Geforce series

[Oaty]

Ok I'm having a problem with a game and my videocard is old in hardware terms maybe about 2 years old and I don't know how old it is in manufacturing terms. Has worked fine with all new games up until now

The minimum requirements geforce MX 32 MB

I have a GEforce fx5500 255 MB

So wich came first:

--------The chicken or the egg and...
--------The Geforce MX series or the Geforce FX series

------My enquiring mind wants to know

Anyways before I request more tech support I want to make sure the FX series came after the MX.

I'm googling it now but if you don't look in the right place it can take hours snd sometimes you get the info you need in 2 mins. Anyways any help is appreciated.

[Geezer57]

In the past, at least, the "MX" designated an economy model, not the flagship series. "FX", if I remember correctly, seems to be just some random "marketing speak" code. Maybe midrange models, but certainly not the very top of the line.

[orangat]

The Quadro always has the fx prefix I believe but only for the 5xxx series of the geforce. The mx prefix started from the gf2.

[Oaty]

Ah yes never can forget about wikipedia

The mx's are older than the fx

Nvidia on Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce)

[hoom]

Geforce 2MX & 4MX (actually a 2MX but branded a 4) were the cheap model of the Geforce 2 and 4 series.
Geforce FX series is the 5 series (but sucks at pixel shading vs the contemporary ATI 9700/9800 series).

[x-dANGEr]

So you're saying my Geforce FX5200 128 MB sucks?

[hoom]

On looking at the specs of the 5200, an ATI representative quipped 'its a graphics decelerator' :laugh4:

[Sardo]

I too have a question pertaining to the GeForce videocards, so I figured I might as well put it here, rather than starting a new thread.

We currently have a GeForce 6610XL in our pc (I figure this is perhaps some sort of upgraded 6600?) and I was looking into replacing it with something newer, as it's struggling a bit with games like Oblivion and I like pretty shiny graphics.
So I made a call to a local computer store and the lady on the phone mentioned the GF 7300GS, with a 256MB memory and priced at about €86 (afraid I don't know the equivalent in foreign currencies). I expected a good card to be somewhat pricier, so I'm putting the question to the knowledgeable patrons of the .Org: is this card worth getting? Will it outperform the one we have or should I look for something better?

[BDC]

That card is not good. You get what you pay for.

Don't be seduced by lots of memory. It's a con.

Look around for some proper online reviews. I suspect it would outperform your current card, but not worth the money.

[orangat]

I too have a question pertaining to the GeForce videocards, so I figured I might as well put it here, rather than starting a new thread.

We currently have a GeForce 6610XL in our pc (I figure this is perhaps some sort of upgraded 6600?) and I was looking into replacing it with something newer, as it's struggling a bit with games like Oblivion and I like pretty shiny graphics.
......

A decent step up would be a 6800gs/7600gs/gt or an x1600pro. The 7300 is not for gaming.

[Sardo]

Thanks for the replies. Any ideas on how the 7600gs/gt and x1600pro would compare with regard to pricing and performance then? (I'm not exactly an expert and perhaps the numbers don't mean that much, but would I be right in guessing that going from a 6610xl to a 6800 would be a rather small step?)

[tibilicus]

I own x1600 pro it keeps cool although at tiems the fan can be quite loud, it's great on performance and is good value for money comign in at around $180-$200. Then again I have never used a 7600gs. And if you do buy a x1600 now you should be able to handle mtw2 and so on no problem and then have enough money next year to buy a dirextx 10 card. Clever thinking. :P


Tib

[orangat]

Thanks for the replies. Any ideas on how the 7600gs/gt and x1600pro would compare with regard to pricing and performance then? (I'm not exactly an expert and perhaps the numbers don't mean that much, but would I be right in guessing that going from a 6610xl to a 6800 would be a rather small step?)

Look at online retailers to get an idea about pricing.
This should give you an idea on the performance or do a search for reviews.
http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/05/08/2006_graphics_card_buyers_guide_part1/
http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/07/17/summer_2006_geforce_7_graphics_gear/

I don't know what the 6610xl is. The performance difference between a 6600gt and 6800 is almost nil or very small because the 6800 (non gt/ultra) is bandwidth limited.

Edit - And 200 USD is too expensive for a x1600pro. It retails for $100 at mwave.

[caravel]

So you're saying my Geforce FX5200 128 MB sucks?

I'm afraid that the FX5200 is budget range. At the time of it's release ATI were the best option anyway.

-Edit: I almost forgot. "MX" was always the name for the budget geforce cards until the Geforce FX series where Nvidia dropped the "MX" suffix, as it probably affected sales (well when you consider that the Geforce 4 MX's were actually equivalent to Geforce 2 MX's you can understand why). The 5200 took over as the Geforce MX range. Some of these had ridiculous amounts of memory, such as 256MB, pretty pointless on a card that has only 2 pixel pipelines and only a mediocre core speed.


Don't be seduced by lots of memory. It's a con.

:bow: