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    How is the 6870M? Please help!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Juanderful, Jul 15, 2011.

  1. Juanderful

    Juanderful Notebook Consultant

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    So, I can't seem to find reviews or benchmarks anywhere about the 6870M, and I imagine that the majority of you people who buy the M17x R3 opted for the 460M and up. But I'd like to ask those of you who know, how does the 6870M perform?

    AFAIK, the 6870M is just a slightly underclocked version of the 5870M, but is that it? The 5870M seems like it can run SC2 on ultra 1080p just fine, so I was just wondering if the same would apply for the 6870M.

    Can anyone comment further on the performance? I want to buy a card that will just meet the minimum requirements in order to play SC2 on ultra 1080p. And I'm hoping when Diablo 3 comes out, the requirements won't be too much different than those of SC2.
     
    Juanderful, Jul 15, 2011
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  2. chennaxin95

    chennaxin95 Notebook Guru

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    Personally I think 6870m is pretty nice card, it's basically a 5870m. the reason why you think it might not be good enough is because 6970m is almost 40% stronger. But 6870 is still a high end card and if you oc it it could become a beast.
     
    chennaxin95, Jul 15, 2011
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  3. Beradon

    Beradon Notebook Evangelist

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    The 6870m is a very decent card, I have yet to install SC2 on my laptop but I am able to get 60 FPS in WoW in most locations even in raids (though not in Orgrimmar, but most people cant even with the highest end systems).

    And here's the comparison/benches that you'd want:
    AMD Radeon HD 6870M - Notebookcheck.net Tech

    To give you an idea of how good it is, on that site the cards are ranked on the right side in order of their performance. The 6870m is solidly a class 1 card and in fact performs nearly as well as even some of the crossfire/sli options.
     
    Beradon, Jul 15, 2011
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  4. ECKS

    ECKS Notebook Prophet

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    My boi usshellfire (who hasn't been on here in a while) ordered the 6870 and had nothing bad to say about it. Dude, he's been gone for a while (he's in the military)...I hope he's safe out there.
     
    ECKS, Jul 16, 2011
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  5. Jas71

    Jas71 Notebook Evangelist

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    Yea, these military guys have it tough sometimes.

    You seemed to be missing for a week or so as well, what was that about if you don't mind me asking?
     
    Jas71, Jul 16, 2011
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  6. ECKS

    ECKS Notebook Prophet

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    Was going through some tough times (lots of personal issues). Also, no internet :( Now I'm back :)
     
    ECKS, Jul 17, 2011
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  7. Jas71

    Jas71 Notebook Evangelist

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    Well, I'm sorry to hear about that. It's great to see you back though!
     
    Jas71, Jul 17, 2011
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  8. ECKS

    ECKS Notebook Prophet

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    Thx~~you're a pal :)
     
    ECKS, Jul 19, 2011
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  9. CleanSweep

    CleanSweep Notebook Geek

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    It is worth it to get the 6970m, I am lovin it! In a few years the 6870m won't be enough...
     
    CleanSweep, Jul 19, 2011
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  10. ECKS

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    Get the 6970. 6990 if you're feeling generous. It's only a few fps gain though, and same for the 580m.
     
    ECKS, Jul 19, 2011
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