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    Performance comparison between the old and new m9750?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by cdnalsi, Jun 13, 2008.

  1. cdnalsi

    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    Hey you guys, I was just wondering,

    Is the dual 8700m from the new m9750 better than the dual 7950GTX from the old one, performance wise? 3dmark-wise? (although I know that's just numbers)

    Cheers!
     
    cdnalsi, Jun 13, 2008
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  2. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    7950 GTX is better than 8700m GT on both 3dmark and real-life performance.
     
    Nirvana, Jun 13, 2008
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  3. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    ^^ what Nirvana said.

    8700M GT is still using a mid-range 128-bit mem interface, while the 7950GTX is using a high-end 256-bit mem interface.
     
    Gophn, Jun 13, 2008
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  4. cdnalsi

    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    So then why is AW going about it so stupid/weird by NOT giving the option?
     
    cdnalsi, Jun 13, 2008
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  5. Friar_Tuck

    Friar_Tuck Notebook Evangelist

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    because they want you to buy the m17x...
     
    Friar_Tuck, Jun 13, 2008
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  6. MICHAELSD01

    MICHAELSD01 Apple/Alienware Master

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    Because NVIDIA stopped making the 7950M GTX cards.
     
    MICHAELSD01, Jun 14, 2008
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