ATI’s Radeon 9700 (R300) – Crowning the New King
ATI Radeon 9000 Pro – The GeForce4 MX Killer
Radeon 9700: http://www17.tomshardware.com/graphic/0 ... index.html
Radeon 9000: http://www17.tomshardware.com/graphic/0 ... index.html
What do you think of the new Radeons?
Ill be looking at the 9700 forsure. I already have a 8500 so im not all that intreasted in the 9000...but if they make it in PCI I will be thrilled...but eithor way, it is a far better purches then the MX line!
Greg
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The Radeon 9700 is impressive-a DX9 compliant part with 107 million transistors on a 0.15 micron process, and ATI managed to clock it a 300 Mhz plus. 
Downside is its expen$ive. Guess thats to be expected for a next-generation part for now.
The followup likely is modified R300 core produced using a .13 micron fab size. Don't expect it till next year (ATI uses the TSMC the same foundry as Nvidia}.
Personally I'm going to wait until NV30 comes out before getting a next-generation videocard. I believe Nvidia going to launch the NV30 in 3 different models in varying speeds and pricetags.
About Matrox-the Radeon 9700 leaves them in a bad spot. Who will buy Matrox's Parhelia? Matrox spent much time and money making this card and its outperformed. I'm wondering how Matrox is going to surive with its market share decreasing and with only one design team.
Downside is its expen$ive. Guess thats to be expected for a next-generation part for now. The followup likely is modified R300 core produced using a .13 micron fab size. Don't expect it till next year (ATI uses the TSMC the same foundry as Nvidia}.
Personally I'm going to wait until NV30 comes out before getting a next-generation videocard. I believe Nvidia going to launch the NV30 in 3 different models in varying speeds and pricetags.
About Matrox-the Radeon 9700 leaves them in a bad spot. Who will buy Matrox's Parhelia? Matrox spent much time and money making this card and its outperformed. I'm wondering how Matrox is going to surive with its market share decreasing and with only one design team.
They will also be releasing a R9000 64meg PCI which I will get ALL over so I can use it in my mini shuttle case...only pci slots.
I would like to see the nv30 sooner though. My 8500 128meg is lagging in a few games now.....so I wana Upgrade!
Greg
I would like to see the nv30 sooner though. My 8500 128meg is lagging in a few games now.....so I wana Upgrade!
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:up
you know.. matrox would've had a more loyal user base if they had/did several things:
1 - treated customers with more care via better support
2 - not back out of end user market (they did pure business oriented cards after the g400)
3 - and not be such total assholes to interested members of the press (they straight up said our site was too small and to ask them again for review samples when we got bigger - F*CK THEM is all i can say)
I'll be that much happier when these losers finally die off
1 - treated customers with more care via better support
2 - not back out of end user market (they did pure business oriented cards after the g400)
3 - and not be such total assholes to interested members of the press (they straight up said our site was too small and to ask them again for review samples when we got bigger - F*CK THEM is all i can say)
I'll be that much happier when these losers finally die off
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