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    560M or 6850M

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by ratchetnclank, Oct 5, 2011.

  1. ratchetnclank

    ratchetnclank Notebook Deity

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    Which offers best performance when gaming at a high resolution?

    Thanks.
     
    ratchetnclank, Oct 5, 2011
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    Isn't a 6850m just a rebadged 5850m?

    If so, the 560m will annihilate the 6850 by 40% or more.

    The two aren't really even in the same league.
     
    KernalPanic, Oct 5, 2011
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  4. ratchetnclank

    ratchetnclank Notebook Deity

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    Thanks guys. Now do i go for the an alienware m17x which is ugly or the envy 17 with a weaker card?
     
    ratchetnclank, Oct 5, 2011
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    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    how about neither? there is always something uglier like the NP8170 which would be more powerful than both configs that you thought about, or raise the budget a little and get the m17x with a decent gpu

    The 560m is basically a last year card, I dont see why you would want that
     
    Karamazovmm, Oct 5, 2011
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    R3d Notebook Virtuoso

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    Why not? It's (relatively) cheap and powerful.
     
    R3d, Oct 5, 2011
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    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    because the performance delivered by the 6970m, 6990m, 485m, 580m is QUITE THE JUMP, there is a need for those cards to be in sli to achieve the performance of those aforementioned. And the scaling aint that bad, its actually close to 95%
     
    Karamazovmm, Oct 5, 2011
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    What? 40%? I think you are comparing it to an HD5850 with GDDR3 memory or something like that, because the difference between an HD5850m and HD5870m is only 50mhz, and thus they perform on a similar level.

    The 560m is the faster one, tho not by 40%. Probably 10% or so, depending on the clockspeeds of both cards. They are on the same league.
     
    ryzeki, Oct 5, 2011
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    560M. but NP8170 is better like Mr MM said! [​IMG]
     
    tokiyoo, Oct 5, 2011
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    Thanks guys ive decided to get the m17x and up the budget a bit so i can have the hd6990 inside :)

    Thanks again.
     
    ratchetnclank, Oct 6, 2011
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    OK, just for comparison from notebookcheck
    3dmark Vantage P score GPU (no physx)
    5850m and 6850m average ~ 5500 (no GDDR5 cards listed at all even for the 6850...)

    560m ~8000

    8000/5500 = 1.45

    Looks like I am a lot closer...
     
    KernalPanic, Oct 6, 2011
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    That was my point. The scores you got are for the DDR3 card which is indeed handicapped. But just as the HP Envy line used both a GDDR3 HD5800m GPU and a GDDR5 GPU, there can be GDDR5 versions of the HD6850m. Notebook check only has 2 machines used for the comparison, sadly I doubt there will be many notebooks with this GPU in particular, as the 6870m is more common.

    That's why I made the clarification. The GDDR5 version should score in the 7000+ realm.

    But if the TC was indeed speaking of the GDDR3 version... that should be avoided at all cost. I hate it when they release cards with so many variations and the same name. Like the nvidia GT555m.
     
    ryzeki, Oct 6, 2011
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    That's why we get paid the big bucks. :)
     
    KernalPanic, Oct 6, 2011
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    aintz Notebook Evangelist

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    thats a huge step up lol. have fun with your speedy laptop
     
    aintz, Oct 6, 2011
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