DOOM 3 & DX9 [Sep 17, 2003, 7:08 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
With all the discussion lately about how Half-Life 2 will run on ATI hardware
compared with NVIDIA accelerators, BonusWeb.cz
shot off an email to id Software's John Carmack to ask how DOOM 3 and other
games are likely to be impacted by the difference between the two graphics
platforms running DirectX 9. Here's how he responded:
Unfortunately, it will probably be representative of most DX9 games. Doom has a custom back end that uses the lower precisions on the GF-FX, but when you run it with standard fragment programs just like ATI, it is a lot slower. The precision doesn't really matter to Doom, but that won't be a reasonable option in future games designed around DX9 level hardware as a minimum spec.
Man.. so true, so true. And yet, how can any serious gamer not be considering ATI at this point? I have a ti4006, but I'm already planning on buying the ATI/HL2 bundle when I see it.
I knew nVidia was in trouble starting with the release of the FX5800. It was late, hot as lava and expensive and poor performer to boot.
I never thought I would buy ATI. Since last year, I Have replaced 4 GeForce4600 with ATI's. Man...how fortunes changed. This FX series is a mondoVoodootunabonecurse for nVidia.
I still have a 3dfx 5500 in its original box (Halo featured on the back of the box).
richcz3
This comment was edited on Sep 17, 22:07.
I knew nVidia was in trouble starting with the release of the FX5800. It was late, hot as lava and expensive and poor performer to boot.
I never thought I would buy ATI. Since last year, I Have replaced 4 GeForce4600 with ATI's. Man...how fortunes changed. This FX series is a mondoVoodootunabonecurse for nVidia.
I still have a 3dfx 5500 in its original box (Halo featured on the back of the box).
richcz3
This comment was edited on Sep 17, 22:07.
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