The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    9600m GT much better than the 9500m GS?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by moobear, Sep 7, 2008.

  1. moobear

    moobear Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    1
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Hey guys! I just recently purchased the aspire 6920g which has the 9500m gs gpu, and I was wondering if it would be worth upgrading to the 9600m GT gpu? how much increase to performance would I see?
     
    moobear, Sep 7, 2008
    #1
  2. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    931
    Messages:
    3,882
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    105
    The upgrade may not even be possible - BIOS compatibility and such need to be in place first.
    Secondly, it depends on how cheap you can get an Acer-made 9600M GT MXM card.
     
    TehSuigi, Sep 7, 2008
    #2
  3. The_Observer

    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

    Reputations:
    385
    Messages:
    2,662
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    The card is better.But most of times,this upgrade is not possible.
     
    The_Observer, Sep 7, 2008
    #3
  4. bigepilot

    bigepilot Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    301
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Not going to be anywhere near worth it, if possible.
     
    bigepilot, Sep 7, 2008
    #4
  5. hazy75

    hazy75 Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    9
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    U should get the aspire 6935G at the first place. :p
     
    hazy75, Sep 7, 2008
    #5
  6. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    931
    Messages:
    3,882
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    105
    Yes - if you're bent on getting a 9600M GT, see if you can return the 6920G and sit tight until the 6935G launches in your area.
     
    TehSuigi, Sep 7, 2008
    #6
  7. lewdvig

    lewdvig Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    1,049
    Messages:
    2,319
    Likes Received:
    26
    Trophy Points:
    66
    15-20% better in benchmarks. Meh. The 3650 or 3670 would be a nicer option IMO.
     
    lewdvig, Sep 8, 2008
    #7
  8. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    931
    Messages:
    3,882
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    105
    ALTHOUGH I did a little bit of looking around, and if it's compatible, the 9650M GT that's debuting in Zepto notebooks soon is the official strongest graphics card in the MXM-II form factor.
    It's on the 55 nm process, and is clocked 10% faster than the 9600M GT, and is estimated at 5000 3DMarks for the DDR2 version and around 6000 for the GDDR3 version.
    I AM OFFICIALLY KEEPING MY EYES PEELED. ^_^

    Easy hint to determine what MXM type it is - MXM-II is limited to 25 W of TDP.
     
    TehSuigi, Sep 9, 2008
    #8
  9. lewdvig

    lewdvig Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    1,049
    Messages:
    2,319
    Likes Received:
    26
    Trophy Points:
    66
    I'll take the plunge after you. :D
     
    lewdvig, Sep 9, 2008
    #9