Radeon 9700 Pro: ATI Ahead
Keefe writes "The epic battle between ATI and Nvidia wages on. While Nvidia awaits arrival of their near-fabled NV30 for redemption, ATI conquers all by introducing the fastest and most advanced graphics card to date. The next-generation ATI Radeon 9700 Pro marks the second time Nvidia cedes the performance crown to ATI (the first time being the brief glory when the ATI Rage Fury beat the Nvidia TNT). See how the ATI Radeon 9700 Pro stacks up at Techware Labs."
Apparently, although I'm not sure why. That was my first reaction also. I was really hoping to settle down to a good Slashdot story this morning, like some accomplish with a cup of joe, but I guess somebody who waits for technology reviews to show up in their local small-town gazette doesn't share my vision.
The NV30 will beat the 9700 Pro in every benchmark, just wait.
I have been reading articles and previews about the NV30 and it will definitelly beat the 9700.
One field that ATI has never beat Nvidia is the driver field. Nvidia has better stability/installation/upgrade features than ATI has.
Also, Nvidia has Official Drivers for Linux since years ago, and that is a feature that we all wants.
But I think that competion is good for all of us, the consumers.
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