Graphics Sapphire 9600XT 256mb or MSI NX6200 128 Shader 2.0 or 3.0?

Hi guys I just need to know which one of these cards to buy, it's for an old AGP puter, what really makes me doubt it's the shader model on these 2 cards one has shader 2.0 9600XT whereas MSI NX6200 has 3.0. Here are some of the specs from both cards, please help me out decide thanks a bunch


Sapphire 9600XT
GPU RV360
GPU Clock 500 Mhz
Mem 580-650 Mhz
4 pipelines
Shader model 2.0

MSI NX6200 TD128
GPU: NV44
GPU Clock 300 Mhz
Mem 550 Mhz
4 pipelines
shader model 3.

 

Personally, I would go with the 9600XT, its a more poweful GPU. My friends how have similar computers, but one has a 9600XT and the other had a 6200, the 9600XT plays games better. 6200 are pretty weak, so SM 3.0 isn't much of an advantage.

 

hey thanks, what about an X1300 256Mb from ATI I can get one from powercolor


Part Number X1300 256MB AGP

2nd Part Number 47108109 37279

Memory & Bus Width 256 MB DDR2 / 128 bit

Core Speed 450 MHz

Memory Speed 400 MHz x 2

Output DVI/ TV Out/ CRT/ / HDTV

Interface AGP 8x

Pixel Pipelines 4

 

Will it be worth is and x1300 leaving aside it's got 50 mhz less on its gpu , can I oc it a bunch more?

 

I'm not sure how an X1300 compares to a 9600XT, but I'm pretty sure its more powerful. It really just depends on your budget and what you would use it for. If you can afford an X700 or an X800GTO or an X1600Pro for AGP, those would be the 3 most powerful cards with spending around $80 for the X700 or $100-120 on the X800GTO/X1600Pro