I am trying to get a new computer, but it's been years since I paid some attention to the GPU market so I no longer know how to tell a good GPU from a bad one.
I would like to know which are the key features I should evaluate in a graphic card to know how good it is.
And also I would like to know how does the "naming" works now for nVidia and ATI in order to tell how good or bad a product is just looking at its name. Back then I could say that a GeForce 8800 GTX was way better than a GeForce 8500 GS, and the same for ATI. How does it work now and which are most common cards now so I can use them as a guide about what's new and what's old?
I would like to know which are the key features I should evaluate in a graphic card to know how good it is.
And also I would like to know how does the "naming" works now for nVidia and ATI in order to tell how good or bad a product is just looking at its name. Back then I could say that a GeForce 8800 GTX was way better than a GeForce 8500 GS, and the same for ATI. How does it work now and which are most common cards now so I can use them as a guide about what's new and what's old?