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    Graphics card equivalent? CPU equivalent?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by tlminh, Apr 25, 2011.

  1. tlminh

    tlminh Notebook Enthusiast

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    Sorry, I am new to PC gaming so please excuse if this sounds like basic questions

    I just got an m11xR1 and it comes with an Nvidia GeForce 335M graphics chip

    How do I know what "level" it is compared to AMD chips or even Nvidia's own chips. There seems to be soooo many out there

    Example - I wanted to get Shogun 2 as my 1st game, but on the steam website it has the following

    Minimum requirements - Graphics: 256 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card (shader model 3)
    Recommended - Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5000 and 6000 series graphics cards or equivalent DirectX 11 compatible graphics card

    How does this compare to the AMD radeon HD 5000/6000? And I think the 335M is a directx 10.1?


    Same goes for the Intel C2D, how does this compare to AMD cpu?
     
    tlminh, Apr 25, 2011
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    seraphkz Notebook Consultant

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    AMD 5000/6000 has a LOT of variants...
     
    seraphkz, Apr 25, 2011
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    abcxyz91 Notebook Consultant

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    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    the tubes of you should have videos of people running shogun 2 on their R1s.
     
    thegh0sts, Apr 25, 2011
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  5. tlminh

    tlminh Notebook Enthusiast

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    another example, for COD Black Ops

    System requirements . . .
    Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom™ X3 8750 or better
    Memory: 2GB
    Graphics: Shader 3.0 or better 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600GT / ATI Radeon® X1950Pro or better
    DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c
    Hard Drive: 12GB*
    Sound: DirectX® 9.0c-compatible



    Uhhh, yea or ney?
     
    tlminh, Apr 25, 2011
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    DavyGT Overclocker

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    You will know what level the 335M is compared to AMD or nVidia chips by comparing performance in benchmarks. No other ways to do it.

    The 335M is slightly behind the GT240 in performance, which compares to the 4670. If you ignore the DirectX version, it is behind a 5650. The game will run on the 335M though.

    The Intel C2D on the R1 is a CULV type so it can be compared to AMD's Turion 2 Neo series, at similar or higher clocks.
     
    DavyGT, Apr 25, 2011
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    tlminh Notebook Enthusiast

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    @abcxyz, yup

    USAF active duty for about 10 years now :)
     
    tlminh, Apr 25, 2011
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    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    the GT335 is 2% slower then a radeon 5650. my GT335 is about 10-13% faster then the 5650 due to very high overclocks.
     
    ajslay, Apr 25, 2011
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