Which video card is better?

[Banker1983]

Which is better? Ati Radeon x1300 pci-e or Visiontek hd4550 pci-e?

I am just curious, because I have both cards, and have been trying to find out which one is better. Although the hd4550 sounds better I dont know if it is. They both seem to look identical when I play Counter Strike Source.

I know both cards are low-end cards... I just would like to know. I have been trying to search and compare but no real luck.

Thanks Banker.

 

[jarlmaster47]

I would say that the 4550 is better but heres the funny thing. according to newegg it has 80 stream processors vs the x1300's 4. but at the same time the x1300 has a 128 bit memory bandwith vs the 4550's 64 bit bandwith. but still 76 more stream processors is the deciding factor. 4550 over x1300. ALSO the 4550 has dx 10.1 whereas the x1300 has dx9 or maybe even 8

 

[Banker1983]

I would say that the 4550 is better but heres the funny thing. according to newegg it has 80 stream processors vs the x1300's 4. but at the same time the x1300 has a 128 bit memory bandwith vs the 4550's 64 bit bandwith. but still 76 more stream processors is the deciding factor. 4550 over x1300. ALSO the 4550 has dx 10.1 whereas the x1300 has dx9 or maybe even 8

appreciate the help. you know whats funny is I bought that x1300 back in 2006/2007 for like $150, then I bought that hd4550 in 2008 for $89.00 thinking it was gonna blow the x1300 away. because of the specs. (which I didn't really understand)