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    5730 vs 5850

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Infin1ty, May 22, 2011.

  1. Infin1ty

    Infin1ty Notebook Geek

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    So basically I have an m15x, and I'm wondering if it's worth the money to upgrade from an ATI Mobility Radeon 5730 to a 5850.

    This notebook is primarily my gaming machine, and I do intend to play current gen games.

    Am I going to see a noticeable and substantial increase in FPS?
     
    Infin1ty, May 22, 2011
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  2. Star Forge

    Star Forge Quaggan's Creed Redux!

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    Yes greatly. The 5850M has twice the Shaders and the AW version is also GDDR 5, which gives over 50% more memory bandwidth. Very good upgrade! You can also overclock the AW 5850M to 5870M speeds for even more power and profit!
     
    Star Forge, May 22, 2011
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  3. Bearclaw

    Bearclaw Steaming

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    5730 is much much worse than 5850.
     
    Bearclaw, May 22, 2011
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  4. Infin1ty

    Infin1ty Notebook Geek

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    Lol alright, looks like I have to lol one up then, thanks for the info
     
    Infin1ty, May 22, 2011
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  5. Phistachio

    Phistachio A. Scriabin

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    Well, if the 5730 was a GDDR5 GPU, it would be only 10-20% worse than the 5850... Too bad it isn't GDDR5 :(

    But yes, the 5850 is much better than the 5730, because as Star Forge said, it has 2x the shaders and it's GDDR5.
     
    Phistachio, May 22, 2011
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  6. Meaker@Sager

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    It gives 100% more bandwidth.

    So its twice the card.

    800 shaders, 16 ROPs, 128bit GDDR5 (1000mhz)
    400 shaders, 8 ROPs, 128bit GDDR3 (800mhz)

    Due the the clock speed advantage the 5850 actually has 2.5x the bandwidth.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 22, 2011
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  7. Meaker@Sager

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    It gives 100% more bandwidth.

    So its twice the card.

    800 shaders, 16 ROPs, 128bit GDDR5 (1000mhz)
    400 shaders, 8 ROPs, 128bit GDDR3 (800mhz)

    Due the the clock speed advantage the 5850 actually has 2.5x the bandwidth.


    No its way further ahead than that.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 22, 2011
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  8. tijo

    tijo Sacred Blame

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    Definitely go for that 5850, if you have the dough, i would go for a 6970m instead. It's doable in a m15x-R2 but you'll need to comtrol the fans by software to prevent them from running at 100% all the time.
     
    tijo, May 22, 2011
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