Is my CPU too slow for this graphics card?

[CurlyWhirly]

I currently have a Radeon X800 Pro graphics card and I have recently taken advantage of a good second hand deal as I have purchased a Radeon X850 XT graphics card as a replacement.

As this has a faster memory and core speed along with 16 pixel pipelines instead of the 12 that I have now, does anyone know if my current Athlon XP 3000+ will act as a bottleneck to it's performance?

This purchase is only temporary as eventually I intend on upgrading to a 64 bit PC but I'm just curious.

Thanks.

 

[CurlyWhirly]

So it does seem that my CPU will hold me back then?

I thought as much and you have just confirmed my thoughts.
Thanks guys

 

[CurlyWhirly]

It will be a bottleneck, but it will still run great, i used to run an x800 XT PE on an Athlon 3000+, ran fantastic.

That's good news for me.
How would a Radeon X850 XT compare with the X800 XT PE?
Are they around the same performance?