Compare ATI RADEON® 9800 XT, (256 MB) AGP Video Card to ATI FireGL X2-256, (256 MB) AGP Video Card

The RADEON 9800 XT, the most powerful visual processor available, takes the award-winning RADEON 9800 architecture, the first and only to feature eight full pixel pipes, and makes it even faster. The graphics cards features 256MB of graphics memory and a wide, 256-bit memory interface. In addition to the brute-force capabilities of the visual processor, the architecture is efficiently designed to process instructions in parallel, maximizing performance. Less

The FireGL X2-256 is a high-performance workstation graphics accelerator, delivering the fastest 3D performance and superior quality graphics for professional applications. Based on the FGL 9800 Visual Processing Unit (VPU), featuring four geometry engines and eight parallel rendering pipelines, the FireGL X2-256 takes the leading computer-aided design (CAD) and digital content creation (DCC) applications to a new level of interactivity. With 256MB of graphics memory and hardware accelerated rendering using OpenGL Shading Language and DirectX 9 HLSL, the FireGL X2-256 empowers 3D professionals to realize a dramatic increase in productivity and a reduction in design cycle times, without sacrificing quality. All FireGL boards are certified for the leading OpenGL and DirectX applications, with full support under Windows and Linux environments. All advanced graphics features are available across the entire FireGL product line from mobile workstations through high-end systems, and are enabled with a single Less