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(This page also available in FRENCH at MacGeneration.)
Which
is faster, the GeForce2 MX or the
Radeon? Post
Date: January 26th, 2001 Some of my best
ideas for test pages come from YOU via email. Many
readers buying Build-To-Order G4 Power Macs have
asked me, "Which graphics card should I specify,
the GeForce2 MX or the Radeon?" That's what I want
to know! When Steve calls me up and asks if he can
send me a Power Mac G4 for "long term testing," I
need to be ready to tell him how I want it
configured. It's great to
have friends and friendly dealers. Wednesday, I
received a notice from a programmer friend telling
me that Apple would be doing a Tech Update at the
University of Hawaii here in Honolulu. Having
attended the Expo, I didn't need an update, but
they were showing off a G4/466 from the
campus
bookstore
with a GeForce2 MX. Aha! Then Thursday, I received
an email from a staff member of Mac
Made Easy
of Honolulu. "We have a G4/466 in our demo room
with a RAGE 128 Pro." Oooo! (And I had an AGP
Radeon eval card. Heh, heh, heh.) So now today,
Friday, I can give you results for all three cards
running on the same machine. I tested with Quake
III Arena, Cinema 4D (fly through), and Photoshop
(scrolling). On
Monday, the 29th, I had the opportunity to test a
Sony VAIO desktop with GeForce2 MX and 1GHz Pentium
III. I could not resist adding its figures to the
mix. (See "GeForce2 MX (P3) on
charts.) First,
Some Fun For Serious
3D, 2D, and Conclusion, SPEED
TEST RESULTS
from Bare Feats (by CATEGORY) LATEST
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guide Rob
Art Morgan ©
2001 Rob
Art Morgan.
Updated
January 29th to include
tbe GeForce2 MX results from a Sony VAIO Pentium
III 1GHz.
by
rob
ART morgan,
chief test pilot
Publisher &
Chief Test Pilot
rob-art@barefeats.com
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