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ATI vs. Nvidia in a Video Shootout

Posted by Zonk on from the blam-blam-i-hit-you-no-you-didn't dept.

ThinSkin writes "ATI and Nvidia are well known for hailing their products as leaders in 3D apps and games, but little is known that both companies are trying to stake their claim in the video market as well. ExtremeTech is featuring an article that tests cards from ATI and Nvidia to determine who takes the cake in video quality and performance. Using CPU utilization scores and visual quality comparisons during video and DVD clips, the author concludes that ATI's latest generation of GPUs have an edge over Nvidia, particularly in DVD playback and with video acceleration."

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  1. Really? by m93 · · Score: 3, Funny



    but little is known that both companies are trying to stake their claim in the video market as well

    Well, they do make VIDEO cards, don't they?

  2. Remember When by illuminix · · Score: 1, Funny

    Back in the day you could judge the quality of a video card by how fast it displayed the "stars" screensaver on windows 3.1 .. And the truly awesome rigs wouldn't skip every few seconds.

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  3. Re:bottom line? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The bottom line is strickly dependent on your bank account and more importantly how suseptable your friends are to rig bragging.

    Both ATI and Nvidia do their jobs very well, and the quality both offer is great.

  4. Excuse me, question in the back. by Kesch · · Score: 3, Funny

    Will it be possible to afford DvD's after buying one of these cards?

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  5. The real question by pete.com · · Score: 0, Funny

    Does either card dual boot XP and OSX?

  6. This article... by MorderVonAllem · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...brought to you by ATI