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Nvidia 580m vs AMD ATI 6990m for M17x R3 ?

Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Le0Heart, Jan 3, 2012.

Le0Heart Notebook Enthusiast

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As the topic puts it, I'd like to ask the gurus out there to advise me which card to buy out of the two. Which is faster ? robust ? easy SLI/crossfire maintainability / stability etc etc ?

What would you pick and why ?

Nvidia 580m or ATI 6990m ?

Le0Heart, Jan 3, 2012

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Both basically give you same performance, but the 6990 is alot cheaper. I see no reason to spend significantly more for a 580m honestly.

ntrain96, Jan 3, 2012

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katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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First of all the M17x R3 has only one MXM slot so there's no way you can have SLi or Crossfire.

You've asked a great question and one that is often the subject of controversy among fans of each brand.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m18x/629057-amd-6970m-vs-amd-6990m-vs-nvidia-580m-2.html

If you're primarily interested in getting a pulse on what performs the best, a good option is to read this thread, look at the results being posted, and ask questions there:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...alienware-m17x-benchmark-thread-part-4-a.html

katalin_2003, Jan 3, 2012

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