Driver Heaven : FX5700 vs R9600XT.

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

Driver Heaven has a mediocre review of the FX5700 versus the R9600XT. Now the most interesting part to me was the conlusion. Like I mentioned before, if the FX on works well in games once optimized for FX run-time compiler to take advantage of the FX's diff. architecture (as Max Payne seems to suggest) and they are going to release drivers less often, aren't they pulling in opposite directions?

Anywhoo, here's the review link;

<A HREF="http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews/5700/index.htm" target="_new">http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews/5700/index.htm</A>


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[GeneticWeapon]

Going there now...

<b>I help because you suck</b>

 

[HardWareBoss]

First reports had 5700 beating 9600XT.

 

[GeneticWeapon]

The 9600XT wins the comparison because it's fuccking drivers cheat.

<b>I help because you suck</b>

 

[HardWareBoss]

Sounds like they both do!!!!!

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

I still think it's a pretty close competition. But defnitiely not the FX5700 'beating' the R9600XT. The way most of the reviews showed it was that when the FX won it was by a small margin, yet often (esecially in new games) the R9600XT would take a VERY large leap ahead.

Perhaps it's just the reviews you read. If it was the previews like Hexus, I think that's with alot of 'help'.

I'm at about 20-25 right now. and my general impression is that they are BOTH pretty good buys, except for one caveat like I said, alot of it relies on nVs GOOD (so far) driver improvements to assist the FX reash it's maximum potential. Perhaps the DX9.1 upgrade rumoured will brng these improvements under standard situations but we'll have to wait. The end result in optimized games is the same, but who wants to wait for the next driver release AFTER the game comes out before getting equal performance to the ATIs. I think MaxPayne2 may be a good test to see how long it takes to get nV's drivers to increase performance (and hopefully sticking with their current EQUAL IQ plan).

The one area that the FX5700 DOEs really clobber the R9600XT is in Quake 3, those scores are just outrageous. However that is waining as a good test IMO.

I'll stick with recommending the R9600Pro for the forseable future, except if people are using specifically nV centric games. These cards are so close, but yet not worth about a $50 premium above the R9600Pro IMO.


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[TheGreatGrapeApe]

Oh no not cheating again! :tongue:

Did you see my other thread?

I still say anomolaie and in this case we can intently watch ATI's reaction to this 'issue'. I really can't wait for their response. With that I will judge them accordingly.


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[HardWareBoss]

That's my take their both close. But as you stated are they worth the extra $50. Not yet. Nvidia should be releasing their drivers sooner.