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    256MB ATI Radeon X1400 vs 256MB NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M,

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by wearetheborg, Mar 10, 2007.

  1. wearetheborg

    wearetheborg Notebook Virtuoso

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    How do these graphics cards compare ? Whats a resaonable premium to pay for the Quadro FX ?
    This is for a 17" WUXGA screen
     
    wearetheborg, Mar 10, 2007
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  2. FREN

    FREN Hi, I'm a PC. NBR Reviewer

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    The X1400 is a WEAK card for a 17" screen, ESPECIALLY for WUXGA. You should be getting a Geforce 7600/Radeon X1600 at minimum, and many 17" laptops support the Geforce 7900GS/Radeon X1800 at least, and some support the powerhouse 7950GTX and X1900.

    The Quadro is a "workstation" card, which means it excels in 2D programs. It's based off the Geforce 7900GS graphics processing unit, but it doesn't have the 3D power that the 7900GS has. Instead, what Nvidia does with workstation graphics is load it on memory, so when you're doing memory-intensive graphics work with business applications (instead of processor-intensive graphics work with 3D games), it'll be smoother.

    This isn't to say that the Quadro isn't a good card to play games on - it'll certainly be better than the X1400. However, the Quadros tend to be very expensive, and you'll get much better bang for the buck in 3D games if you go with the Geforce/Radeon models instead of the Quadro/FireGL. If you're looking preliminarily into 17" computers, I'd suggest the Dell E1705 and Sager 5760.
     
    FREN, Mar 10, 2007
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    mujtaba ZzzZzz Super Moderator

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    Refer to the chart in my sig.
    Quadro FX 1500 is equal to 7900GS (the difference is less than 1% ;).
     
    mujtaba, Mar 10, 2007
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  4. wearetheborg

    wearetheborg Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes, I'm looking into the E1705 WUXGA model.
    If I'm not playing demanding games at high resolutions, will the ATI 1400 suffice for windows vista, dvd watching etc ?
     
    wearetheborg, Mar 10, 2007
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  5. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    If you're not playing games then there's no reason to get a high-end dedicated card. The X1400 will serve you fine.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Mar 10, 2007
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