I have 6990m cfx already but...

Whatever my machine came with. Stock.

EDIT: Version 8.851.2.0

 

The same as mine. Have you the problem with the maximize of the windows?

 

No, no problem. Could you elaborate on that problem for me? What's happening?

 

3dmark11 for m17x with i7 2820 and 6990m. 11.7b hotfix

 

If we're looking at two cards that both top out in OC at or around their desktop counterparts, which is what most have reported so far, that's accurate: the 580m (560ti) will be +/-5% faster than the 6970m (6870) on average with some games favoring one or the other card.

 

and 3dmark vantage

 

Good figures there. Looking promising for a Crossfire 6990m setup going by them figures...any OC on those?

 

That was done on stock clocks. I would love to find out how much more can be had from the 6990m though

 

So 580m better than 6990m?

I don't care about CFX, what about single gpu, which one is better? I need to know so if that is the case I'll just buy the 485m and OC it to the 580m stock and run Crysis 2 at 34fps on Ultra.

 

It really looks like the 6970/6990/580 are all within relative ranges; especially in crossfire mode. Meaning it will play the same games at about the same settings until games come out that need desktop performance. I wonder when that time will be?

 

3D Mark II 3517

3D Vantage 14339

Cheesy I believe the above test results are for a single card 6990m.

You can find some single card 580m stats here.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M - Notebookcheck.net Tech

But until we have game performance stats nothing is conclusive... IMO

 

Also would be helpful if Notebookcheck updated their 6990m page with tests using the actual card rather than a downclocked 6870 desktop gpu.

Speaking of which, how do the benchmarks we have in this thread so far stack up against a 6870 running at 6990m clocks? (I think we have some single card benches now right?)

 

Just got my machine today it has dust between the glass and the screen I am getting a replacement by august 2 at least that's what they said ,any way can't wait to go home and test this baby

 

No surprises there from dellienware. Nothing but the best quality assurance from that team....

Congrats on a (hopefully) otherwise perfect machine. I'm looking forward to seeing what that system is truly capable of.

 

So bad, dont worry Speedy, at least you have a replacement.

POr cierto, si sabes hacerlo tu, hazlo que los técnicos son unos manazas, te falsean las pastas.

 

Oh damnit.

Well congratulations anyways. I got mine today as well. Fortunately, my system is pristine. Not a blemish I've found as of yet.

 

me too thanks

they are replacing with a new laptop not just the screen

me van a mandar otra laptop no tansolo la pantalla

 

thanks I will like to see if this is an isolated problem or another owners are getting dust on their screens too

 

I just had my screen replaced, and bad pixel.

 

cool and how is the new screen ? did you have dust too or just the dead pixel?

 

The mini-subwoofer blew out on mine on the first power-up... do they even QA these things, LOL ? Smelt this awful metallic burning and was scared it was one of the GPUs, but everthing else is working fine. Now it just makes a sound like a geiger counter when it's active. I can live with it for the time being since I hardly every use the internal speakers, but will RMA once I have some downtime.

 

I am also supposed to get mine on AUG 4th, I hope its in good condition!
Also I jsut have a quick question:
What is the windows experience score for an M18x with dual 6990's?

 

For me the same as the 6970's 7.6
, let me a minute and upload a cap

 

you're right, that is a single 6990m. It's comparable to what is displayed at notebookcheck for the 580m, if not the tiniest bit inferior. Of course the 580m was tested with a montser cpu in that test.

 

it is a pretty good 3dmark 11 score tho

 

So notebookcheck.net is a lie? What if the 6990m isn't that much better than the 485m?

 

Wait, I'm confused. How is the 6990m slightly inferior? According to the above link to Notebook check, the 6990m outperforms the 580m by 10-20% in every game they tested. And it outperformed it in every benchmark as well.

Or am I mistaken?

 

It looks like they traded blows but it appeared the 6990 does outperform by a few percent in some games. I love the Metro2033 6970 CF scaling. Until the 6990CF and 580SLI are entered, that shows over 100% increase over the 580M. Quite impressive scaling on ultra.

 

They used a dummied down desktop video card that was supposed to be clocked to what the specs were on a 6990m not an actual 6990m

 

yeah, the notebookcheck 6990m benches were performed on an underclocked (to match the 6990m's clockspeeds) desktop gpu. The actual 6990m benches did not perform as well as the model that notebookcheck posted. These numbers:
3dmark11 3517
vantage 14339
are benchmarks that I performed on my 6990m. The vantage score for 580m on notebookcheck is 14403, but also had a better cpu (dont know how much that matters though)...

 

Yes OK i figure that, suck meh, but Mythlogic had tested them out and said that the 6990m is 2 to 3% better than the 580m.

For those who don't know Mythlogic is a Sager custom builder and were the first to received the 6990m after Alienware.

 

All I can say is this is gonna be interesting............. amd claims 18-25% faster and it doesn't seem to be the case. Let the driver wars between Nvidia and AMD begin eh?

I wonder how long before the 6XX vs the 7XXX card wars happens?

 

my first stock benchmark 3Dmark 11 takes me 1 hour to install my SSD os and drivers i am dumping games to my ssd now AMD Radeon HD 6970M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2720QM Processor,Alienware M18xR1 score: P6362 3DMarks

 

Ok math students, what percentage is that number over the 580m SLI number of of P6106

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M SLI - Notebookcheck.net Tech

 

first vantage stock AMD Radeon HD 6970M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2720QM Processor,Alienware M18xR1 score: P22100 3DMarks

 

Well... Ok.....Correct me if im wrong.

Using the 580m SLI numbers from notebookcheck.net.

With stock drivers and no O.C.

3D Mark 11 the 6990m Cross Fire scores 4.20 percent better then the 580m SLI

Vantage the 6990 Cross Fire scores 8 percent less then the 580m SLI

OK Speedy..... work your magic.

But in the end, it's how they score in games that realy matter to me.

 

Unpacking now its huge and cold!!

 

Tell me that's not the most beautiful thing you've ever seen.

I still can't get over the build quality and I've been using the damn thing all day.

 

Ok, I'm figuring 4.19259 % faster to the 6970? Thats a 6990 right?

 

How strange I thought I'd be higher I wonder what the 580's get...

 

LOL, I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!! AAGGGHHHHHH Dang purolator............. adding four more days of hell to my wait.

 

Yes.... thats a 6990m Cross Fire.

 

OK cool, thx for that. I wonder how long before the bench programs recognize the 6990's?

 

What percent do you get on the vantage score?

580 sli 24041
6990 cf 22100

 

Just a bad pixel I'm having them order a keyboard bezel as one of the snap clips no longer holds now.

But, the keyboard is solid, and the GPUs seem good I'm going to see how they do at 800mhz.

 

Yeah, man. I was starting to crack those last few days, too. The system has exceeded expectations, though. By miles and miles. I'm so pleased that I made the purchase.

Stay strong, Nigel!

 

I get 8.78 percent but im a little rusty at this.

Thats with notebookcheck 580m SLI numbers....
Lets see what happens when a stock m18x with 580m's posts some numbers.

 

Why cant i get 3d mark vantage to run, keeps saying oops 3d encounted a problem and needs to close yakkk

the error message is saying std:exception fullscreen state lost
Anyway here below are some 580m sli gpuz screen shots

 

8.7828054298643%

 

LOL, yup, I got that too