Radeon 9250
  • Priest of the Order of the Butterfly
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    Cool_amigaN
    Posts: 765 from 2011/11/30
    Hello, due to the recent developments, described here (scroll to my last post), I am thinking that I should probably buy a 9250 with plenty of RAM (128 or 256). Some questions:

    1) Is the card slower significantly than a 9000? Not by benchmarks, but from practical usage point of view.

    2) Is there a specific AGP Mac version of the card, that I should look after?

    3) I have a PowerMac 3.1, is there a specific version for my system (i.e. one with universal AGP connectors / pins cut out, etc)?

    4) If the card is listed on eBay as 256MB, should I be rest assured that the full amount of RAM will be recognized by MorphOS?

    5) Is there any significant difference between the available 9250 manufactured versions out there (ie. ASUS/HIS etc)?

    [ Edited by Cool_amigaN 07.10.2013 - 17:38 ]
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  • Yokemate of Keyboards
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    Andreas_Wolf
    Posts: 12200 from 2003/5/22
    From: Germany
    > Is there a specific AGP Mac version of the card, that I should look after?

    No, there's no stock Radeon 9250 with Mac ROM. Best bet to use a Radeon 9250 would be to flash it with a Radeon 9200 Mac ROM.

    > I have a PowerMac 3.1, is there a specific version for my system (i.e. one with
    > universal AGP connectors / pins cut out, etc)?

    PowerMac3,1 has AGP 1.0 (3.3 V), so you'll have to find a card keyed for 3.3 V. If the card is an AGP 3.0 (0.8 V) card with an additional AGP 1.0 key, you'll have to tape pins 3 and 11. This is not necessary with an AGP 2.0 (1.5 V) card with additional AGP 1.0 key.

    > If the card is listed on eBay as 256MB, should I be rest assured that the
    > full amount of RAM will be recognized by MorphOS?

    No.
  • »07.10.13 - 15:32
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