[geeks] geeks Digest, Vol 76, Issue 4

J. Alexander Jacocks jjacocks at gmail.com
Tue Mar 3 11:59:53 CST 2009


Mark Benson <md.benson at gmail.com> wrote:
>> NVIDIA has been continuing the rename game they (and ATI) have been
>> playing for a while.  The 9800 was a rename of the 8800 and the GTS150 is
>> going to be the rename of the 9800, while the GT120 is the 9500 renamed
>> and the GT130 is the 9600 renamed.
>
> Yeh that all got wildly confusing as ATi released a 9800, 9500 and 9200
years ago :P
>
>> They're fine, not much to complain about for mid-range graphics. Need more
>> details? I can supply links.
>
> I get the picture. Apple fail on high-end graphics on the Mac Pro *again*
:)

Did you also notice that Apple is offering an ATI Radeon 4870, as a
high-end gaming option?  I don't see a real CAD or 3D rendering card
being listed.

Thanks!



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