The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    ATI 3640 vrs Nvidia 8400M

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by wedge_oli, Aug 7, 2008.

  1. wedge_oli

    wedge_oli Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    67
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    I'm split between a Sony SZ series and a new T400 and I think the video cards might just be the deal breaker.

    Is the ATI Mobility Radeon 3640 (in the T400) equal to or better than the NVIDIA Geforce 8400M (in the Sony).

    I'm talking in terms of gaming performance. I know neither is ideal (nothing is at 13-14''), but which is the better buy?

    -Oliver-
     
    wedge_oli, Aug 7, 2008
    #1
  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

    Reputations:
    7,197
    Messages:
    28,842
    Likes Received:
    2,172
    Trophy Points:
    581
    I can't see the 3640 in the table at notebookcheck but I think the 3600 series is well up on the 8400M (and doesn't have the potential durability problem of the nVidia 8xxx series GPUs).

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Aug 7, 2008
    #2
  3. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    441
    Messages:
    3,667
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    Better. ATI's integrated graphics (Radeon 3200) can keep up with the Geforce 8400M.
     
    brianstretch, Aug 7, 2008
    #3
  4. wedge_oli

    wedge_oli Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    67
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Nice!

    That's a deal breaker then, I think.
     
    wedge_oli, Aug 7, 2008
    #4
  5. Fittersman

    Fittersman Wanna trade?

    Reputations:
    225
    Messages:
    1,306
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Fittersman, Aug 7, 2008
    #5
  6. chen

    chen Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    224
    Messages:
    741
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Base on my opinion and some back up info....I believe the T400 comes with the ATI HD3470 which is the overclocked form of HD3450 which is better than both 8400M (GS not GT) and 9300M GS....However, it the T400 does come with HD3640 then this card is way way better than either the 8400M GS or GT
     
    chen, Aug 10, 2008
    #6