Video cards worst to best 1

[zipp080]

Can someone with an extensive knowledge of video cards give me a good list of worst to best video cards starting with the nvidia ti4200. I am not asking if ATI or Nvidia is better, but rather a list for a buyer like myself to look at it and compare cards to cards. No bias information pls. In the market today I am asuming a nvidia 5900 = ati 9800.

For example

5950 ultra / 9800 XT
5900 / 9800
5700 / 9600
and so on...


Something on the lines of that but much more cards and versions of each card (XT, pro, ultra).

Thanks in advance

 

[paparazi]

Toms definitive VGA chart is probably the best run down of current cards and how they rank.

http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031229/vga-charts-03.html

What I would say though is listen to the experiences other users are having and only use this chart as a guide only.
There is no point in buying a card listed as the "best performer" in it's particular price bracket but it has driver issues with the game you want to play, when perhaps another chipset rated 2nd or 3rd actually plays the game you have in mind without glitches.
This does happen alot unfortunately.
Martin

Replying helps further our knowledge, without comment leaves us wondering.

 

[dakota81]

Just use review sites such as Toms Hardware. One thing to note, ATI uses the term "XT" to denote a better performance version, while nVidia uses the term "XT" to denote a lesser performance version.

 

[ceh4702]

Sometimes a lousy Motherboard or Generic memory causes video card problems also. If you have a mediocre motherboard a good video card may not work well.

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