NVIDIA naming system

[Evil_Eye]

Hi im a little confused about the NVIDIA naming system.

Im guessing that the 1st digit is the generation, and the 2nd is the performance compared to the other cards.

so, a geforce 6800 would be better than a geforce 7400.

or does it work simply as the higher the no. the better??

[Alm()nd J()y]

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7400? If there was I'm thinking the 7400 would be better.

[Evil_Eye]

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Are you sure? i read somewhere that thre 7400 was really bad.

[antoine]

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Hmm yeh... I have a Geforce 5900....and i know that a geforce 6600 is better so.... 5<6<7

[Evil_Eye]

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So the 2nd no. makes little difference compared to the 1st digit??

[lonegunm4n]

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this is the way to think of it:

The first number is the generation.

7>6>5

The second number is used to compare that particular video in it's generation.

7600 > 7300, 5950 Ultra > 5200 Ultra, 6800 > 6600.

This is mearly a general explination. I'm sure someone can explain alot of the details better than I can, but like I said, this is just a general explination.

[Evil_Eye]

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OK, so a 7400 is better than a 6600 then?

[Alm()nd J()y]

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Yes..

[Espion]

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Don't compare anything below x600 with something x600 or higher. Those are value cards that usually use system memory. x600 is the balance between value and performance, x800 is just straight performace but at a higher cost, and x900 means x800 didn't keep up with the competition so they needed a new line.

If you compare a 6800GT and a 7800GT, both cards were designed to provide the same level a performance at the time they were released. The 7800GT was release much more recently so obvious it was designed to provide a greater level of performance when compared directly.

If you're trying to decide between a 7600GT and 6800GT, the 7600GT would be better in this case because it's 90nm. It will consume less power, procude less heat, and reach higher clock speeds. And it still has 12 pipelines, only 4 less than the 6800GT and the same amount as the 6800GS.

It's different trying to compare the 7 series to other series since they switched to 90nm.

[sackynut]

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but like the 6800, is better than the 7300. lol. and the 5900 is basically better than the 6200. usually with nvidia
first number is the series and the second is the performance within that series, but ussually the BEST one of two cards from the previous series are better than the first card from the next series.

[lil_jimmy_norton]

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It's different trying to compare the 7 series to other series since they switched to 90nm.

Not all 7 series is 90nm.

[Evil_Eye]

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Will a 7400 run BF2??

[sackynut]

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yes it will. pretty much after the 5700 will. no matter how poorly.

[Evil_Eye]

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Cool.

I wanted to get a laptop, and wasnt sure if it could handle it -- I'd like to play games but size is more important than power.

[Espion]

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Not all 7 series is 90nm.

I doubt the 7800s are still even in production. They cost more to make.