Obviously the 9800 is better suited for the 1.8 GHz, which is where it lives now, but those tests were to prove a point at the time. Although the 9800 in the slower system is a far better GPU, the difference is negated by a CPU that is clocked 80% faster. The 1.8 GHz system beat the snot out of the 1.0 GHz in every single way. ![]() An example of this was some testing I did a couple years back. I say that because in my direct experiences with many games it’s the CPU that makes the most difference. ![]() In my experiences, I would say that the CPU plays a more important role in Mac gaming compared to the wintel world. These two examples cover the extreme ends of the video hardware needed for PowerPC gaming. The games in the later part of the PowerPC era (2003-2006) are the ones that tend to benefit from the 64MB and up cards. ![]() For greats like Oni from the late 90’s you can get high frame rates on 8 MB vid controllers. A 32MB card is often fine for most of them. Another great thing about older games is that you don’t need a video card that costs several hundred dollars to play them.
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