Hi Mark,
how does the Radeon 7000 PCI compares against the Rage 128
for 2D operations in your B&W G3?
I have seen comparations between the original Radeon PCI and the Rage
128 and the speed difference in 2D seemed not very impressive.
Is there a noticeable difference in OSX ?
Rgds, Fernando
>
>
>I think the fact that the B&W G3 has a 66MHz PCI
>slot helps a great deal. Unless you are a hardcore Mac gamer or do big
>phat 3D graphics work in an OpenGL environment then I don't think the
>fact the original Radeon PCI is a faster 3D card is really an issue,
>according to various reviews the 7000 PCI, since it has had various
>driver and OS updates, out performs the original PCI in the OS X
>desktop environment, during normal 2D operations. I don't think the
>7000 PCI is crippled 'per-se' i think it is a different card that
>concentrates more on 2D power to appeal more to the wider replacement
>market looking to upgrade G3s to get better OS X performance.
>
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>Mark Benson
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