ati radeon 8500 vs. 9200

[sup3rcarrx8]

Which one would perform better? I noticed they have the same clock speeds. Is it just a remake or something? Thanks for any help.

 

[shortbus_]

the 8500 is better.. it has more bandwidth.

 

[Strida]

It's the 9100 which is the remake of the 8500.

 

[sup3rcarrx8]

So which card would win between a battle of the 8500, 9100, and 9200?

 

[#18]

Current ones aren't that different. They are all the budget cards now. ATI try to make the as cheap as possible. The old Radeon 8500 was way better with 275/550, because it was the top high end card at that time.

 

[sup3rcarrx8]

Damn my card is only a 250/200 one. Do you guys think it'll be a good idea to overclock it a little? If so, what tips would you guys suggest before overclocking or when overclocking it? Thanks.

 

[Yuriman]

The 8500 can do twice as many textures per pipe. Its a lot faster. Also, an 8500le *should* be clocked at 250/250. As for overclocking, I wouldnt use the stock cooler. The core should do 300 pretty easily, but I dont know about the ram. My 9100's ram(the card looks identicle to an 8500, even same numbers on the ram) did 250 but overheated. Perfectly stable at 235.