Re: All Graphics Cards related queries here.
Ultra High End
Geforce 7950GX2
Geforce 7900GTX SLi
Geforce 7900GTX SLi O
Geforce 7800GTX SLi
Radeon X1800XT Crossfire(I think)
Radeon 512mb X1800XT Crossfire
Radeon X1900XT/XTX Crossfire
Gameplay: 1600*1200 or higher with maximum settings, mosly with AA and AF. Exceptions: Oblivion
System: Get 2-4gb ram and any dual core(preferably Conroe) or Amd 3700-4000 or higher class cpu
Future: Until Dx10 is not required.
Budget: Rs.35000+
Recommended Solution(VFM/Performance): Radeon X1900XT Crossfire (don't know price of Master card)
High End
Geforce 7800GTX 512mb O
Geforce 7900GT 512mb
Geforce 7900GTX
Radeon X1800XT 512mb
Radeon X1900XT
Radeon 1900XTX
Gameplay: 1280*1024/1600*1200 with maximum settings, in most cases AA and AF enabled.
System: Amd 64 3000 to Lower Dual cores with atleast 2gb ram.
Future: Few months easily, around a year should be acceptable.
Budget: Rs.28000+
Recommended Solution(VFM/Performance): Radeon X1900XT
Extreme Mainstream
Geforce 7900GT
Radeon X1800XT
Radeon X1900GT
Gameplay: 1024*768 or 1280*1024 with maximum or very high ( little less than maximum) settings with some times AA and AF.
System: Amd 64 3000 or higher with 2gb ram.
Future: Around a few months, until the next gen of games isn't released, even then these cards should be fine with many/most games.
Budget: Rs.17500+
Recommended Solution(VFM/Performance): Geforce 7900GT in India, Radeon X1800XT at newegg
Mainstream
Geforce 7800GT O
Radeon X1800XL O
Gameplay: 1024*768 primarily, sometimes 1280*1024, generally high or maximum settings except in cases like GRAW, Oblivion etc.
System: Any Amd 64 with 2gb ram.
Future: Atmost a few months left, already getting useless cards.
Budget: Around Rs.17000, not worth buying anymore, since you get Extreme Mainstream now for more or less the same cost.
Recommended Solution(VFM/Performance): Radeon X1800XL, 512mb costed 199$ some time back, no solution for India
Lower Mainstream
Geforce 7600GT
Geforce 6800ULTRA O
Geforce 6800GT/GS (GT O)
Radeon X1800GTO
Radeon X850XT PE O
Radeon X850XT O
Radeon X800XT PE O
Radeon X800XT O
Radeon X800XL O
Radeon X800PRO(I think) O
Gameplay: 1024*768 MED-MAXIMUM
System: Amd 64 or Intel 2.8-3.2 or higher with atleast 1gb ram, 2gb strongle recommended.
Future: Time's up already.
Budget: Rs.10000+(maybe around 11k)
Recommended Solution(VFM/Performance): 7600GT/X1800GTO
Low end
Geforce 7600GS
Geforce 7300GT GDDR 3
Geforce 6800/LE/XT O
Geforce 6600GT
Radeon X800GTO O
Radeon X800GT O
Radeon X1600PRO(not sure about XT)
Radeon 9800PRO/XT O
Geforce FX5900/5800/5950 ULTRA O
Gameplay: 800*600 lowest (yet crappy performance in case of 6600GT) to 1024*768 Med(ok-ok)
System: Intel HT 2.8 or Amd Athlon 3000 XP or higher, actually you should get a better cpu becasue the card itself is crap, in above cases the card was fine so the cpu took a back seat.
1gb ram.
Budget: Rs.5000+, maybe more
Recommended Solution(VFM/Performance): Geforce 7600GS, none recommended actually
Entry Level
Radeon X1300 series
Geforce 6600/LE
Geforce 6200 series
Geforce FX 5900/5800/5950 or lower O
Radeon 9800 O
Radeon 9700PRO O
Geforce 7300GT
Geforce 7300GS
Gameplay: Crappy at any settings for the most intensive games, smoe games should be fine at 800*600/1024*768 low - med.
System: The fastest you can afford( spend it on the card though), but atleast Intel HT or Athlon XP 2500 with 1gb ram.
Budget: Rs.4000-5000 or up or so
Recommended Solution(VFM/Performance): None
Obsolete: O
