I have found a really neat place were you can Compare Different Video Card GPU’s before you buy - A Web Site Link. It can be used to compare older nVIDIA video cards to new ones, compare AMD video cards to NVIDIA and on and on. There is an extensive library that places existing specifications of one video card up against another. I have just never seen such a resource before. If you ever thought about buying a new video card and wondered what that might mean, here is where you need to look. It does not appear to consider any other types of video besides AMD and nVIDIA, but really, for buying an add in video card, what other choices are there?
If you use the site, you must come back and tell us if you found it useful or not. From the link above you will see a list of video card GPU’s. Select your present model. Then, at the top of the page, select the video GPU you are considering upgrading to for a comparison. If you have a similar resource, please share it with us here.
According to my sysinfo: I have a GeForce 7300 LE. Can not find it in that list.
Same for my wife’s system: GeForce FX 5200
Yes the listing stops with the 8000 series video cards which came out in 2007. One can only say that anything you buy today will be faster, use a PCIe interface and will most likely use more power. I would suggest that it is time to upgrade, though you may need a new computer to go with it.
My 11 year old Sandbox PC with an ancient 32-bit Athlon-1100 CPU has a GeForce FX5200. This card has done well for me over the years. Its definitely not in the list … BUT then again, if one were considering to purchase a video card, i think in today’s day it would be silly to buy an FX5200. Even for an old PC with only a PCI and AGP bus (and not a PCI-e) I think it would be silly to buy an FX5200. Still, I don’t think there are any cards on that list that would run on an AGP bus ?
I have a PCI (not PCI-e) 8400 GS (512MB) nVidia card (which IS listed on the bottom of that list) and for graphics playback, it is SLOWER than the AGP FX5200 nVidia card, because of the PCI bus limitations. However for HD video playback using vdpau, the PCI 8400GS beats the pants off the FX5200 AGP card. … So much for old card comparisons.
My 2+ year old Intel Core i7 920 PC has a GeForce GTX260 card. My wife’s Intel Core i7 860 has a GeForce G210 card. I think both cards can still be purchased. There is no direct comparison to those two cards, BUT they are both compared to a newer GTX 560, from which one can deduce that my GTX260 should have better performance than my wife’s G210. And indeed that is our experience. … Her CPU (Intel Core i7 860) is slightly superior to my PC’s CPU (Intel Core i7 920). But my PC’s graphic capabilities seem to be much better than her’s and the graphic card differences really shine through here.
jdmcdaniel3, I think its a good site. Thanks for recommending it for a look.
Why? It is not broken.
hcvv, I must say that the intent of this link was for those that wished to compare an existing video card to a newer one they want to buy. If you are happy with what you have, why are you bothering looking at this site?
Most often, our younger users who play games all of the time, would like to compare their one year old video card to a slightly newer video card is my experience on the subject. nVIDIA and AMD put out so many different models that it is hell trying to determine if spending more money is worthwhile at all. If I purchased a GTX 460 Last year and can afford a GTS 550 Ti this year, is the new video card going to do any better for me? This is the hope of this web site link.
I agree completley with you. I got the impression that I could compare my card with newer ones if I wanted to buy a new one. Now I am afraid that the web site got me because I do not want to buy a new one (it is clairvoyant). But nevertheless it would be nice if I could compare with a new one even if I do not intend to buy. Such a comparison could even convince me to buy a new one. But alas, as long as the web site sees that I am not realy willing to buy, it will not serve me
And I am bothering looking at the side for several reasons:
. you posted it and my idea is that most what you post is worthwhile to read;
. I was curious how much “faster” newer cards would be then the ones we have, two times, four times in a few years?
I agree completley with you. I got the impression that I could compare my card with newer ones if I wanted to buy a new one. Now I am afraid that the web site got me because I do not want to buy a new one (it is clairvoyant). But nevertheless it would be nice if I could compare with a new one even if I do not intend to buy. Such a comparison could even convince me to buy a new one. But alas, as long as the web site sees that I am not realy willing to buy, it will not serve me :(
And I am bothering looking at the side for several reasons:
. you posted it and my idea is that most what you post is worthwhile to read;
. I was curious how much “faster” newer cards would be then the ones we have, two times, four times in a few years?
Obviously, if you did consider buying a new video card, I would look up anything that you needed and you can still find even reviews of the older video cards posted online. The number one issue with upgrading is the BUS type. AGP was used for most older cards and PCIe is used for all new ones. You can still find AGP cards, but nothing very recent has been made. Again, if there is another site that does this kind of comparison, we need to post it in this thread as it is a worthwhile to be listed here.
Thanks, but I think I will take what comes with the next system. For which I have still no plans. Mostly I am playing the game called openSUSE Forums and it is a hardware Friendly one.
Pretty nice to be able to make a comparison. I have a 8600 GT fanless in this machine and a 9500 GT fanless in the other system. With the newer Nvidia numbering system I was quite frankly at a loss as to what a reasonable mid range video card is in the Nvidia lineup. No fan no slagged GPU when the fan dies.
Pretty nice to be able to make a comparison. I have a 8600 GT fanless in this machine and a 9500 GT fanless in the other system. With the newer Nvidia numbering system I was quite frankly at a loss as to what a reasonable mid range video card is in the Nvidia lineup. No fan no slagged GPU when the fan dies. :D
Happy you like it FlameBait. Frankly, the numbering system for video cards at nVIDIA is just about crazy and I don’t think it is any better with AMD. So, this site can help make some sense of it all. It seemed like the jump to the first 200 series cards were not very good at all. I had a 240 that gave me fits with its original drivers and openSUSE. The 250, when it came out was said to just be a rebranded 9800. I never even owned a 300 series, which did not last very long at all. Then with the 400’s, lots of video models emerged which we see today. But with the 500’s, they looked to be already topped out at the crazy dual GPU model GTX 590 (365 watts required for one video card) and I am not even sure what the next number might be called.
jdmcdaniel3, I think its a good site. Thanks for recommending it for a look.
oldcpu, I did not over look your comments. I always appreciate your input. I actually went to bed worried you might feel slighted here by not acknowledging what you had said and so I am sorry to take so long to respond to your message here.
Why an earth was it decided to rank the cards on the main page and based on memory bandwidth?
This more or less is the most useless indicator of performance, the most realistic indicator would have been the texture fill rate.
If the site is changed to be based on texture fill rate it would be great site to bookmark for future reference.
So it is a real problem to be able to compare apples to apples between different GPU models and across different manufacturers. If I thought there was a better way to make the comparisons, I would surely visit the web Site and see if such a comment to them can be posted there.
You may be a moderator but that does not give you the right to patronise other users or use your authoritative position in a subjective and degrading manner against someone else.
I am free to voice my views, opinions and criticism in accordance with the forum rules. I have no problem if you do not agree with anything I say but your current behaviour is totally unacceptable.
I expect far better from a moderator, like it or not the way you behave has a direct influence on the openSUSE community. Your uncivilised response was uncalled for.
You may be a moderator but that does not give you the right to patronise other users or use your authoritative position in a subjective and degrading manner against someone else.
I am free to voice my views, opinions and criticism in accordance with the forum rules. I have no problem if you do not agree with anything I say but your current behaviour is totally unacceptable.
I expect far better from a moderator, like it or not the way you behave has a direct influence on the openSUSE community. Your uncivilised response was uncalled for.
Please A-D4M, don’t get so excited here. Its OK to voice your opinions. Don’t be so defensive. We all have different ideas about things and that is a good thing, not a bad one. So lighten up and go with the flow. We accept what you say if you accept what we say. After all, the whole purpose here is to learn more about using openSUSE. So, lets keep our eye on the ball.
I may have been ‘grumpy’ in my post, but I also have the right to express my views.
And that sort of critical comment of mine that I threw direct at you (ie when someone else is critical of another who is trying to contribute) does highlight a MAJOR pet peeve of mine.
IMHO jdmcdaniel3 was trying to contribute to the forum in a useful post, … you could have found far more tactful ways to make your observation. From my point of view sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. Its unpleasant, I know, when one’s own sauce is thrown back at them. Just as your last comment (throwing back my sauce, so to speak) was unpleasant to me.
Anyway, jdmcdaniel3’s reply is very good IMHO, and it applies equally to me as well as to you.
Very interesting format. They place all of one brand together thought to be equal against a line with all of the other brand thought to be equal and all equal. This is also a very useful site. Thanks for posting the information wakou.
Even for an old PC with only a PCI and AGP bus (and not a PCI-e) I think it would be silly to buy an FX5200. Still, I don’t think there are any cards on that list that would run on an AGP bus ?
