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Which do you use?

ATI
Nvidia
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Author Topic: Which do you use, ATI or Nvidia?  (Read 1805 times)

NVidia GeForce 9500GT.
I seriously need a better card. :|

Sadly, Intel integrated.


@ people with radeon 3000 and below
You can get a newer ATi card for up to 60 dollars. It might be time to invest.

nVidia GeForce 8200 Intergrated


I have a GTX 460 at the moment, but I'm planning on going with SLI'd GTX 570's soon.

Lol.
First off, you say HDR looks better than Anti Aliasing, implying that HDR is AMD-exclusive and Anti Aliasing is nVidias equivalent.
They both render totally differently. One is lighting and bloom, the other is re-rendering the edges of objects for a smoother look. Both manufacturers are capable of both.
Second, ATI is now AMD.
Third, PhysX isn't nVidia exclusive. AMD cards are capable, but nVidia are such starfishs that they make the performance really bad unless rendered on a nVidia card.
Fourth, Koopa, just because someone has a card that is lower than the HD4000 series, doesn't mean it's bad. For example, someone with a HD3870 is still going to be able to run quite a few games on max.

Right.

I personally swapped to AMD after having bad experiences with nVidia drivers, where in 2 separate cases they bunged the chips.
I also believe that when the Bulldozer series of CPUs, Llano etc, come out, we will experience really great performance boosts just like nVidia has been using Intel for, for the last few years, especially with the i7s.

I have a superclocked HD5850 with a custom cooler. Still runs all my games on max, but I am due for an upgrade.



Just for debate purposes, perhaps some of us should list some features unique to each manufacturer.

nVidia has 3d vision for 3d gaming/videos, surround vision for multi monitor setups (although this is only possible if you SLI cards or buy a very expensive GTX590), SLI of course (SLI, tri-SLI and sometimes quad-SLI).

AMD has a 3d setup in production now, and MOST of their lineup for the last few years are capable of Eyefinity, their multi monitor setup. No need for expensive dual GPU cards etc. Also, they have their Crossfire (up to 4 way), and Hybrid Crossfire (use your integrated GPU as well as your dedicated GPU for added performance).

People, please post and add to this list.

Sadly, Intel integrated.
Same :(

Also welcome to the forum!


He's stupid, he also said that anti aliasing and HDR is an ATI only thing.
Did I loving say antialiasing was ATI only? You're the loving stupid bitch.

Also I misunderstood HDR being ATI exclusive
« Last Edit: August 07, 2011, 03:46:12 PM by Slugger »

Lol.
First off, you say HDR looks better than Anti Aliasing, implying that HDR is AMD-exclusive and Anti Aliasing is nVidias equivalent.
They both render totally differently. One is lighting and bloom, the other is re-rendering the edges of objects for a smoother look. Both manufacturers are capable of both.
Second, ATI is now AMD.
Third, PhysX isn't nVidia exclusive. AMD cards are capable, but nVidia are such starfishs that they make the performance really bad unless rendered on a nVidia card.
Fourth, Koopa, just because someone has a card that is lower than the HD4000 series, doesn't mean it's bad. For example, someone with a HD3870 is still going to be able to run quite a few games on max.

Right.

I personally swapped to AMD after having bad experiences with nVidia drivers, where in 2 separate cases they bunged the chips.
I also believe that when the Bulldozer series of CPUs, Llano etc, come out, we will experience really great performance boosts just like nVidia has been using Intel for, for the last few years, especially with the i7s.

I have a superclocked HD5850 with a custom cooler. Still runs all my games on max, but I am due for an upgrade.



Just for debate purposes, perhaps some of us should list some features unique to each manufacturer.

nVidia has 3d vision for 3d gaming/videos, surround vision for multi monitor setups (although this is only possible if you SLI cards or buy a very expensive GTX590), SLI of course (SLI, tri-SLI and sometimes quad-SLI).

AMD has a 3d setup in production now, and MOST of their lineup for the last few years are capable of Eyefinity, their multi monitor setup. No need for expensive dual GPU cards etc. Also, they have their Crossfire (up to 4 way), and Hybrid Crossfire (use your integrated GPU as well as your dedicated GPU for added performance).

People, please post and add to this list.
tldr

I'm using ATI at the moment. Hoping to switch to this fancy Nvidia card I've been looking at, the card I have right now's a cheapo.

Ethan, ATI is still called ATI. Its always been that way, AMD is the same company.

Did I loving say antialiasing was ATI only? You're the loving stupid bitch.

Also I misunderstood HDR being ATI exclusive, but HDR can't be used with antialiasing.
* blaman opens EvE and turns on HDR and Anti-Aliasing
What?