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    UL80VT outperforming U80V??

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by tasmonkey, Oct 16, 2009.

  1. tasmonkey

    tasmonkey Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    UL80VT outperforming U80V??

    These are the benchmark this guy did on eprice.com.tw website:

    UL80VT
    PCMark05: 4678

    U80V
    PCMark05: 5141


    That's the PCmark05 score. It makes sense. U80V has better processor and graphics card (supposedly).

    But now look at the 3DMark05 and 3DMark06 scores:

    UL80VT

    3DMark05: 6843
    3DMark06: 3801

    U80V

    3DMark05: 6002
    3DMark06: 3419

    UL80VT is outperforming U80V in graphic power. Is that correct? Is it because UL80VT uses newer set of graphic chips from Nvidia?

    UL80VT:
    NVIDIA GeForce G210M 512MB

    U80V:
    ATI Radeon HD4570 512MB


    (BTW, the scores you see from UL80VT is overclocked using Asus' new Turbo 33 technology)

    Links:
    UL80VT review:
    http://www.eprice.com.tw/nb/talk/?prod_id=778&tid=1806

    U80V review:
    http://www.eprice.com.tw/nb/talk/?prod_id=731&tid=1003&page=1&list_page=1
     
    tasmonkey, Oct 16, 2009
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  2. TANWare

    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    Yes the UL80-VT will have a better GPU..........

    Also your links seem to be dead.....
     
    TANWare, Oct 16, 2009
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  3. tasmonkey

    tasmonkey Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    So Nvidia G210M is better than Ati Radeon HD4570?
     
    tasmonkey, Oct 16, 2009
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    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    They are supposedly close, counts pretty much on what else drives them and included video memory etc. I think the incarnation, especially with turbo enabled, is better than the 4570 in the u80......
     
    TANWare, Oct 16, 2009
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  5. ckthepilot

    ckthepilot Notebook Deity

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    If I was to choose between the UL80VT and the Vaio Z series... which one should I go for? :)

    No one has responded to my question yet... :p
     
    ckthepilot, Oct 16, 2009
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  6. TANWare

    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    That machine is a different animal, only 2 gig single chanel memory, no dedicated graphics (GMA 950, yuck), 64 GB SSD, no HDMI?, 11.6" screen, only 2 usb ports. For portability the Vaio for power and usability the Asus I would say.
     
    TANWare, Oct 16, 2009
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  7. Qeuqeu

    Qeuqeu Notebook Consultant

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    I think you are mistaking the Vaio Z for something else...

    Vaio Z has awesome CPU choices up to Core 2 Duo P9700, Graphic switch between Intel x4500MHD and Nvidia 9300M GS, weights 3.5lbs, carbon fiber feel material, a brilliant saturated screen!!!, up to 8gb in DDR3 RAM, Insane battery life for a machine with a regular Core 2 Duo processor.
     
    Qeuqeu, Oct 16, 2009
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  8. TANWare

    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    I clicked the link as it came up, thought that was the machine you meant..........

    it comes up as http://powersellernyc.com/product/view/Sony-VAIO-TZ295NX-Notebook-24194.html
     
    TANWare, Oct 16, 2009
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  9. nightfox91

    nightfox91 Notebook Evangelist

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    The Vaio Z and TZ are seperate models. I believe the Z is newer and retails at almost twice the cost.
     
    nightfox91, Oct 16, 2009
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    Unless you were a business exec with a lot of money to spare I'd save it and go for a ULxxVT or VS, you get better graphics and miss out on the battery life leaking that's in the Z Series, but if you have the money and want the CPU power and screen real estate (1600x900) it's worth looking at.

    However we've only seen one set of benchies for the VT, I'd be careful on what we conclude - different games make different uses of the GPU and the CPU and others act differently with ATI and Nvidia cards - so I'm waiting till the real game tests come through.
     
    jk6959, Oct 17, 2009
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  11. Melody

    Melody How's It Made Addict

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    Well remember that the HD4570 in the U80V is DDR2 so it doesn't perform as well as the GDDR3 variant in the Dell Studios , Toshiba U or Vaio SR.

    I'd like to see actual game benchmarks though as synthetics can only do so much.
     
    Melody, Oct 17, 2009
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