan

http://www.guru3d.com/ has a poll up on there front page asking a
similar question.
67% would take the 6600GT.