AMD vs NVIDIA

Hi!

Which one of the following graphic cards is the best and why you think so?
I need it for 3d modeling in Maya 2013... please tell we from the below list because only that graphic cards I can find for laptops in my country. I just begin 3D modeling so I don't need extra powerful computer, just a good one to try out the 3D modeling

AMD RADEON HD 8730M(2 GB)

AMD RADEON HD 7670M (1GB)

AMD RADEON HD 6770M (2GB)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M (2GB)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M (1GB)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M (2GB)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M (3GB)

Thanks in advance! :hi2:

 

Would be better if you could list the machines since a lot of those have different RAM speeds such as GDDR3 and GDDR5 for the same graphics card.

 

I created also here one post with the laptops list. Have a look here http://forum.notebookreview.com/wha...ther-graphic-design-software.html#post9070221


But I am concerned about the graphic card. All of the laptops I have seen have DDR3.

 

Firepro or quadro cards would do best but i assume out of your budget.

AMD cards don't render as cleanly as nvidia (this is for consumer gaming cards), you generally get more artifacts compared to nvidia. YMMV though depending on usage.


The GDDR5 630m would be better than the GT555m but the GDDR3 version is a rebadge GT540M.

Out of these i would chose the GT555m.

It's likely to be relatively slow at rendering though so be prepared to leave it on overnight.

Make sure you have plenty of system RAM too.

 

If you can get a GCN-architecture chip with GDDR5, that's the best option. GCN beats Fermi hands-down hardcore. Just check the cards before purchase to see what architecture they're using. I don't know how they match up against Kepler, but they completely destroy Fermi, and every single nVidia card you listed is Fermi.

 

I don't want to do a lot of animation (just for university course) ...the main goal is to do modeling for games perhaps...e.t.c. not the rendering itself.
What you think about the AMD Radeon HD 7670M 1GB? It can be ok for that job?

I liked the DELL INSPIRON N5520 SWITCH and the specs
*Intel Core i7-3612 (3.1GHz)
*Memory 1TB
*RAM 8GB
*Graphic card: AMD Radeon HD 7670M 1GB

 

I think all the laptops I have seen are DDR3...Thanks for information....

 

Since you are only looking at consumer grade cards, this general reference should give you a good indication of the differences in the cards:

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html

 

Take the 6770M. It has GDDR5, so it wins this by default.