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    6970m CF 580m SLI Bench Comparison ...

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by Shaden, Jul 1, 2011.

  1. Shaden

    Shaden Notebook Deity

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    OK so, just for clarity I have extended my comparison. Please Keep in mind, the 6970m CF benches were done on considerably older systems/drivers. The source for the 580m SLI benches is NVIDIA, which means you need to decide if they are believable or overstated or what not, also clearly done on the newest drivers .... 2 Game comparisons included as well, but the only 2 I could find close to the same denominators for ... it would be great if some people could post FPS rates in Crysis 2 or Metro 2033 with dx11 and high settings, then I could add that ...



    All benches 485 source: notebookcheck, 580 source: Nvidia. 6970CF Notebookcheck
    3d mark 06
    485m SLI - 23415
    580m SLI – 22740
    6970m CF - 25671

    3DMark Vantage- P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
    485m SLI - 23092
    580m SLI – 24041
    6970m CF - 20841

    3DMark 11- Performance 1280x720
    485m SLI - 5468
    580m SLI – 6102
    6970m CF - 5773

    3DMark 11- Performance GPU 1280x720
    485m SLI - 5334
    580m SLI – 6106
    6970m CF - 5558

    Mafia 2
    485m SLI – 102 FPS (notebook check)
    580m SLI – 102 FPS (source NVIDIA)
    6970m CF – 90 FPS

    BF Bad Company 2
    485m SLI – 96.8 FPS (Source notebookcheck)
    580m SLI – 81 FPS (source Nvidia)
    6970m CF – 95 FPS
     
    Shaden, Jul 1, 2011
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  2. Nigel8600

    Nigel8600 Notebook Evangelist

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    Interesting results on Mafia 2 vs BC2.
     
    Nigel8600, Jul 1, 2011
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  3. Shaden

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    yea, again I would really like some people to post game FPS benches ... so I can do a wider comparison ...
     
    Shaden, Jul 1, 2011
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  4. blaster

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    meh the 580m gtx, give me 6990m crossfire :) :) :)
     
    blaster, Jul 1, 2011
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  5. MartinReyes

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    Is there any early word about how much heat the 580m is producing?
     
    MartinReyes, Jul 1, 2011
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  6. Shaden

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    Its supposed to be a lower heat unit ... thats all I really know.

    Interesting no fanboys are here disputing these stats ... (I am not a fanboy of either system btw, if the 580 looked better or cost less i would have switched to it, I was the first person on this forum to get a quote on the 580m in fact...)

    Anyway, apparently the 6990m drivers are up .... which means its coming. (credit to Aik for pointing it out)
     
    Shaden, Jul 2, 2011
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  7. MartinReyes

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    That's interesting. If it's an overclocked 485m, and that had heat issues, shouldn't this one run even hotter? Did they make some physical changes to lower the heat output?
     
    MartinReyes, Jul 2, 2011
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  8. KillerBunny

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    The 580m is based on the new gf architecture. It has better heat management for sure. It definitely wouldn't get worse temps than the 485m. The new architecture is why they have higher stock clocks than the 485m
     
    KillerBunny, Jul 2, 2011
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  9. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    We have enough threads on the 580. Choose one and post there. We have a benchmark thread as well - nobody has received a 580 18x config. Until they do....

    closed.

    BTW, if you want to debate AMD vs NV, we have a dedicated graphics card section on NBR. For 18x specific performance, you'll just have to wait until someone posts their 580 results in the benchmark thread.
     
    BatBoy, Jul 2, 2011
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