mikechai
03-06-03, 04:26 AM
Anandtech's ATI Radeon 9800 Pro review (http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1794)
More than just a higher clocked Radeon 9700, the Radeon 9800 Pro doesn't cease to impress because of the minor but potent improvements ATI made to the R350 core. Definitely a pleasant surprise, ATI has produced a worthy interim successor to the Radeon 9700 Pro. If you want the best out today, look no further than the Radeon 9800 Pro; it's quiet, faster, occupies a single slot, and will enjoy much wider availability than the GeForce FX.
NVIDIA will not have a chance to respond to the Radeon 9800 Pro for another couple of months, with their NV35 part. NVIDIA has NV35 up and running and it is already significantly better than the lackluster NV30; although we're not sure if it will be able to outperform the Radeon 9800 Pro, at this point we can say that from what we've seen, NVIDIA has regained some of our confidence.
Based on the hint, I think the NV35 will be on time and it will beat 9800 Pro in performance. What I'm not sure is whether there is any image quality improvement over NV30.
As pointed out in various reviews across the web, ATI definitely has a lead in image quality arena. With the new R350, ATI manage to improve the already efficient FSAA/AF mode in R300 to an even higher ground. Kudos to ATI again !
Lets hope they can hold on to the lead ...
p/s. it's quiet, faster, occupies a single slot, and will enjoy much wider availability basically sums it up. :)
More than just a higher clocked Radeon 9700, the Radeon 9800 Pro doesn't cease to impress because of the minor but potent improvements ATI made to the R350 core. Definitely a pleasant surprise, ATI has produced a worthy interim successor to the Radeon 9700 Pro. If you want the best out today, look no further than the Radeon 9800 Pro; it's quiet, faster, occupies a single slot, and will enjoy much wider availability than the GeForce FX.
NVIDIA will not have a chance to respond to the Radeon 9800 Pro for another couple of months, with their NV35 part. NVIDIA has NV35 up and running and it is already significantly better than the lackluster NV30; although we're not sure if it will be able to outperform the Radeon 9800 Pro, at this point we can say that from what we've seen, NVIDIA has regained some of our confidence.
Based on the hint, I think the NV35 will be on time and it will beat 9800 Pro in performance. What I'm not sure is whether there is any image quality improvement over NV30.
As pointed out in various reviews across the web, ATI definitely has a lead in image quality arena. With the new R350, ATI manage to improve the already efficient FSAA/AF mode in R300 to an even higher ground. Kudos to ATI again !
Lets hope they can hold on to the lead ...
p/s. it's quiet, faster, occupies a single slot, and will enjoy much wider availability basically sums it up. :)