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    NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by PlasmaBomb, Oct 29, 2009.

  1. PlasmaBomb

    PlasmaBomb Notebook Consultant

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    Do you think there is a chance that Dell will use the Nvidia 250M in their studio line?
     
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    1) nVidia has no Studio line, Dell does
    2) nVidia doesn't decide what Dell will use
    3) IMO most likely not, since a) nVidia chips sometimes produces more heat per unit of performance (9800m GT vs ATi 4670) and b) nVidia hasn't had any major innovations for quite a while, just rebranding stuff
     
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    Sorry meant dell fred (hence why it is in the dell subforum).

    The TDP is 28W according to Nvidia, which would be a drop from the HD4670's 35W (notebookcheck's figure). It's also supposed to use less power at idle than previous versions.

    3b) Yes Nvidia have had lots of fun rebranding in the notebook department.
     
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    Eventually it will reach Dell's Studio line but I doubt anytime soon considering the Studio 17's GPU is still weaker than the Studio XPS 16 (HD 4650/70 respectively). The GTS 250M is a 40nm G200 core based GPU and is too "powerful" ATM for mainstream notebooks that Dell is targetting with the Studios.
     
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    Performance wise, I believe the ATi 4670 beats the GTX 250 since I've been told the 4670 is equivalent to a GTX 260 (see my post history, I started a thread asking this).

    GTX 200 series are newer than the ATi 4000 series, so naturally it should use less power and cause less heat. However, like the above poster said, the ATi 250 seems too powerful for a mainstream laptop. The highest I'd expect Dell to put into a Studio laptop would be a 9600m GT or equivalent, don't quote me or argue on this because I did not check Dell's website.
     
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    The GTX 260 M will beat the snot out of the mobility HD 4670 (sXPS 16). The GTX 260M is around the level of the HD 4850. The GTS 250M is based on the new G200 core and 40nm process. It is around the same level as the 9800M GT, which is right below the GTX 260M and still far superior to the HD 4670 (assuming GDDR5 for the GTX 250M). If GDDR3, it would still beat the HD 4670 by a significant margin, being around the same level as the HD 4830 GDDR3. The reason for the difference is because the GTX 260M is 256-bit GDDR3, which is only equalled by the GTS 250M's 128-bit GDDR5. The HD 4670 and even 4830 are 128-bit GDDR3, which means they will never be able to keep up with the previous two GPUs at higher resolution, higher quality gameplay.
     
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