ATI Vs NVIDIA Graphics Cards ~ If you are a gamer, it's all about the graphics quality. The best video card produces the best image quality - vital if you are immersing yourself in a shoot 'em up or MMORPG scene. Even if your applications are a little more serious, such as CAD packages auto programming or graphics, your work will only be as good as the tools you use. The proliferation of high quality video cards have given insight plenty PC user space for modernization and the two most popular vendors have been ATI and Nvidia.
Nvidia - edge graphics technology
Nvidia rocked the graphics world last year with its introduction of a 3D dual card SLI setup. But an SLI configuration requires a motherboard upgrade, high voltage power supply and two identical SLI graphics cards. All very high technical material, and not for the uninitiated. Fortunately, both Nvidia and ATI provide a range of graphic cards for all budgets, all technical skill levels and all types of needs. Take this latest buzzword in 3D. Nvidia has products that have to dodge incoming fire or zoom through the bluish world of Avatar in glorious 3D. ATI, though not yet 3D Ready, are working hard to get their cards with 3D capability and bring them to market. If you are a committed gamer then it may seem small change, but for the occasional players or those who simply want better graphics without 3D bells and whistles, it may seem a little steep compared to other video cards on the market.
For those who have invested in the latest Windows 7 DirectX 11 package, ATI and Nvidia graphics cards have to supplement. ATI 5000 series and Nvidia 400 series are all DirectX 11 compatible and provide players with exceptional quality graphics, fast frame rates and multi-screen gaming capabilities of the latest cards.
Mid-range cards
For those with a limited budget, but still want to improve their graphics capabilities, then both providers have a plethora of graphics cards that do business. ATI and Nvidia have cards that are reasonably priced, give you the speed of fast frames, 3D graphics and excellent picture quality.
Bargain basement
The two archrivals have one thing in common - they both know that your market is not only made up of hardcore players-flush box top willing to spend money on your graphics cards. It may be tempting to opt for a graphics card that has its own 128MB memory and not back off your main processor, but using a card that does not borrow from the system memory cache you can effectively get a cheap alternative to processing dual.
ATI and Nvidia have their good points, particularly in the higher end packages. The default rule applies to graphics cards - the more you pay, the better the result. And with more game makers embracing 3D it may be time to think about putting a little more financial investment in your graphics package.
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