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Connect3D 9500 128Mb: 9700 Pro performance for <€200?

The 9700 (Pro) has proven to be the best performing 3D card for the past half year. However, not every PC enthousiast is willing to spend €400 on a 3D card. Until now the best bang for the buck card in the €150-200 range was the Nvidia GF4 Ti4200, but ATI wanted a piece of that pie too so they released the cheaper 9500 / 9500 Pro.
Is ATI about to dethrone Nvidia in de sub €200 market? Read on...

Author	richbastard
Editor	jmke
Date	2003-01-24
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Feature	9500	9500 pro	9700	9700 pro
#pixel pipelines	4	8	8	8
memory bus	128/256	128	256	256
core speed	275	275	275	325
mem speed	270	270	270	310
mem type	3.6	3.6	3.3/3.6	2.8/3.3
mem size	64/128	128	128	128

price	<€200	€220	€300	€400

So, to sum up: the 9700 is exact the same as the 9700 Pro, expect it´s running on lower core & memory frequency.
Increasing the core frequency shouldn´t be a problem, but most models are equiped with cheaper ram (3.6ns = 275mhz). Don´t expect to see the memory go as high as a 9700Pro.

A 9500 Pro is the same as a 9700 pro, but the memory bandwith is cut in half. Still, this cards remains very powerfull and can be compared to a GF4 Ti4600. It even outperforms it when FS AA is enabled.

The 9500 non pro is a 9500 pro with 4 of the 8 pixel pipelines disabled. This results in a major performance loss, which makes the 9500 Pro a better buy. However, the 4 pipelines are DISABLED, not REMOVED. A simple software hack can re-enable these pipelines AND double the memory bandwith to 256bit. Basicly, this software hack turns your 9500 non pro into a 9700! We will go into this later on.

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