Which is the fastest card.

[Darthgary]

???

[Darthgary]

If I recall benchmarks, I think the 9000 Pro was faster then the FX 5200 in most tests.

[Prex]

It's the 9100. Positively.

Here's the specs, including core size and transistor count:

Radeon 9000 Pro

Core: 275
Mem: 275 DDR
TMU per pipe/pipes: 1/4
Memory Bandwidth: 8.8 GB/s
Size/Transistors: .15/36 million

Radeon 9100

Core: 250
Mem: 250 DDR
TMU per pipe/pipes: 2/4
Memory Bandwidth: 8.0 GB/s
Size/Trans: .15/60 million

Radeon 9200 SE

Core: 200
Mem: 166 DDR
TMU per pipe/pipes: 1/4
Memory Bandwidth: 5.3 GB/s
Size/Trans: .15/36 million

GeForce FX 5200

Core: 250
Mem: 200 DDR
TMU per pipe/pipes: 2/2
Memory Bandwidth: 6.4 GB/s
Size/Trans: .15/45 million

Those numbers should make it obvious. Although the 9000 Pro has a faster core and memory, as well as bandwidth, you can see that it has a lot less core.

[Kruzin]

Fastest for 2D CAD - Matrox Parhelia
Fastest for desktop uses - Matrox Parhelia
Fastest for triple monitor support and Surround Gaming - Matrox Parhelia

[Prex]

Originally posted by Kruzin
Fastest for 2D CAD - Matrox Parhelia

Really? I don't doubt the other two, but the Parhelia outpaces the upper end Wildcats from 3dLabs for this?

prexaspes the deleted.

[Kruzin]

The Wildcat cards are primarily for 3D workstations, out of the realm of consumer level cards. Whole different level than we are talking about here.

Anyway, while I can't quote benchmarks offhand, I do know that the upper end Wildcats are pushing $900us, and geared for 3D rendering. I can't say for certain that Parhelia is faster in 2D, but I think it is. I'll see what I can dig up on it....

[Kruzin]

Can't find a thing directly comparing the Parhelia to the Wildcat in 2D CAD.
Can't find any 2D benches on the Wildcat at all. Everything I am finding published is regaurding 3D rendering speeds.

[Prexaspes]

Hmm, I know what you mean. It's like trying to find game benchmarks for the Wildcats - nobody who has one seems to use them outside of their intended use. For the money, I guess it would be that way, though.

edit - Looks like you lost some posts! there's some threads in the community addressing this. My whole account got lost!

[Kruzin]

Yep.
I definatly lost a bunch of posts

-edit-
Looks like things are being handled....

Originally posted by ScottW
We're aware of these and plan to restore the old, higher post counts within the next few days.

[ArcticFox]

Uh-oh, does this mean TIMO is being run on a Mac?