P
Pythro
Guest
I found a good price on an ATI 9700, but then I saw the 9700 pros are much more money. What is the difference between the 9700 pro and the 9700?? Please help me out.
The Radeon 9700 only differs from the Radeon 9700 Pro in clock speed; it runs at a 275MHz core clock with 270MHz DDR SDRAM (effectively 540MHz). The first thing you'll notice is that these are the same exact speeds as the Radeon 9500, but obviously with the architectural benefits (more pipes, 256-bit memory interface) of the Radeon 9700.
The decreased GPU clock speeds make for a higher yielding chip and the slower memory makes the overall package even cheaper. The end result is that the Radeon 9700 will retail for $299 compared to the $399 of the Radeon 9700 Pro. As you'll see from our benchmarks, the performance drop isn't bad at all.
Originally posted by Pythro
I found a ti 4600 for $249 and a 9700 for $267. I have been told that I should definitly get the 9700 because it is only $18 more and it will perform better than the ti 4600. I am guessing that you will say get the regular 9700 and leave the ti 4600 in the garbage.