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<blockquote data-quote="Mama Luigi" data-source="post: 792430" data-attributes="member: 83273"><p>Yes, the 2600 is a newer card, but it is also a slower card. The important number to look at isn't the first, but the second.</p><p></p><p>The first number indicates which generation the card is in. The current generation for ATI cards is the HD4000 series. The previous generation was the HD3000 series. Before that was the HD2000 series, then the X1000 series. So the HD2600 is one generation newer than the X1900.</p><p></p><p>On the other hand, the second number indicates how good the card is. A second number of 5 or less indicates a low end card (HD2400, X1550, etc.). A second number of 6 or 7 indicates a midrange card (HD2600, HD3650, etc.). A second number of 8 or 9 indicates a high end card (HD4870, X1900).</p><p></p><p>The X1900 is a better video card for gaming, period. I bet even a brand-new Radeon HD4350 would be a lot slower just because it's so cheap and slow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mama Luigi, post: 792430, member: 83273"] Yes, the 2600 is a newer card, but it is also a slower card. The important number to look at isn't the first, but the second. The first number indicates which generation the card is in. The current generation for ATI cards is the HD4000 series. The previous generation was the HD3000 series. Before that was the HD2000 series, then the X1000 series. So the HD2600 is one generation newer than the X1900. On the other hand, the second number indicates how good the card is. A second number of 5 or less indicates a low end card (HD2400, X1550, etc.). A second number of 6 or 7 indicates a midrange card (HD2600, HD3650, etc.). A second number of 8 or 9 indicates a high end card (HD4870, X1900). The X1900 is a better video card for gaming, period. I bet even a brand-new Radeon HD4350 would be a lot slower just because it's so cheap and slow. [/QUOTE]
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