GPU comparison

Nerazzurri · 12-28-07, 08:53 AM

Could somebody please help me with a link for a site that can compare two gpu cards of the same model but of different interface? I need to compare PCI (not express) vs. AGP of one particular model.

Konovalov · 12-28-07, 10:57 AM

The only site I can think of that can do direct comparison benchmarks for a large database of video cards is Tom's Hardware here: http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics_2007.html

Hope that helps in your AGP vs PIC Express questions.

SUBMAN1 · 12-28-07, 11:01 AM

There won't be much difference. ALl the BUS is for is moving the textures to the card, so you may have slightly increased loading times, but for gameplay, the textures will be on the card itself, so it won't be any slower.

I'll see if I can find something

-S

SUBMAN1 · 12-28-07, 11:18 AM

Here is a couple 1600's (in blue). The memory is slightly faster on the AGP card, so it does a little better than the PCI-E version, but this should make it clear that the AGP BUS is having no effect on the performance of the board.

-S

wamphyri · 12-28-07, 12:08 PM

He said a NON express pci card .. those are much slower than AGP. Especially if we're talking 8x agp.

Nerazzurri · 12-28-07, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by wamphyri

He said a NON express pci card .. those are much slower than AGP. Especially if we're talking 8x agp.

Thank you LOL I'm no computer expert, so I was wondering if I had it totally wrong

Yeah, just plain old PCI.

SUBMAN1 · 12-28-07, 12:48 PM

Still should be little difference except when something must be moved to the card. If you are moving 512 MB textures, yeah, it might be a bit slower. What PCI card by the way?

-S

Konovalov · 12-28-07, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Nerazzurri

Quote:

Originally Posted by wamphyri

He said a NON express pci card .. those are much slower than AGP. Especially if we're talking 8x agp.

Thank you LOL I'm no computer expert, so I was wondering if I had it totally wrong

Yeah, just plain old PCI.

Oops, sorry.

I almost forgot that PCI still exists for graphics cards.

Nerazzurri · 12-28-07, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

There won't be much difference. ALl the BUS is for is moving the textures to the card, so you may have slightly increased loading times, but for gameplay, the textures will be on the card itself, so it won't be any slower.

I'll see if I can find something

-S

Doesn't the AGP have better performance because it has dedicated bandwidth and reading textures directly from RAM, rather than copying it into the framebuffer?

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12-28-07, 10:57 AM	#2
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12-28-07, 11:01 AM	#3
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	There won't be much difference. ALl the BUS is for is moving the textures to the card, so you may have slightly increased loading times, but for gameplay, the textures will be on the card itself, so it won't be any slower. I'll see if I can find something -S __________________

12-28-07, 11:18 AM	#4
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Here is a couple 1600's (in blue). The memory is slightly faster on the AGP card, so it does a little better than the PCI-E version, but this should make it clear that the AGP BUS is having no effect on the performance of the board. -S __________________

12-28-07, 12:48 PM	#7
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Still should be little difference except when something must be moved to the card. If you are moving 512 MB textures, yeah, it might be a bit slower. What PCI card by the way? -S __________________

12-28-07, 12:08 PM	#5
wamphyri Lieutenant Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lethbridge, Alberta Posts: 260 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	He said a NON express pci card .. those are much slower than AGP. Especially if we're talking 8x agp.