TDP is the same between them, both 105w. The 9800gt is better for several reasons. It's Nvidia, more memory, it's Nvidia, more memory bandwidth, it's Nvidia, and DX10 is supported....did I mention it's Nvidia? The X1950pro does not support DX10. I love AMD cpu's but as far as graphics cards, Nvidia has got the goods.
a HD4850 is about the same in performance as a gtx260 but enough less to make it noticable.
way to show how fan boy you are.
If you have alot of money for your system, yes, go nvidia, get a 285 or a couple of 295's, but if you have a little less, it is better to get ATi, they have more performance for less. a HD4850 is about the same in performance as a gtx260 but enough less to make it noticable.
no one brand is totally superior to another, they all ahve their up and downsides, be it price, size, compatability power, cost to power, whatever
The 4850 is more in league with the 9800GTX+/GTS 250. The GTX 260 and the 4870 are more equal.
TDP is the same between them, both 105w. The 9800gt is better for several reasons. It's Nvidia, more memory, it's Nvidia, more memory bandwidth, it's Nvidia, and DX10 is supported....did I mention it's Nvidia? The X1950pro does not support DX10. I love AMD cpu's but as far as graphics cards, Nvidia has got the goods.