radeon 7000 vs. 7200

[Droid1]

which is the better card for gaming?

The radeon 7000 has 64mb ddr and the 7200 has 64mb sdr so I would think the 7000 is better...but then why does the 7200 have a higher number for a name?

 

[halkebul]

The ATI 8500 64MB DDR (not LE version) if on a budget. Leadtek Ti 4200 cost about $35 more but better. ATI 9700 Pro to go all the way. That is, don't go below ATI 8500 for gaming. Good day!

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[knowan]

They're both pretty bad for gaming. I wouldn't recommend anything below a geforce 3 or a Radeon 8500. Right now the best bang for the buck is a Geforce 4 ti 4200. If that's out of your price range then I recommend either a geforce 3 or a Radeon 8500. If those are out of your price range, then do not expect to be able to play many recent games.

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[Codfish]

Radeon 7200 is better. Radeon 7000 ddr is 64-bit while 7200 sdr is 128-bit so memory bandwidth is the same. Radeon 7200 has a t&l unit & two texture units. Radeon 7000 has no t&l and only one texture unit.