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    8800GTX vs. HD3870

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Cossack7V7, Jul 5, 2008.

  1. Cossack7V7

    Cossack7V7 Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm interested in the PCMW Edge notebook. There are two video cards currently available when customizing:

    1. nVIDIA Geforce 8800M GTX 512MB DDR3 EXTREME GPU
    2. ATi Mobile Viper Radeon 3870HD 512MB DDR3 XTREME GPU

    Which one is better in overall performance?
    Which GPU has better heat management? (this is a 15.4" notebook!)

    Thanks for your help. ;)
     
    Cossack7V7, Jul 5, 2008
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  2. boyciejunior

    boyciejunior Notebook Geek

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    That is very impressive cards for a 15.4 inch notebook =), the HD3870 has never features like direct X 10.1 vs 10 and shader model 4.1 vs 4 . Is the 8800mGTX a MXM Factor III? because i have heard these get quite hot =) . They are roughly in the same range but until there are solid benchmarks (not from notebookcheck) then that should help you =)
     
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    Magnus72 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Nice hope to see some real game benchmarks of the 3870HD soon :)
     
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  4. Cossack7V7

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    So both GPUs get equally hot?
    In terms of benchmarks, they should be out by mid-August.
     
    Cossack7V7, Jul 5, 2008
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