What is the diiffrece between these two cards

[oshta]

I look at varous reveiws, etc, but i can find a diffrence between these tow cards?

256Mb Gigabyte PCI-E GV RX80256D - Radeon X800 DDRIII TV-OUT,DVI-I Silent Heat Pipe
256M Gigabyte PCI-E GV RX80L256V X800XL DDRIII 256bit Tv/DVI ViVo SilentPipe

Can somone help me out?



Daniel

[Octavean]

The VIVO version has higher core and mem speeds,.....and price,...

[jonny4288]

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=174190

has a higher core and memory speeds

[oshta]

Ok, thanks, i didnt see that :doh:

- Do they have the same physical core/mem, i would the cheaper on clock to the same as the other?


Daniel

[YorkieBen]

the £198 is a x800xl and has 16 pipelines, the £130 card is a x800 which has 12 pipelines

however everything I have seen indicates the x800 axctually has RAM runnign at 980MHZ - Scan may have not got the right info on their page, all reviews show the Gigabyte GV-RX80256D having 980mhz ram.

the x800xl is still faster. Depends on your needs though (resolution, what games etc)

[oshta]

Ok, thanks all.

[=TcQi=]

If I remember correctly cards with Vivo are usually better at unlocking extra pipes. More pipes = more bandwidth (please correct me if I'm wrong) which usually results in a performance gain (especially with higher resolutions) Although its still a "hit and miss" affair unlocking extra pipes on any graphics card!


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