FireGL2 vs. MR 9600 and X600

[cameronkrazi23]

One other thing... how do the Fire GL2 128mb, MR 9600 64mb, and the X600 compare in benchmarks? I read somewhere that the FGL2 128 and the 9600 64mb were quite close in performance.

[AtmosMan]

Yes, the FireGL and the 9600 are very similar in performance. The core is exactly the same for both. The big differences are the video memory - the 9600 has 64MB and the FireGL has 128MB, and the drivers each uses - the 9600 uses drivers intended for speed and gaming, and the FireGL uses drivers for stability for use with CAD programs. The X600 is a PCI express video card which you will see in the new T43s. The X600 will have better performance than both the 9600 and the FireGL.

[cameronkrazi23]

So what is the advantage of buying the Fire GL2 card if the performance, despite having double the memory, is similar to the MR 9600?

[daeojkim]

So what is the advantage of buying the Fire GL2 card if the performance, despite having double the memory, is similar to the MR 9600?

i suppose when you do a lot of CAD work and the work that you doing requires a large graphic memoty then you would opt for Fire GL.

[fbrdphreak]

IIRC, you can get some drivers for the FireGL T2 that give it better Direct3D/OpenGL gaming functionality.