7600GT or 7800GS

CharmPeddler · 04-10-2007, 12:57 AM

im debaiting on weather to get the XFX 7600GT with
Core clock 580MHz
PixelPipelines 12
Memory Clock 1500MHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150210

or the eVGA 7800GS with
Core clock 430MHz
PixelPipelines 16
Memory Clock 1300MHz

both agp 8x and everything else is about the same. price is close enough.

what im wondering is, does the 7800 having 16 piplines make up for the lower value in the clock andmemory speeds??

INTELCRAZY · 04-10-2007, 01:12 AM

Definitely the 7600GT

**The_Other_One** · 04-10-2007, 01:14 AM

I'd probably go with the 7600GT. The cards are very close... The 7800 might be slightly better, but the 7600 requires MUCH less power and is newer.

Yo-Yo · 04-10-2007, 01:19 AM

Here is something to look at, some benchmarks. You can scroll through the different test to see each cards performance. I think I got the right cards on that, or close to it.

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphi...=529&chart=196

**The_Other_One** · 04-10-2007, 01:23 AM

Wow... I thought the 7600 was a bit closer to the 7800... Hehe

I'll remember this next time.

[-0MEGA-] · 04-10-2007, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yo-Yo

Here is something to look at, some benchmarks. You can scroll through the different test to see each cards performance. I think I got the right cards on that, or close to it.

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphi...=529&chart=196

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphi...=543&chart=196
http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphi...=543&chart=201
http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphi...=543&chart=212

I'd go with the 7800GS

But when comparing them spec to spec, they look pretty similar: http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards....=385&card2=360

INTELCRAZY · 04-10-2007, 01:26 AM

What is up with that? The 7600 has a higher clock, why not better performance?

[-0MEGA-] · 04-10-2007, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by INTELCRAZY

What is up with that? The 7600 has a higher clock, why not better performance?

Because clock speed only makes up a portion of what effects performance.

The 7800GS has 4 more pipelines then the 7600GT.

INTELCRAZY · 04-10-2007, 01:29 AM

okay.....But with more pipelines, shouldn't the core clock be higher?

[-0MEGA-] · 04-10-2007, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by INTELCRAZY

okay.....But with more pipelines, shouldn't the core clock be higher?

It's not like a processor where you multiple the bus speed and multiplier, to come to a higher clock speed. It's similar to why the x1900 series has very high clocks, while the 7900 has much lower clocks, but performance is still the same.

You dont need to have a high clock with more pipes.

04-10-2007, 12:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
CharmPeddler Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 338	7600GT or 7800GS im debaiting on weather to get the XFX 7600GT with Core clock 580MHz PixelPipelines 12 Memory Clock 1500MHz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150210 or the eVGA 7800GS with Core clock 430MHz PixelPipelines 16 Memory Clock 1300MHz both agp 8x and everything else is about the same. price is close enough. what im wondering is, does the 7800 having 16 piplines make up for the lower value in the clock andmemory speeds?? __________________ Dell XPS M1710 17" Wide Screen (used as a Tower) Logitech G15 Keyboard, and MX1000 Laser Mouse Monitor: Chimei 22" WideScreen 800:1, 5ms CPU: 2.16GHz,T7400 Intel Core 2 Duo 4MB Cache RAM: 2GIGs DDR2 667MZH GPU: 512MB GeForce GO 7950GTX HDD: 100GB 7200rpm 8mb cache SATA "Screw tech support..... This is what CF.com is for......" ~bumblebee_tuna http://www.speedtest.net/result/223551258.png

04-10-2007, 01:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,364	I'd probably go with the 7600GT. The cards are very close... The 7800 might be slightly better, but the 7600 requires MUCH less power and is newer. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

04-10-2007, 01:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
Yo-Yo Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Spokane,WA, US, Earth, Milky Way, Umm... Posts: 368	Here is something to look at, some benchmarks. You can scroll through the different test to see each cards performance. I think I got the right cards on that, or close to it. http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphi...=529&chart=196 __________________ Pentium D 820 2.8 ghz Asus P5L-VM 1394 1024mb DDR2-PC2 4200 Nvidia 7600 GT 80GB HDD + 120GB IDE XP Pro 3DMark06: 4482 Last edited by Yo-Yo; 04-10-2007 at 01:21 AM.

04-10-2007, 01:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,364	Wow... I thought the 7600 was a bit closer to the 7800... Hehe I'll remember this next time. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

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04-10-2007, 01:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
INTELCRAZY banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,060	Definitely the 7600GT

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INTELCRAZY banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,060	What is up with that? The 7600 has a higher clock, why not better performance?

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INTELCRAZY banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,060	okay.....But with more pipelines, shouldn't the core clock be higher?

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