Anandtech's Half-life 2 Benchmarks
Anandtech just released their Half-life 2 benchmark guide with similar recommendations as HardOCP. Basically there isn't much difference in the high-end offerings from Nvidia and ATI. However in the mid-range, the 6600GT is the only viable choice for most people as the only AGP card on the market. BTW
the game rocks.
If you’re spending $200 - $300 you’ve got three choices for PCI Express graphics cards, and one for AGP. The NVIDIA GeForce 6800 is 12-pipe underclocked version of the 6800GT/Ultra and currently sells for close to $300, however in Half Life 2 the performance of the regular 6800 is not any better than the cheaper 6600GT, thus making our NVIDIA recommendation clear. But how does the 6600GT stack up to the X700 XT? The two GPUs are basically equal performers under Half Life 2, although the X700 XT is faster with AA enabled. If you need an AGP card however, then the 6600GT AGP is your only option (and far from a bad one at that).
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