First post, by Jam
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I've got quite a few cards based on the R200 core. People will often tell you that the Radeon 9000/92x0 cards are close the 8500LE or 8500, and that the 9100 is spot on. Something you'll want to keep in mind is memory bandwidth. My 64-bit 128MB Radeon 9250s are dwarfed by not only my Radeon 8500, but also the weaker brother, AIW 8500DV. The 8500 scores almost 12,000 3DMarks in 2001SE while paired with an overkill Pentium E5700 running at stock clocks. With the same system, a 9200 scores barely over 5,100 3DMarks. All of these cards are based on R200 core. The 9000/92x0 cards are a little cut down but with the full 128-bit bandwidth they're only ~1000-2000pts behind. Much better. Keep this in mind for sure.