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So is it nVidia 6800 or ATI X800 ??
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Originally posted by Toms Hardware Guide
The Doom III world belongs to NVIDIA. The new NVIDIA GeForce 6800 models proved to offer the best performance for Doom III. Even ATI's latest top-of-the-line model, the Radeon X800 XT PE, has to admit defeat to the less expensive GeForce 6800 GT. The X800 Pro clearly loses out to the GeForce 6800 (standard).
Doom fanatics who want the optimal graphics card specifically for Doom III cannot get by without a GeForce 6800. Of course, that is not to say that the X800 models offer really poor performance in Doom III, and naturally their performance with Doom III cannot be applied to other games. The new ATI beta driver clearly boosts the performance of the X800 cards, but they will not be able to break the dominance of the GeForce 6800 cards. ATI fans can only hope for further driver improvements, which will be all the more important when new games based on the Doom III engine are released to the market. With ATI cards that are not part of the X800 series, the new driver brings very little to no improvement.
With mainstream cards, it's a different picture. The game can be played without any problems with the GeForce 5950 and 5700U as well as with the Radeon 9800XT and 9600XT. However, the resolution has to be reduced in order get acceptable frame rates for gameplay. With GeForce FX 5200U, Radeon 9600SE and 9200, smooth gameplay is impossible, even at 800x600 low-quality settings. The only thing that helps in this case is to turn off the graphics effects, which in turn, takes a large chunk out of the game's atmosphere.
For an optimal gaming experience with Doom III, we recommend the following:
Upper price level ($350-max):
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT
Upper mainstream ($200-$350):
NVIDIA GeForce 6800
Mainstream ($100-$200):
ATI Radeon 9600XT
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra
Entry Level
Currently no cards recommended
Doom fanatics who want the optimal graphics card specifically for Doom III cannot get by without a GeForce 6800. Of course, that is not to say that the X800 models offer really poor performance in Doom III, and naturally their performance with Doom III cannot be applied to other games. The new ATI beta driver clearly boosts the performance of the X800 cards, but they will not be able to break the dominance of the GeForce 6800 cards. ATI fans can only hope for further driver improvements, which will be all the more important when new games based on the Doom III engine are released to the market. With ATI cards that are not part of the X800 series, the new driver brings very little to no improvement.
With mainstream cards, it's a different picture. The game can be played without any problems with the GeForce 5950 and 5700U as well as with the Radeon 9800XT and 9600XT. However, the resolution has to be reduced in order get acceptable frame rates for gameplay. With GeForce FX 5200U, Radeon 9600SE and 9200, smooth gameplay is impossible, even at 800x600 low-quality settings. The only thing that helps in this case is to turn off the graphics effects, which in turn, takes a large chunk out of the game's atmosphere.
For an optimal gaming experience with Doom III, we recommend the following:
Upper price level ($350-max):
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT
Upper mainstream ($200-$350):
NVIDIA GeForce 6800
Mainstream ($100-$200):
ATI Radeon 9600XT
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra
Entry Level
Currently no cards recommended
i really dont play games on my computer very much... so i have no need for a great one, but from my experiences, nvidia is definately very good. 
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