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    'NVIDIA GTX 660M 2 GB' vs. '1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870'

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by mattmc419, Oct 2, 2012.

  1. mattmc419

    mattmc419 Newbie

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    Could you guys comment on which one of these graphics cards is the best, and how good overall each one is?

    NVIDIA GTX 660M (2 GB)
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB)

    Thanks!
     
    mattmc419, Oct 2, 2012
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  2. R3d

    R3d Notebook Virtuoso

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    5870 is like 60% faster, but it's a desktop card and consumes a lot more power/puts out more heat.
     
    R3d, Oct 2, 2012
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  3. mattmc419

    mattmc419 Newbie

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    Thanks,

    Yeah I had the Asus G73JH, which had the 5870 but was extremely prone to overheating...to the point where I needed a full-powered fan blowing at it to keep it on, lol

    Looking to upgrade, and the Asus G75VW looked good, but it looks like there will be a drop in performance?

    If so, any other good laptops that have similar specs to the G73, minus the overheating, in the same price range?
     
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    3dmark 11 show they have similar performance, R3d actually looked at the desktop card.

    So you kind of getting little upgrade minus the heat, there suppose to be new GPU coming out on the ASUS G-series though.

    Edit: but actually the 660 is suppose to be faster because it can be OC pretty good, but 3dmark site show stock
     
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    SoundOf1HandClapping Was once a Forge

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    I've owned both cards.

    660m is a bit faster.

    Both have a rougly 20% overclock.

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    SoundOf1HandClapping, Oct 2, 2012
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    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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    Look at these links. Go down to game benchmarks to get an idea of their performance.
    GTX 660m NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M - Notebookcheck.net Tech
    ATI Mobility 5870: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - Notebookcheck.net Tech

    There's also a GTX 670m version of the ASUS G-series; which performs higher than the GTX 660m. However, there's speculation of a Kepler refresh of the GTX 670m soon, which will be called the GTX 670MX [probably will come with further performance increases]. Might be worth waiting a few weeks to see the release timeline for this new card.


    Good luck
     
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  7. mattmc419

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    Thanks guys!

    @alex - which model has the GTX 670M?
     
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    Newegg.com - ASUS G75 Series G75VW-NS71 Notebook Intel Core i7 3610QM(2.30GHz) 17.3" 12GB Memory DDR3 1600 500GB HDD 7200rpm DVD±R/RW NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M
    ASUS G75VW-RS72 - XOTIC PC - Asus 17.3" Custom Gaming Laptop

    Like I said before, there should be a refresh soon with the GTX 670 MX card.
     
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  9. R3d

    R3d Notebook Virtuoso

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    Oh, oops. My bad. Kinda tired at 1 in the morning. :eek:
     
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  10. mattmc419

    mattmc419 Newbie

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    haha no problem

    alex, any idea how soon 'soon' is?

    Don't really want to rush into anything, but need a laptop for exams, and obviously carrying a full sized fan around to use the G73 isn't practical. lol
     
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    I never heard you need a beefy GPU to do exam though :). It shouldn't be that bad at idle? try clean out the fan/repaste maybe.
     
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    Even at idle it's awful now - lasts 5 minutes max :(

    Already tried cleaning it out, and took it in for repair and they said faulty fans that would cost $200 to replace and probably won't last anyways.
     
    mattmc419, Oct 2, 2012
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