NVIDIA or ATI

[Kenneth Culver]

Quoting Jason <jason at ec.rr.com>:

> Osmany Guirola Cruz wrote:
>
>> I feel very happy when I saw in the nvidia site the drivers for linux
>> and of course for FREEBSD, and I need to Know what about ATI and
>> FREEBSD(linux not have problems) drivers because I will acquire a new
>> machine and I need to decide between a ATI  or a NVIDIA card for my box
>> and I need to have 3D ACCELERATION. Which should be my choice.  
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> If we get xfree 4.4 imported there is support for all the new ati and
> nvidia cards(I think all nvidia, I know all ati).  Ati has had the speed
> crown since the 9500 or 9700 came out, but I heard nvidia will be
> reclaiming it in a few months.  I would recommend the ati for 3d work,
> but not on an nforce board.  If you plan to get an nforce board you have
> to get an nvidia card untill there is an updated driver for the nforce
> boards.  If anyone knows different about ati on nforce boards please let
> me know.
>
XFree86 4.4 STILL won't support 3d on the cards you list above. You 
need drivers
from ATI or nVidia to do that, and right now nVidia is the only company
releasing drivers for FreeBSD.

Ken