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#1 2010-01-19 21:38:24
- Caio
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9800GT vs HD 4770, drivers vs performance
I wasn't sure where to post this, so I hope here is okay.
My old 8600GT died yesterday and I've been looking into replacements. I'm currently trying to decide between a GeForce 9800GT and a Radeon HD 4770; they cost the same and are the best I can afford. From what I've seen on benchmarks, though, the Radeon outperforms the GeForce by about 10%, but NVIDIA has better drives for Linux. I use Windows for gaming and Arch for everything else. My doubt is whether or not the performance improvement is worth the worse drivers. FWIW, I'm using Awesome WM (so no fancy desktop effects). Any advice would be useful. Thanks!
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#2 2010-01-20 10:27:40
- o1911
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Re: 9800GT vs HD 4770, drivers vs performance
Oh man, I bought a laptop not too long ago with an ati chipset thinking "it couldn't be that bad, right?".
Well, if you value everything working smoothly and random stuff not happening, then please go the nvidia. I've got a 9800gtx and it's disgusting how much power there is, even if the ati card is better. Believe the hype, their drivers are poor. Even if the nvidia is more expensive, I'd still buy it.
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#3 2010-01-20 11:37:08
- scio
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Re: 9800GT vs HD 4770, drivers vs performance
If I remember the debates correctly, the ati mobile graphics are especially bad. I thought the newer desktop ones were somewhat reliable.
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#4 2010-01-20 15:34:29
- lman
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Re: 9800GT vs HD 4770, drivers vs performance
go for nvidia. At the moment drivers are light-years ahead in comparison with the ati ones (oss/catalyst). Also video playback support is way better with nvidia using vpdau 
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#5 2010-01-20 16:21:59
- flamelab
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Re: 9800GT vs HD 4770, drivers vs performance
Nvidia of course.
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#6 2010-01-20 19:08:38
- tealson
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Re: 9800GT vs HD 4770, drivers vs performance
It hurts to say, but nvidia has definatly better linux drivers. Ati is best at Performance & Power Consumption atm.
Although: My ati 3650 works finde under arch (radon driver).
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#7 2010-01-20 19:14:15
- apollokk
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Re: 9800GT vs HD 4770, drivers vs performance
+1 to NVidia.
/me wants you to detele this account... please delete it.
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