FireGL 128MB - compared to Radeon 9600?

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FireGL 128MB - compared to Radeon 9600?

#1 Post by Kenn » Tue Jul 06, 2004 12:14 pm

Particularly interested in speed for games and the power draw from the extra RAM...any ideas?
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#2 Post by AtmosMan » Tue Jul 06, 2004 1:55 pm

The core of the FireGL and the 9600 is the same. The main difference is the drivers each uses. The FireGL uses drivers for stability in work with CAD. The 9600 uses drivers for speed, which is useful for gaming. Both of these cards are great GPUs and either will perform well with games. See this thread for a more detailed view of the two cards:

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... ght=firegl
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#3 Post by Kenn » Tue Jul 06, 2004 3:58 pm

Thanks, I heard they were similar but didn't know they shared cores like the desktop units.

I splurged on the FireGL :)
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