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    So the best G card is?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by jono123, Sep 3, 2009.

  1. jono123

    jono123 Notebook Consultant

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    Ive been trying to get my head around G cards for sometime. I thought I'd cracked it, then I was informed that a GTX260M isnt as good as a regular 260 one. This is a bummer as thats the one I ordered. I thought I'd done my due diligence but this is my first LT.

    So now I know there are the 260 &the 280, so where does the 4850 fit into the equation and why wasnt it available in the UK when it is in the US?
     
    jono123, Sep 3, 2009
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  2. BobXX

    BobXX Newbie

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    GTX280m > HD4850m > GTX260m
    Though they're all fairly close.

    What do you mean by "a regular 260 one"? :confused:
     
    BobXX, Sep 3, 2009
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  3. Soviet Sunrise

    Soviet Sunrise Notebook Prophet

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    He means the desktop GTX 260.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Sep 3, 2009
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  4. Glzmo

    Glzmo Notebook Deity

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    The GeForce GTX 260M and 280M are based on the G92b architecture like 9800+ desktop video cards. So yeah, they are nowhere close in performance to Desktop GTX 26x, 28x or 29x cards. Yes, Nvidia's naming scheme is extremely misleading.
    They are still in the top end spectrum from what's available for laptops, however.
     
    Glzmo, Sep 3, 2009
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  5. BobXX

    BobXX Newbie

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    Well then of course it's going to be less powerful. :p
     
    BobXX, Sep 3, 2009
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  6. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    by ALOT

    :)
     
    The_Moo™, Sep 3, 2009
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  7. EviLCorsaiR

    EviLCorsaiR Asura

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    The 4850 has been found to be the equivelant in performance to a 280M in most cases and above the 260M in most others.

    The most powerful laptop graphics card on the market is theoretically a GDDDR5 4870 card, however no laptop actually uses one yet.

    A 'regular' 260 is a desktop card and there's no way it'd fit into your laptop ;)
     
    EviLCorsaiR, Sep 4, 2009
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  8. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    just to offer a comparison between the laptop and desktop world,

    here is my HTPC with a single stock 4890: GPU score of 13460
    http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=1359241

    And my laptop at full tilt got a GPU score of 11996 (link in sig)

    The 4890 is about 10% better than a desktop GTX 260 (Core 216)
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Sep 4, 2009
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  9. Magnus72

    Magnus72 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes Nvidia´s naming scheme is misleading I know what I speak of since I own a desktop MSI GTX 260 OC, factory overclocked that is, currently running at 712/1488/1100 very good GPU.

    Though Nvidia will probably later maybe with a newer core fit a GTX 260 into a notebook, but as it is now not at all.

    These cards don´t run hot either, mine idles at around 45 degrees and maxes out full load in Crysis at around 63 degrees.
     
    Magnus72, Sep 4, 2009
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