As much as we love testing and talking about the latest innovations in PC graphics, it's only a fraction of the gamers market that can truly enjoy these high-end products as soon as they come out of the oven because of its high prices.

It's not a surprise then that the bulk of Nvidia and ATI sales for videocard upgrades are in the segment between $100 and $200, this is also what we call the mainstream market. For this article we have narrowed down such segment to cards below the $150 mark, where the obvious contenders, Nvidia and ATI have laid down two products that go head to head: the long dominant GeForce 7600GS, and the recently launched Radeon X1650 Pro.

View: ATI Radeon X1650 Pro vs. Nvidia GeForce 7600GS


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Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by noroom on 31 Oct 2006 - 20:52
Awesome, was looking to buy a medium-end graphics card. I'll read this. More articles of this kind should be posted here. They help a lot! First comment, woo.
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by EAXT on 31 Oct 2006 - 21:02
Funny to see that the more the game is exigent for graphics, the more ATi beats it... I'm not convinced of these results.
Quote this comment #2.1 Posted by vetmarkjensen on 31 Oct 2006 - 21:45
The results were never overwhelmingly in ATi's favor. The margins were much slimmer on the two ATi wins than nVidia's were for their wins in the other benchmarks.

But, for me, the choice comes down to OS support. nVidia plays better with Linux. Well, other than their root exploit.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by vetRadish™ on 31 Oct 2006 - 22:23
I bought a 7600GS AGP a a couple of weeks ago, quite happy with it.

Radish™
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by redwhorns on 31 Oct 2006 - 22:49
I just bought a 7600GT and was wondering if it was any good. Without reading the article too much, i take it as a maybe?
Quote this comment #4.1 Posted by toadeater on 01 Nov 2006 - 08:05
It's better than the GS or the X1650.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by +Digix on 31 Oct 2006 - 23:15
12 pixel pipes do alot better then 4 or 8. that 9X00 ati technology
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #6 Posted by EduardValencia on 01 Nov 2006 - 00:04
But it says it costs $130,i can't find any place selling it at that price,i'm hugely intrested

can i crossfire it with a x1300 pro,or both have to be the same cards?

Last edited by EduardValencia on 01 Nov 2006 - 00:12
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #7 Posted by +Digix on 01 Nov 2006 - 00:22
crossfire will work if you get a crossfire ready x1650 or x1300 although the X1650 will cut its features to equal the X1300.
Quote this comment #7.1 Posted by EduardValencia on 01 Nov 2006 - 01:05
yes my x1300 pro is crossfire capable

so it's better to buy another x1300?
Quote this comment #7.2 Posted by +Digix on 01 Nov 2006 - 01:17
Quote - EduardValencia said @ #7.1
yes my x1300 pro is crossfire capable

so it's better to buy another x1300?


most probably yes. though crossfire x1300 wouldn't be very powerful, you're better off just buying a more powerful single card.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #8 Posted by +guylaroche on 01 Nov 2006 - 00:43
Oh, snap!
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #9 Posted by lawownsu on 01 Nov 2006 - 03:15
lol you guys are makin me jealous.. so i aint a gamer i would love to play games on computer... i got a stupid mother board graphic card... STUPID COMPAQ HAS NO AGP SLOT SO i had to return the one i bought.. and after that i bought a PCI card and you kno what it didnt even work lol.. anyways iam buying a new computer with a good graphic card
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #10 Posted by Ravensworth on 01 Nov 2006 - 04:10
They mentioned "green team". I guess that could apply to either company now. If I were buying a new card today I'd definately go with nvidia because of their Linux support.
Quote this comment #10.1 Posted by JulioFranco on 01 Nov 2006 - 19:25
That's right
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #11 Posted by mohan_168 on 01 Nov 2006 - 05:15
Why not get the XFX 7600GT for about the same price ? at $135 from newegg. It sure is awesome.
Quote this comment #11.1 Posted by conan_2000 on 01 Nov 2006 - 20:54
Quote - mohan_168 said @ #11
Why not get the XFX 7600GT for about the same price ? at $135 from newegg. It sure is awesome.


I bought this card a fw weeks ago, absolutely awesome performance for the price.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #12 Posted by Sheppard on 01 Nov 2006 - 06:21
I was going to buy a 256mb 7600GT but i spotted a Passive Cooled 512mb 7600GS and never looked back, its by no means a powerhouse but for £70 it was nothing to grumble at.
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #13 Posted by MaddogMDD on 01 Nov 2006 - 14:46
i wish i had pci express. still rockin PCI and AGP slots. what's the best AGP-based card for an occasional gamer that wants to be Vista-ready with a direct x 9.0 card? up to $150 or so.
Quote this comment #13.1 Posted by conan_2000 on 01 Nov 2006 - 20:56
I bought the xfx 7600GT AGP version (as above) not sure what the price is in US dollars but even if its a bit more, its worth the extra over a 7600GS. Probably the best AGP card we will see before we are forced to change over.
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