A Closer Look @ Radeon 8500 2D Quality!
Posted by: [PM] on: 12/02/2001 04:54 PM [ Print | 6 comment(s) ] · 1023 views
Did you ever think about that you're spending most of your time in a 2D envorionment when using your PC? Apparently nearly noone does when sucked into the swirl of todays 3D hype. HardwareCentral has taken a note on superior 2D quality and performance of ATI's 400Mhz RAMDAC sportied on the Radeon 8500:
I should note that in no way is the GeForce2 Ultra (or GeForce3) a poor 2D performer, but the Radeon 8500 proved superior at higher resolutions. Performing tasks such as manipulating or scrolling through large images or even a worksheet full of Excel graphs was noticeably smoother with the ATI card, and 2D image and text clarity is a bit better -- especially at 1,600 by 1,200 or higher.
Check out Vince Freeman's findings @ HardwareCentral.
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unknown Posts: 2 Joined: 2002-11-11 |
#34283 Posted on: 12/02/2001 05:34 PM
i bought a radeon 8500 what a rip off.....at resolutions that i normaly run it is no better then the gainward gf3 i am running now and it has rancid 3d performance for a flagship card ....ATi will never be able to compete with nvidia and they should stop talking like they can...and alll these hardware sites should stop making it seem like the 8500 is a contender of anykind for gamers..its NOT....just run AquaNox on one and then run it on any gf3 |
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unknown Posts: 2 Joined: 2002-11-11 |
#34284 Posted on: 12/02/2001 07:15 PM
The main problem is: All the games, especially AquaNox are optimized for the Geforce3. Aquanox was the presentation game or dem for the Gf3. When the game developers develop for the ATI too, the card would better run then the gf3. Oh, and the ati is much lower in the costs and for that price, the ATI is my favourite! |
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unknown Posts: 2 Joined: 2002-11-11 |
#34286 Posted on: 12/02/2001 09:33 PM
its not much lower in price and when the game developers grow multiple heaads is when you'll see them right games for ATi over nvidia...especially now that x box is an using embeded gf3...i paid 200 bucks for an oem...which i was at the time unaware that not only was it cheap it was CHEAP...its not even the same card as the retail version..lower quaility ddr and lower clock and memory timings...screw ATi...crooks adn cowards |
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unknown Posts: 2 Joined: 2002-11-11 |
#34291 Posted on: 12/03/2001 12:08 PM
Lets face it. With all this 3D shit we are living now 2D is forgotten even though we use it everyday on any application in windows. Anyways 3D is what we want performance on and nothing beats Nvidia in performance. I have a Geforce 2 GTS. My next buy should be Nvidia's next graphics card. and my next CPU AMD's Hammer!  |
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unknown Posts: 2 Joined: 2002-11-11 |
#34292 Posted on: 12/03/2001 03:47 PM
u r a total asshole, the only problem is w/ the ati's: the drivers! if u have some knowledge about technology, u have to know the ati chip far more sophisticated than any kind of current nvidia's... stop your bullshit and go back to the school, boy! |
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unknown Posts: 2 Joined: 2002-11-11 |
#34297 Posted on: 12/03/2001 07:09 PM
nVidia has never provided excellent image quality, 2D or 3D. Don't give into the hype. GF3 is overpriced and unnecessary. And by the time all you nVidia fan-boys get one they will be hyping their next chipset that no good games will support for another year. Ahh...nothing like 21st century penis envy. I'll stick with my Kyro2 (which runs EVERY game out right now perfectly) and get the best bang for the buck this spring. Better to buy a couple sub $200 cards every year. Remember the GF1 and all the T&L hype? How many good games today make real use of it (a couple years later)? |
