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    Radeon HD4330 ??? how good is it

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by UnXpectedError, Apr 7, 2009.

  1. UnXpectedError

    UnXpectedError Notebook Consultant

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    so how good is the new HD4330 thats in the inspiron 15's? all i can find is people saying its probably faster then a HD3450 but no hard evidence to back it up. so does anyone have any benchmarks? im curious how it does in 3dmark 05 and 06

    if anyone has any input about this card id love to hear it
    thanks
     
    UnXpectedError, Apr 7, 2009
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  2. UnXpectedError

    UnXpectedError Notebook Consultant

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    anyone? someone has to have a laptop with this in it by now...
     
    UnXpectedError, Apr 7, 2009
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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Well, usually I'd just tell you to take a look at this chart...

    http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html

    But apparently it's not obvious that you should take the results with a grain of salt, so I'm going to say very clearly that you should take the results with a grain of salt. The 4330 is approximately as powerful as the 3450, if not a tad bit slower.
     
    Commander Wolf, Apr 8, 2009
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  4. Fragilexx

    Fragilexx Get'cha head in the game

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    I too have noticed a distinct lack of benchmark scores for this card. I have an inspiron 1545 on order; should be with me in the next week or two.

    As soon as I've got it I'll run it through some tests and post scores all over the place, here of course being one of the first. Sorry that it's going to take so long, but hey, that's Dell. Might be much earlier, but then again.....
     
    Fragilexx, Apr 10, 2009
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  5. Fragilexx

    Fragilexx Get'cha head in the game

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    By the way, if you are looking at this GPU because you're considering the Inspiron 1545, might be worth waiting for the Studio 1555, which is going to have a much more powerful GPU.
     
    Fragilexx, Apr 11, 2009
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    flatsix911 Notebook Evangelist

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  7. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    That's rather inaccurate. According to that, the 3450 is more than enough to play Left 4 Dead at 1280x800 with all settings on max with no AA, and that's simply not the case. Nor can I play Far Cry 2, Crysis Warhead, or CoD: World at War on their minimum settings at 800x600, much less 1024x768 as suggested by this chart. I own all of these games and I have installed them and tried to play them. Left 4 Dead is the only one that's playable at all, and that's at 720x480 with settings on medium, no AA.
     
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    flatsix911 Notebook Evangelist

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    The chart is meant to be a guide for games played in the 3 different settings: high, medium and low.
    Please note that Low setting specifies minimum graphic settings at 1024 x 768 with no AA. See the complete test at http://www.notebookcheck.net/Gaming-Performance-of-recent-laptop-graphic-cards.13815.0.html

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    flatsix911, Apr 13, 2009
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