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    675M or 670MX

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Altimus, Mar 21, 2013.

  1. Altimus

    Altimus Newbie

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    I am debating between two MSI laptops that are the same price. One comes with the 675M and the other 670MX. I know the 670MX has the new Kepler architecture but it seems the 675M still beats it in performance.

    Any advice on this is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
     
    Altimus, Mar 21, 2013
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  2. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    neither! please save yourself the headache of buying dated-old / new-but-severely-limited (675m and 670mx, respectively) hardware. Either go for a laptop with 675mx or put the money in the piggy bank and wait a bit more.
     
    maxheap, Mar 21, 2013
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  3. Captmario

    Captmario Notebook Consultant

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    675m is better when it comes to gaming, although 670mx has more overclocking potential, but overclocking has uncertainty feature with it :p on stock i would say go for 675m but 675mx is still the better option, save some and go for 675mx
     
    Captmario, Mar 21, 2013
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  4. Altimus

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    Makes sense.

    I think I'm going to go with a Sager with a 7970M from Xoticpc since the pricing is about $100 difference.

    Thanks!
     
    Altimus, Mar 21, 2013
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  5. failwheeldrive

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    Good choice. Enjoy the new laptop.
     
    failwheeldrive, Mar 21, 2013
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    Thanks! Just ordered today, can't wait till it gets here! :)
     
    Altimus, Mar 22, 2013
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  7. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    gratz buddy!
     
    maxheap, Mar 22, 2013
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    RaYYaN Back on NBR :D

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    I'm wondering if you could elaborate on the 670mx being limited.
    Im currently looking at replacing my dead laptop with either the 670mx or 675mx
    Interested in knowing its limits, as I dont want to buy and have buyers remorse

    Thanks
     
    RaYYaN, Mar 31, 2013
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  9. Micaiah

    Micaiah Notebook Deity

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    He means the 670MX is bandwidth limited (~67 GB/s). Compared to the 675MX, it has roughly half memory bandwidth. This will cause a performance bottleneck when playing at 1080p resolution and/or anti-aliasing enabled.
     
    Micaiah, Mar 31, 2013
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