Noticible difference fr ATI 7500 to 9200 or 9600?

frosty · Post by **frosty** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 8:21 am

Hello and greetings.

I have not been here in a while.
But feels good to be back in the forums.

Do you video enthusiasts/experts know if I would get
significant better performance for 2d and gaming if I go fr a ATI7500 128 ram to a higher up 9200 or 9600.

Main use is ms word, and UT2004/Q3 - hopefully HL2.

TIA

Tobias · Post by **Tobias** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 8:59 am

Since 7500 is such an old card, it is a bit problematic to find a test featuring both 9600 Pro/XT and 7500. But judging from Tomshardwares three different VGA-charts, I would say a definitive yes on the question "Would I get significant better performance for gaming?". I would also recomend that you get a 9600Pro/XT since the performance of 9200 in Dx9 apps is a little bit lame and the performance of 9600SE isn't much better:)

However, I would suspect that the difference in performance on the games you play at present would not be very noticable, (Q3 needs SO much performance;) but for UT2k4 and for HL2 the difference would certainly be worth the bucks:) And for HL2, if you can´t get decent performance with one of the best cards there is today running software that seems to run better with the radeon family, then I suspect that you realy need to concider changing CPU or maybe get a dedicated gaming rig if you can't get it quiet enough:)

PhilgB · Post by **PhilgB** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 1:27 pm

I think alot of it has to do with what resolution you are comfortable with. I just bought a 9800Pro (loud) which I will be returning soon since I can still enjoy the occasional game at 1024 by 768 ~40-50 fps.

I was running a GeForce2 Mx400 and performance was fine but since it only supports DirectX 7, everything looks pretty bad. So I will return my 9800Pro and get a 9600NonPro because it is cheaper, will improve (slightly) peformance and quality, and its FANLESS!

Just the opinion of a casual gamer

frosty · Post by **frosty** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 12:53 pm

thank you for your advice.

exeter_acres · Post by **exeter_acres** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 2:31 pm

I just upgraded from a 7500 AiW to a 9600xt and for me it made a big difference...... and many new games will have DX9 api's
the 7500 will run them, but at low resolutions with low details....

for me, I think it was worth it... I like FPS games like CoD and Ut2Kx and I like that I can know run them flawlessly at 1024x768

the downside is that my 7500 was passive and the 9600xt is not....
and now I have to choose between the VGA silencer of the zalman....

halcyon · Post by **halcyon** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 12:07 am

I've had Radeon 7500 and 9600 (Pro).

The difference in most games is easily noticeable.

Post by **Ralf Hutter** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 5:44 am

halcyon wrote:I've had Radeon 7500 and 9600 (Pro).

The difference in most games is easily noticeable.

Me too.

wumpus · Post by **wumpus** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 9:55 am

Er yeah, especially considering the 7500 is like 3 generations behind the 9600 in technology.

7500 = original Radeon DDR circa 1999, more or less.

frosty · Post by **frosty** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 8:26 am

Thx again. I have found one, well, uh., several at Upgrade nation, a fanless se w/ ddr dvi crt and tv is 88.00 5.00 frt. I don't care about dvd in out or tv in out or any of that, just getting it for better gaming performance.

This should suffice me for yrs considering I still play Quake 3 , Yes I do, : ) and gonna get UT04 or UT03 soon. This should keep me silent more or less and still gaming for a spell.