need help dont know which video card is good

[dizboitony]

can u tell me which video card is good
1.Geforce brand
2.matrox
3.radeon
4.NVIDIA
please help

 

[somekid007]

#1. NVIDIA makes the GeForce line of GPUS and then licenses the technology out.
#2. ATI makes the Radeon line of GPUS and either makes it themselves or licenses it out
#3. Matrox makes 3D rendering cards and is not intended for the consumer use but rather the programmers and web design geeks.
#4. it depends on you needs. my rule of thumb:
Basic: GeForcefx 5200 or GeForce4 Ti4200, the latter being better.

Mainstream: GeForceFX 5700 Ultra, Radeon 9600XT, or GeForceFX 5900XT

Performance: GeForceFX 5900(ultra) or Radeon 9800(pro)

eXtreme: GeForceFX 5950 Ultra or Radeon 9800XT

i prefer the ati cards listed for the above categories, but i hear the fx5900xt is solid bang for the buck.

i made assumptons u have a decent system (ie. 1.5ghz, agp 8x, 256mb ram), anything less performance will be bottlenecked and should look for the radeon 9100 or geforce4 mx440

 

[agissi]

They are all good manufactors, but as Somekid said, NVIDIA make geforce, [ATI make radeon]. Matrox isnt the kind of card you'll want, its more for people doing a lot of 2D/3D rendering. nVidia/Geforce and Radeon/ATi are both awesome companys, neither make cards you really shouldnt buy. Just let us know what card your interested in and you'll get everyones 2 cents

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