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HD 3650 or 7600 GS

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First post, by Pasi123

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Which one is better for Windows XP era games (with a 1600x1200 resolution)? Radeon HD 3650 has 512mb memory and GeForce 7600 GS has 256mb.

Is the HD 3650 really that much faster than the 7600GS? http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-G … 0/m11979vsm7982
http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid= … eon%20HD%203650

And the computer specs that I need a graphics card for:

Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.0GHz Prescott
2gb RAM
Gigabyte GA-8SGXL
Radeon 9800 Pro (broken)
2x 40gb Seagate
Nexus NX-5000
Windows XP Professional SP3

Sorry for my really bad english!

X5670 @ 4.4GHz|P6X58D-E|24GB DDR3|GTX 960|750 EVO 250GB|4TB, 2x2Tb HDDs|Define R5|Win7
P4 HT 3.0GHz|GA-8SGXLFS|2GB DDR1|9800 Pro|2x 40GB Seagate|WinXP
Celeron 333MHz|Diamond Micronics C400|384MB RAM|Diamond Viper V550|6GB HDD|WinME

Reply 2 of 9, by agent_x007

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In general :
3650 will be much faster in newer games (like Crysis) - true.
7600 GS could be faster in older ones (DX7).
Keeping in mind, you have to compare AGP cards NOT PCIe.

Bonus questions :
Q1 : Are they both of the GDDR3 variety ?
Q2 : Which games you want to play on them ?

If you get DDR2 VRAM versions, I would say it doesn't matter.
But, Radeon has full video acceleration so I would go for it.
If you get GDDR3 7600 gs, you can OC it to 7600 GT level.

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Reply 3 of 9, by candle_86

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No it wont, the 3650 is really a rebranded HD2600 Pro, which is about the same speed as an 8500GT, and they both preform similar to a 6600GT

Reply 4 of 9, by agent_x007

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@up It depends on actual models of cards he can get.
There are simply too many options named hd 3650 and 7600 gs.
Can 7600 GS DDR3 crush 3650 DDR2 in tests ?
Sure.
Can 3650 DDR3 crush 7600 GS DDR2 in tests ?
100% yes.
(AGP)

So without actual card models, you can't really say one is faster than the other.

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Reply 5 of 9, by Pasi123

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agent_x007 wrote:
In general : 3650 will be much faster in newer games (like Crysis) - true. 7600 GS could be faster in older ones (DX7). Keeping […]
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In general :
3650 will be much faster in newer games (like Crysis) - true.
7600 GS could be faster in older ones (DX7).
Keeping in mind, you have to compare AGP cards NOT PCIe.

Bonus questions :
Q1 : Are they both of the GDDR3 variety ?
Q2 : Which games you want to play on them ?

If you get DDR2 VRAM versions, I would say it doesn't matter.
But, Radeon has full video acceleration so I would go for it.
If you get GDDR3 7600 gs, you can OC it to 7600 GT level.

1 : DDR2
2 : DOOM 3, GTA SA, VC, III, Half-Life 2, Unreal II, UT2004 etc...

HD 3650: http://www.huuto.net/kohteet/naytonohjain-clu … 8x-4x/445761534
7600 GS: http://www.huuto.net/kohteet/nvidia-geforce-7 … hjain/445767932

X5670 @ 4.4GHz|P6X58D-E|24GB DDR3|GTX 960|750 EVO 250GB|4TB, 2x2Tb HDDs|Define R5|Win7
P4 HT 3.0GHz|GA-8SGXLFS|2GB DDR1|9800 Pro|2x 40GB Seagate|WinXP
Celeron 333MHz|Diamond Micronics C400|384MB RAM|Diamond Viper V550|6GB HDD|WinME

Reply 6 of 9, by agent_x007

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So both are DDR2 and :
7600 GS = 400/700MHz (source : LINK)
HD 3650 = 725/800MHz (source : LINK)
I would say go for HD 3650 (7600 GS is simply clocked too slow to compete).
BUT do it ONLY if it has 128-bit VRAM bus.
On Club3D website, "CGA-3652A" has 64-bit memory : LINK
Ask seller if he has 128-bit version (somehow) and if it's 64-bit, go for 7600 GS as faster memory is more usefull in older games than higher VRAM capacity.

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Reply 7 of 9, by Pasi123

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agent_x007 wrote:
So both are DDR2 and : 7600 GS = 400/700MHz (source : LINK) HD 3650 = 725/800MHz (source : LINK) I would say go for HD 3650 (760 […]
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So both are DDR2 and :
7600 GS = 400/700MHz (source : LINK)
HD 3650 = 725/800MHz (source : LINK)
I would say go for HD 3650 (7600 GS is simply clocked too slow to compete).
BUT do it ONLY if it has 128-bit VRAM bus.
On Club3D website, "CGA-3652A" has 64-bit memory : LINK
Ask seller if he has 128-bit version (somehow) and if it's 64-bit, go for 7600 GS as faster memory is more usefull in older games than higher VRAM capacity.

How does a X1950 Pro compare to those two?

http://www.huuto.net/kohteet/club-3d-radeon-x … ohjai/446125772

X5670 @ 4.4GHz|P6X58D-E|24GB DDR3|GTX 960|750 EVO 250GB|4TB, 2x2Tb HDDs|Define R5|Win7
P4 HT 3.0GHz|GA-8SGXLFS|2GB DDR1|9800 Pro|2x 40GB Seagate|WinXP
Celeron 333MHz|Diamond Micronics C400|384MB RAM|Diamond Viper V550|6GB HDD|WinME

Reply 8 of 9, by shiva2004

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It will probably be way faster than both, specially in older games... and it will also use 2-3 times more electricity 🤣 . Anyway, it will be severely bottlenecked by your CPU, the 7600 is probably better balanced with the rest of your system and the 3650 is the best option overall.

Reply 9 of 9, by agent_x007

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x1950 Pro will be better in everything.
Here are some PGA 478 numbers for you :

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No 7600 GS, but 7900 GS should do the trick I think (it's 20PS/7VS version btw.) 😀
Oh, and PGA 478 numbers are done on Pentium 4 EE 3,2GHz @ 3,53GHz :

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While LGA 775 ones were done on highly OC'ed Pentium Dual-Core E5800.
And yes, those are AGP ONLY.

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