Asus G53, the smaller version of the G73jh

That dude really liked mobo's.

Yes it would.
At least we know the G73 is getting the 480GTX.

 

Is it confirmed, now?

 

Its definelty not 350m!!! its offical actually if i got it right
ASUS ROG G53 at Computex 2010 - Engadget Galleries
in case u didnt notice it says
graphics : NVIDIA ENTHUSIAST
and according to nvidia chart
GeForce M Series - Ultimate Notebook PC Experience
350 m is not in its type..

 

nVidia naming != Asus naming. I think quite a lot of companies use names like "Nvidia Enthusiast Graphics" on mainstream lame cards.

 

It could be, but i sure hope its not!

 

Problem is, 350M is already confirmed in many sources. Also G51 is said to have "Extreme" graphics on Asus' website.

 

Wow, GTS 350M would be pretty extreme. That would sure make me feel bad about the M15x with ATi 5850 I ordered a week ago...

 

I'm waiting for the G53[insert suffix here] that packs some better firepower.

 

You and me both bro.

 

In this case Nvidia Enthusiast is probably something out of the Asus marketing department. People with no knowledge on the subject. All they know is that it is shiny and new.

speaking of marketing gems... look! this computer is never obselete, it says so on the sticker therefore it must be true

 

Hahaha that must have like 384 jiggabytes of GDDR9 RAM in it and a 3dMark11 score of over 9000!

 

Or at the very least be upgradable to same.

Cheers,

 

Hmmmm on this site : Asus ROG G53 3D Gaming Laptop Announced | My Laptop

It says the G53 is coming with GTS 350M gfx card, which isn't as good as I hoped, or maybe the site is giving false info.

 

In ASUS i believe

 

With such a wide range of sites reporting GTS 350M, during Computex, Asus would have corrected someone by now.

Consider it confirmed.

 

, my guess is that its true, and that the cooling on it cant handle a 480 or even if it could they probably dont want to have 15'' that costs $2k or close, so im guessing they just releasing with the 350m out of not having the 460/470. But its wierd they didnt include the 360m at least, since both G60JX and G51JX have it already, then again could be a different design card by asus.

 

how does the performance of the 350m compare to the 360m?

 

Worse, based on the NVIDIA website it's just a downclocked 360m. I highly doubt that ASUS would put in a superior cooling system just to go backwards on the GPU.

The NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 350M GPU delivers premium power and enhanced performance for the demanding mobile gamer and multimedia enthusiast.
The NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 360M GPU delivers premium power and enhanced performance for the demanding mobile gamer and multimedia enthusiast.

I'm holding out hope for the Geforce GTX 460m, it kind of got leaked by MSI.

 

I'm hoping for the best and expect it to have a 4** series GPU.
But then again I'm stubborn optimist which has been dissapointed in the past.
That MSI looks interesting....hmmm

 

Yeah, but they're not going backwards on the GPU, they're "rightsizing" it. the 360gts and 260gtx were barely kept within their thermal envelop on many computers... this way, they've got decent performance and some overclocking headroom. Perhaps they're trying to avoid all the problems with having high performance parts at the threshold of cooling capacity?

 

It's possible, i mean.... if Nvidia isnt allowing for manufacturers to do their own designs anymore ( link), then asus will have to go with the reference design, with all their current gpu being not standard they probably just went with whatever is available atm and release, to probably refresh it later toward 460/470 (again me speculating).

 

It will have Nvidia 4XX card 100%
Asus CLEARLY said in there PR that it will have NEXT GENERATION Nvidia Card
GTX 3XX is old and the reported GTS 350m is a false info people ! not ONE single reliable website said it will have GTS 350m only random internet fake blogs, i can create a blog now and say it will have 8600GT doesn't make it trur though !

Read all reliable websites no one is reporting GTS 350m

It will properly get GTX 460m as MSI leaked that GTX460M exist actually

They might release GTS350m for the best buy version though? because GTX460m might be too expensive for that

 

I really, really hope that is true.
That would make or break this laptop for me.

 

the only thing i hope for -aside from a good gc- is a better battery life.. sure it's suppose to be a desktop replacement and all that crap, but still a laptop is meant to be mobile

 

100% agree with you here. I have been looking for a laptop which has top performance and good battery life. Of course this does not go together, however switchable graphics can be a very good solution to this problem. I use my laptop for taking notes and gaming which puts me in a situation where I need both battery life and performance. Weight is not that of a deal.

The only real choice here is the MSI GE700, but I'm hoping ASUS may do something about it.

 

It's weird that Asus still not using Nvidia Optimus in their gaming laptops, you can easily get extra 2-3hours battery life with Optimus

 

Maybe well see it in the next G series laptops with new Fermi GPU's. But I mean switchable graphics is enough for me, I don't need Optimus although it would be nice. As long as you could get that IGP working and squeeze out 1.5-2 hrs more of battery life.

 

BTW, GTS 350M isnt a Enthusiast card, its a High Performance card. So Asus sure likes giving false info.

 

As we've said, if Asus can call the 360M in the G51 an "Extreme" card, calling the downclocked version the "Enthusiast" card might just be about right.

 

hey guys what is the ati 5850 comparable to in terms of nvidia cards?
And will the 4xx series be that much better than the 5850? I'm just wondering because I'm deciding whether to buy the gx640, or wait until the g53 or gt660 comes out. But the wait is seriously killing me. And I want to get my laptop sometime before sept.

 

The 360M without the DX11.

 

fix't

The ATI MR HD 5850 actually beats even the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M pretty consistently in GGDR5 configuration.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-MSI-GX640-i5447LW7P-Notebook.30776.0.html

 

That's pretty impressive!
I knew it was a very good card but it's closer to the 5870 than I thought.
Unfortunately it looks like ASUS is moving away from ATI gpu's.

 

Which is a good move for me
I hate ATI drivers

Anyway rumors say there will be 3 Nvidia high end cards

GTX 460/470/480

GTX 460M suppose to be faster than 5870 by 5%
GTX 470M will be faster than 5870 by 15%
GTX 480M will be faster than 5870 by 20%

Again these are rumors only so far and a bunch of unreliable benchmarks available online

Ati can easily response with 256bit 5870 (Current one is 128Bit)

 

I kinda think its just the way in industry moves to sell, new gpu attracts buyers, i bet asus will be back with ati with the 6870, and back with nvidia with 580... its just the time that its nvidias' turn to make them sell laptops.

 

I also think it's because NVIDIA's marketing department has done a good job in creating buzz for 3d and Optimus. By switching to NVIDIA, ASUS benefits from the hype.

 

This laptop needs a 460GTX.
Don't get me wrong competition is a good thing but the 350GTS does not cut it in this gaming laptop.
It's taking a step backwards.

 

As I mentioned in my reply to IKAS V in the other thread located here, nothing is being left to chance.

 

How is the HD 5850 faster than GTX 285M??? Just because it has GDDR5?

 

I hope so, and they should because after all it's a 15 inch laptop, the smaller the mobiler and mobility = Battery life

 

It's basically a lower clocked 5870 (which outperforms the 285) so I say it's possible the 5850 compares with it. With DDR3 it's a shame because it's completely nerfed because of its bandwidth and with GDDR5 it's a killer.

 

I was a liitle sceptical at first also but after seeing those benchmarks the 5850 is a better card for most games.

 

Has any site mentioned DX11? That would be a big key in discovering whether it's a Fermi chip or not.

 

Well the codename for the GTS 350m is n11e-ge1, not sure if that means anything DX11 related.

 

3xx family shouldn't be DirectX 11 capable.
3xx is based on 2xx which is based on 9xxx family so its all DirectX 10.

4xx family is the new fermi architecture that will support Directx 11

 

Have you seen a picture of this beast? :>

 

I think everyone has by now.
Google it, you'll find plenty of pictures.

 

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M Powered Notebook Sneak Peek - HotHardware

The Core i7 720QM in the Asus G73 listed here is at a bit of a disadvantage versus the full-fledged Core i7 940 in the D900, though CPU clock speeds are within a 100MHz of each other or so. That said, this is a GPU-intensive benchmark and it's safe to say the new GeForce GTX 480M is going to bring-it in a big way,

Their full review coming soon they say

 

It would be kind of sad if NVIDIA's Fermi based card lost out the ATI's Juniper based card.

 

480m also use 100Watt versus 5870 50Watt

I also expect more noise/heat and less battery life with the 480m