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    mobility 5730 vs 4670?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by XmDXtReMeK, Jan 11, 2010.

  1. XmDXtReMeK

    XmDXtReMeK Notebook Consultant

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    Hi all, my time is running low. I have till tomorrow morning to decided. My dell technician ruined my laptop 1640 and they are going to build a new one for me. Shall I go for the 1647 i5-520M + 5730 DDR3 or my previous build 1640 T9600 c2d 2.8ghz + 4670 GDDR5? I've added a screen shot of the specifications.
     

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    Go with the 1647
     
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    4670 has GDDR3. It's almost on par or slower than the 5730
     
    gaah, Jan 11, 2010
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    Can you ask for i5-540M?
     
    oblomschik, Jan 11, 2010
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  5. XmDXtReMeK

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    probably yes.
     
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    The Radeon 5730 has DX11 support, consumes less power, and should be at least a bit faster if not significantly faster. If you can get it without a huge price increase, I'd definitely go for it.

    Both GPU's run on GDDR3 though.
     
    Sephoroth, Jan 12, 2010
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