Radeon 9700 vs X1300

NipplesTheCat · 03-05-07, 07:57 PM

What is the better card?

SUBMAN1 · 03-05-07, 10:13 PM

I voted the 9700 since it is probably faster but not much. The x1300 is dog slow. Good for a VGA card however.

By the way, I may be wrong since I did not verify the speed difference between the two.

One more thing, the x1300 will probably support DX9 better, but most of DX9's enhancements will slow it down.

Quite litterally, the two are almost a toss up in my book on which one to run.

Now I have probably completely confused you!

Sorry!

-S

JSLTIGER · 03-06-07, 12:30 AM

Not even close...the 9700, albeit a fair sight older than the X1300, was a top of the line card when it came out, and offers performance approximately on par with the mid-range (in the following generation) GeForce 6600. It still is considered a mid-range card, although at this point, it has pretty much outlived its useful life (I'll be getting rid of mine shortly). Either way, the X1300 is a low end part, and only has 4 pipelines to the 9700's 8. The sole advantage to the X1300 is the fact that it is a Shader Model 3.0 part, while the 9700 is a SM2.0 part, but to enable SM3.0 on the X1300 would probably turn your game into a slideshow. If you were forced to pick between the two? 9700 any day of the week and twice on Sunday. However, at this point, there are easily better cards that one can pick up. As I assume you're running an AGP based system (because the 9700 was only produced for AGP), you should be able to pick up an AGP X1950Pro for no more than $200, and that number ought to drop rapidly once AMD/ATI launches their X2900 (aka R600) series.

elite_hunter_sh3 · 03-06-07, 03:55 PM

ooo pooh i voted for wrong card, DAM IT

stupid wireless, hae to fix it soon, 9700 way to go

NipplesTheCat · 03-08-07, 09:27 PM

Well I guess thats settled then. I have a x1300 and my friend is getting rid of his 9700. I was thinking about taking it off of his hands.

elite_hunter_sh3 · 03-08-07, 11:05 PM

cant u ge a better card like a x1600 pro or x1950 pro agp??

Drebbel · 03-09-07, 02:50 AM

According to TomsHardware

The Best Gaming Video Cards for the Money: March 2007

The 1300 is one step below the 9700

I think I am going to use that test (and a brief look in my wallet) to find out which card will replace my Geforce FX5600

View Poll Results: What is the better card?b
9700	4	66.67%
X1300	2	33.33%
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03-05-07, 07:57 PM	#1
NipplesTheCat 中国水兵 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 281 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Radeon 9700 vs X1300 What is the better card? __________________ Your sister swims towards troop ships.

03-05-07, 10:13 PM	#2
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I voted the 9700 since it is probably faster but not much. The x1300 is dog slow. Good for a VGA card however. By the way, I may be wrong since I did not verify the speed difference between the two. One more thing, the x1300 will probably support DX9 better, but most of DX9's enhancements will slow it down. Quite litterally, the two are almost a toss up in my book on which one to run. Now I have probably completely confused you! Sorry! -S __________________

03-06-07, 12:30 AM	#3
JSLTIGER The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Parkland, FL, USA Posts: 1,437 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Not even close...the 9700, albeit a fair sight older than the X1300, was a top of the line card when it came out, and offers performance approximately on par with the mid-range (in the following generation) GeForce 6600. It still is considered a mid-range card, although at this point, it has pretty much outlived its useful life (I'll be getting rid of mine shortly). Either way, the X1300 is a low end part, and only has 4 pipelines to the 9700's 8. The sole advantage to the X1300 is the fact that it is a Shader Model 3.0 part, while the 9700 is a SM2.0 part, but to enable SM3.0 on the X1300 would probably turn your game into a slideshow. If you were forced to pick between the two? 9700 any day of the week and twice on Sunday. However, at this point, there are easily better cards that one can pick up. As I assume you're running an AGP based system (because the 9700 was only produced for AGP), you should be able to pick up an AGP X1950Pro for no more than $200, and that number ought to drop rapidly once AMD/ATI launches their X2900 (aka R600) series. __________________ Thor: Intel Core i7 4770K\|ASUS Z87Pro\|32GB DDR3 RAM\|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black\|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD\|4X LG BD-RE\|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)\|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Pro Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop): Intel Core i7 8750H\|16GB DDR4 RAM\|6GB GeForce GTX 1060\|128GB SSD+1TB HDD\|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)\|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Home

03-08-07, 09:27 PM	#5
NipplesTheCat 中国水兵 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 281 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Well I guess thats settled then. I have a x1300 and my friend is getting rid of his 9700. I was thinking about taking it off of his hands. __________________ Your sister swims towards troop ships.

03-06-07, 03:55 PM	#4
elite_hunter_sh3 The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,376 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	ooo pooh i voted for wrong card, DAM IT stupid wireless, hae to fix it soon, 9700 way to go

03-08-07, 11:05 PM	#6
elite_hunter_sh3 The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,376 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	cant u ge a better card like a x1600 pro or x1950 pro agp??

03-09-07, 02:50 AM	#7
Drebbel Dutch Sea Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Almost at periscope death ! Posts: 1,665 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	According to TomsHardware The Best Gaming Video Cards for the Money: March 2007 The 1300 is one step below the 9700 I think I am going to use that test (and a brief look in my wallet) to find out which card will replace my Geforce FX5600