ZarathustraKael Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 My bro's box wanna Graphic update, after my research, it seems that HD 4870 (http://www.sapphiretech.com/us/produ...gpid=245&grp=3) is more powerful as it goes with the newest Mac Pro, but 9800 GTX (http://www.xfxforce.com/en-us/Produc...spx?lang=en-us) seems more stable and the drivers for OS X is better, so can someone here tell me which one is more friendly or issueless with Leopard ? Or can someone recommend the most powerful Graphic that is fully compactible with OS x86? Thanks in advance!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/161738-ati-hd4870-or-nvidia-9800-gtx/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick14 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 i would recommend you getting a new Prossesor and more ram for that pc Becouse those graphics cards will bootleneck on those stuff Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/161738-ati-hd4870-or-nvidia-9800-gtx/#findComment-1130908 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinoyMac Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 useless graphic card w/ low end other system components upgrade your specs Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/161738-ati-hd4870-or-nvidia-9800-gtx/#findComment-1133769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZarathustraKael Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 Thank you for your reply! But what I need is someone who has test the same cards that I posted, if anyone who has tested it please tell me..cos I wanna buy a new one for my bro as a birthday gift. Thanks!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/161738-ati-hd4870-or-nvidia-9800-gtx/#findComment-1134698 Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 The 4870 is very powerful and beats the 9800 hands down. In OSX it has issues with sleep. Otherwise works great. I personally used the Sapphire 4870 512MB in my rig for a week. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/161738-ati-hd4870-or-nvidia-9800-gtx/#findComment-1134809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirloui Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 It seems there will be a new low power /heat version of the 9800GT comming out soon, might be worth the wait. Else, the 9600GT is maybe a better deal; it's cheaper and almost as powerfull as the 9800. Good luck anyway. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/161738-ati-hd4870-or-nvidia-9800-gtx/#findComment-1146437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
d00m42 Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 You do need an adequate CPU to not bottleneck the card, but I recently upgraded from an XFX 7950 GTX to an eVGA 9800 GTX+. The 9800 GTX+ is a monster, so far it's performed amazingly and took literally 2 seconds to get working in OS X. There's a thread about it in the GFX/Hardware section of the forum. All I had to do was download the installer package, insert a GFX string, and it worked 100% on reboot. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/161738-ati-hd4870-or-nvidia-9800-gtx/#findComment-1146775 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I recently upgraded from an XFX 7950 GTX to an eVGA 9800 GTX+. The 9800 GTX+ is a monster, so far it's performed amazinglyYeah but the 4870 is even faster! The 4850 is the same speed as the 9800GTX+, the 4870 is as fast as a GTX 260, pretty much... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/161738-ati-hd4870-or-nvidia-9800-gtx/#findComment-1147180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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