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    ATI's naming convention?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by lemonspeaker, Sep 17, 2009.

  1. lemonspeaker

    lemonspeaker Notebook Evangelist

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    I understand nvidia's naming convention:
    EX: 9800GTX
    first number is generation
    second number is power

    what what about their new 2xx or 3xx? i dont understand those


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    then there is ATI

    I have absoluetly no clue how their naming convention works:

    4830... etc? huh?
     
    lemonspeaker, Sep 17, 2009
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  2. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    ATI's is similar to Nvidia's older convention (except without all the GT/GTS/GTX bull-hockey).

    The higher the number, the further ahead it is, the faster it is. The chain would look like this:

    4890 > 4850 > 4830 > 4770 > 4670 > 4650 > 4630, and so on.

    Generationally, you get:
    4870 > 3870, but 3850 > 4670

    It's fairly straightforward. Basically, the bigger the number for ATI, the faster it is.

    Nvidia's newer convention is similar to their old one, they just dropped the last number. A 280 > 260, and so on.
     
    Pitabred, Sep 17, 2009
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  3. ichime

    ichime Notebook Elder

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    First number denotes generation
    Second number denotes class (low end = 3, mid range = 5, performance = 6 and 7, Enthusiast = 8)
    Last two numbers further distinguishes the performance (LE/Lower performance = 30, Standard/Pro = 50, High Performance/XT = 70, 90)
     
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  4. lemonspeaker

    lemonspeaker Notebook Evangelist

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    thanks guys. thats it.
     
    lemonspeaker, Sep 17, 2009
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