A question about Geforce 6800 XT

[chrisling]

First of all can I know what's the graphic card difference with different manufacturer, for example Galaxy Geforce 6800 XT and Biostar Geforce 6800 XT?

I will buy a AGP Galaxy 6800 XT in 6 more hours, but it was weird that the graphic card box listed 256mb/64 bit. I check several websites, including Galaxy company itself, it's at least 128 bit or higher... Can the graphic card feature listed on the graphic card out box trusted? It is true. Can someone please answer me because I'll buy it soon...Thank you...

[saphalline]

The 6800 XT is a crippled version vid card, so the specs are more floating. While 128-bit is more normal for those vid cards, there are indeed 64-bit versions. Trust what the box says because that's how the manufacturer built it!

Out of curiosity, why are you buying this particular vid card for AGP? What's your budget? Where are you shopping?

[chrisling]

My motherboard only can support AGP graphic card, despite this I can't think other that's cheap and 'quite fine'. Geforce 7300 GS is too pricy for me. I'm shopping in Malaysia. If convert to US dollar, the price for Geforce 6800 XT here is about $70, well I can tell you that's my budget...

[saphalline]

Consider a GeForce 7600 GS or Radeon X1600/X1650, if these are within your budget. Otherwise, a Radeon X1300/X1350 would be a wiser choice, given the age and deactivated ops of the 6800 XT.

[chrisling]

But saphalline, I just check the specifications for both cards of Geforce 6800XT and Radeon X1300, the result as below:
Geforce 6800 XT | Radeon X1300
Core speed: 425 mhz | 450 mhz
Fill rate: 3400MTexels/s | 1800MTexels/s
Memory speed:500MHz | 250 mhz
Memory bandwidth: 32gb/s | 8gb/s
Memory type:GDDR 3 | DDR II

From the spec above, seems like Geforce 6800 XT is more advancing compared to Radeon X1300...

I can't get 7600 GS because the price is RM 500 +, which is about $180+ here...Too expensive...:(