8600GM VS 7600 or x1600

I would like to know which would be better 8600GM or 7600/1600. I do not care at all about Dx10. I will probably buy a more updated computer by the time I really need Dx10.

If 8600 GM beats x1600/7600 is it close to the 7800 or 7900gs?

 

Are we talking about mobile or desktop? And is the 8600M you talk about the GS or the GT?

If we're talking about mobile and it's the 8600M GT, it will outperform both the X1600 and the 7600 (and be close to the 7800, the 7900GS should still outperform it). If it's the GS, it'll be pretty close to the 7600 and the X1600.

 

It's the 8600M GS

Mobile.

Okay.. so the only real difference to keep in mind when comparing X1600 and the 8600m gs is that ONE of them supports DX10, and may slightly beat the X1600 at a cost in dollars.

 

Yeah, it's tough to say right now. 3D Mark-wise (which everyone seems to love comparing with...) favors the 8xxx series, but if you look at the desktop, the 8600 and below do extremely well in 3DMark and not so well, relatively, in actual gaming. So take any 3DMark scores with a big chunk of salt when comparing against the X1600 (which also tends to do better in 3DMark than games) and the Go 7600.

If you're watching a lot of HD content, the 8600 GS has a definite advantage with its PureVideo HD. That'll offload a lot of processing from the CPU to the GPU.

 

If you are looking for a significant performance boost from the Mobility X1600, look for a laptop with the 8600M GT.

 

I really am not watching a lot of HD stuff... so I think I will save like a couple hundred if I go with the 7600 or x1600.

One other question, sorry. Is the X1700 and the 7700 much better than the X1600 and 7600?

Thanks =]

*Edit* I would get the 8600GT but I need to spend less than 1.5 or maybe up to 1.6 if I could get a decent advantage.

 

The Go 7700 was a performance upon the previous Go 7600. It had 4 more shader units, which helped out a fair bit. It performed about 15% better. The Mobility X1700 wasn't so much of a performance based upgrade of the Mobility X1600. ATI choose to concentrate of power optimising the Mobility X1700, with a slightly different process of manufacturer, which used strained silicon, to help reduce power consumption. Performance was around the same as the Mobility X1600, but heat output and power comsumptiuon, were reduced.