ati x600 vs ati 8500

yaypandas · 03-03-2007, 18:40

i need to know which graphics card is is more powerful.

thanks in advance.

04-03-2007, 15:27

ATI 8500???? old hat the x600 generations newer so x600

keithwalton · 04-03-2007, 15:37

They are both Quad pipe designs i believe, but the X600 is dx9c based the 8500 is dx8 i believe.

The x600 has significantly more and faster ram, and probably faster core speed as well. But neither are 'fast' by modern standards.

Final comparision,
8500 - AGP, upto 128megs of ddr1, core 275mhz (quad pipe) ram 275mhz (128bit) dx 8.1
x600 - pci-e upto 256megs of ddr1, core 400mhz (quad pipe) ram 600 mhz (128bit) dx 9.0c

edit - yes i did just testing to see if you're awake there Zing

04-03-2007, 15:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by keithwalton

They are both Quad pipe designs i believe, but the X600 is dx9c based the 8500 is dx8 i believe.

The x600 has significantly more and faster ram, and probably faster core speed as well. But neither are 'fast' by modern standards.

Final comparision,
8500 - AGP, upto 128megs of ddr1, core 275mhz (quad pipe) ram 275mhz (128bit) dx 9.0c
x600 - pci-e upto 256megs of ddr1, core 400mhz (quad pipe) ram 600 mhz (128bit) dx 8.1

you got the DX revisions back to front there?