Which is better?

**ByzanKing** · 02-24-2009, 22:42

which would be better, a 1GB Geforce 9800GT or a 1GB ATI Radeon HD 4850? anyone know?

**Lemur** · 02-24-2009, 23:48

Ooooookay, some quick Googling tells me that the 4850 is going to be about 10% faster than the 9800, with some game-specific variation (obviously). All of the tests I found were of the 512 meg versions of the cards, but there's no logical reason why the results of identical chipsets should change when you jump to 1 gi

If you look here you'll see that the 9800 has trouble competing with the 4830, much less the 4850.

Seems pretty cut-and-dried to this lemur.

**Spino** · 02-25-2009, 01:19

Ditto, go for the 4850.

**ByzanKing** · 02-25-2009, 23:12

Thanks guys, I read reviews of the two but I am not that great with computer jargon so I was not sure which was better. I will go with your suggestions. Thanks much again.

**Lemur** · 02-25-2009, 23:41

Yeah, I'm not too clear on what the 9800 actually is. I've read several people claiming that it's just a renamed 8800. If I cared more, I would really look into it.

The 48XX series is newer and more efficient, in any case. Judging by the performance charts I've seen, you won't regret steering clear of the 9800.

**drone** · 02-25-2009, 23:57

Originally Posted by Lemur

Yeah, I'm not too clear on what the 9800 actually is. I've read several people claiming that it's just a renamed 8800. If I cared more, I would really look into it.

The 48XX series is newer and more efficient, in any case. Judging by the performance charts I've seen, you won't regret steering clear of the 9800.

Yeah, it's Wikipedia, but these 2 pages are gold when comparing differences between graphics cards.
Comparison of ATI Graphics Processing Units
Comparison of NVIDIA Graphics Processing Units