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    The 560M for M17 R3

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by pp_ph, Jun 2, 2011.

  1. pp_ph

    pp_ph Notebook Consultant

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    Other manufactures already officially announced their 560M laptops and some even have them in stock at retailers (MSI GT683R). I see no word from Dell about it , hopefully soon.

    Any expectations? or not much?
     
    pp_ph, Jun 2, 2011
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  2. Red Line

    Red Line Notebook Deity

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    nahhh, 6970 FTW! 460/560m are not that powerfull to handle 3d gaming on a laptop) 485m at least...
     
    Red Line, Jun 2, 2011
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    The 560m has the same core count, same memory interface as the 460m... only higher stock clocks. It seems to be only a higher binned 460m, nothing to get really excited about. I expect it will perform about the same as the 470m.
     
    svl7, Jun 2, 2011
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  4. pp_ph

    pp_ph Notebook Consultant

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    Assuming 560M = 470M, Looking at 470 compared to 6970 game benchmarks , On average its a trade between 10 FPS and 3D capability , Am I missing something here?
     
    pp_ph, Jun 2, 2011
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    shermantank92 Notebook Geek

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    I think thats about it actually.
     
    shermantank92, Jun 2, 2011
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    There is 15% better performance with 560M compared to 460M according to Anandtech.
     
    Cloudfire, Jun 2, 2011
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    is tdp the same, or improved? curious to see what (if any) battery life improvement there will be in GTX 560M/120Hz 3D units as compared to the GTX 460M/120Hz 3D units...
     
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    Wasn't really sure I would enjoy the 3D effect in gaming , to my surprise I enjoy it alot. I have been watching the rumors @ a new GPU for my r3, I was hoping for a 485M but maybe for a little less money the 560 will do better with 3D rendering than the 460. I guess only time will tell. You can be sure Ill be checking here, no matter what all the reviewers say, for the real verdict.
     
    sblz74, Jun 2, 2011
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  10. pp_ph

    pp_ph Notebook Consultant

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    Same here, the 485M would be very nice but I'm trying to get 3D capability for under 2k. So I'll be happy with a 560M even if it was a minor upgrade.
     
    pp_ph, Jun 3, 2011
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    Yeah the 485m is going for near $900 last I checked.... Id much rather stick with the 6970.
     
    Podunks, Jun 3, 2011
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  12. N4TUR3

    N4TUR3 Notebook Guru

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    it would be kinda cool to fit in a gtx 560 in the m14x..sigh i just hope so.

    replace the 460m with the 560m definitely for 3d users newer is always better! well in this case :D
     
    N4TUR3, Jun 3, 2011
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