nvidia - Need to know about Graphic Cards

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2014-07
  • user15973

    There are two following graphic cards.

    • Nvidia 9500GT 1GB [spec][1]
    • Sapphire Radeon HD 5450 1GB[spec][2]

    I have these two graphic cards. I don't why but Sapphire Radeon HD 5450 Graphic card has ability to support Direct X 11 and Nvidia 9500 GT doesn't support it. I thought Radeon Graphic card would be better but when I am playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 on Radeon graphic cards, it isn't smooth as on Nvidia 9500GT graphic card.
    I want to ask you professionals, which card is better?

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  • A Dwarf

    I have a machine to which I need to connect a second monitor. This machine currently hosts a ATI Radeon HD 4770 with two DVI adapters. The second monitor to be hooked to this machine is a VGA monitor.

    Until I find a DVI->VGA adpater, I'm thinking installing a second graphics card which does have a VGA adapter, an NVidia card.

    • Can I successfully run both AMD and NVidia cards on this machine?
    • Any specifics I must be aware of, like how to ensure the ATI card to be the main card?

    Operating system is Windows 7


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  • William Hilsum

    It depends what operating system you are going to use. I think this is possible in XP however I know for a fact that you cannot in Vista and I remember hearing that they are going to re-enable it in Windows 7, however I have not heard about it for ages or had a chance to test it.

    I would say get an adapter quick - you can get them for next to nothing (<£3 inc shipping on eBay) and will do the job without you needing to tinker with your system.

  • Chris Nava

    Yes but...

    It's less trouble to find an adapter. ;-)

  • Mr Fooz

    For a while, I used an NVidia PCIe card and some old PCI card simultaneously in Vista. Worked fine. The old card was either some old Radeon or an NVidia Riva TNT (probably the latter).

    Like Chris Nava said, it's probably less trouble to find, borrow, or buy an adapter.