Which ATI card is better? Advice needed.

[Steady]

ATI ALL IN WONDER RADEON 32mb PCI vs ATI Xpert2000Pro Ultra 32mb AGP

Which is a better gaming card? I bought the ALL IN WONDER a few years ago. $180.00

The ATI Xpert2000Pro is brand new from New Egg. $30.00


Thank you,

Daniel

 

[Nights_L]

Both are not good gaming card for the moment..
but if you are asking which one is better, then Radeon is better

 

[Steady]

Are you 100% sure? I was told that AGP is always better performance for games.

Daniel

 

[cleeve]

Not in this case.

The huge power difference between the Radeon chipset vs. the weak rage128 chipset (in the Xpert 2000) will override any AGP performance increase, which is minimal at best.

AGP doesn't matter nearly as much as the 3d chip on the card. In fact, it's rarely a factor at all.

 

[daddywags214]

If you have the cash, why not spend an extra $30 and get an ATi Radeon 8500 Pro off of ebay?

I'm a born barbershopper...

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

Cleeve's right, while I think PCI is always a bad choice for primary monitor (but great for triple and above) in a NEW CARD, in this case the power of the Rage 128 isn't enough to make up the diff. Even the first Radeon (really what we are talking about) isn't enough to stress that. An R9000 PCI will still be better than an old RageFury on AGP simply because the diff. can't be made up by bus speed since the card doesn't use much more. Just like an R9800 on a 4X board still kills an R9600 on an 8X board, despite having the wide path to go down. It just isn't used.

Question; is this an upgrade issue for you, or a choice between the two. If you are upgrading TO the Xpert from the Radeon AIW pci don't bother, your current card is better and save the money until you can buy a proper replacement. And sell the AIW because people are ALWAYS looking for them for media-boxes (I just gave one to a friend for that very purpose). If you are chosing these for replacement for another current card then DON'T the money is better spent on other card.
Since you said you bought it a while back I'd say stick with the Radeon AIW. Then buy something at the end of the summer or fall when you really need it. If something isn't playing on the AIW right now it's not going to be better on the Xpert. Like 'daddy..' said you need the R8500 to really make it worth a new purchase. Same goes for R9000/9100/9200, etc.


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