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    ATI 4650 vs. Nvidia GT 120M

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Bio_Terra, Jul 9, 2009.

  1. Bio_Terra

    Bio_Terra Notebook Consultant

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    Judging by previous posts on this forum, little was known about the 120M when it was released, now that its been out for a while, how much better is the 4650 than the 120M, I ask this because in europe (I live in UK) the N81Vp is unavailable but the N81Vg is available. So would it be worth importing the N81Vp for the extra performance?

    (also i found this site that claims to be selling the N81Vp in europe/UK however it seems to be a scam.. thoughts?)
    http://www.4allclients.co.uk/?action=4&id=200278027&utm_source=GB_UK
    http://www.trustpilot.co.uk/review/www.4allclients.co.uk
     
    Bio_Terra, Jul 9, 2009
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  2. ichime

    ichime Notebook Elder

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    Gt 120m = 9600m Gt < Hd 4650 by a lot.
     
    ichime, Jul 9, 2009
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  3. aral3005

    aral3005 Notebook Geek

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    I vote for ati 4650..

    Refer notebookcheck website for clarification..hihi
     
    aral3005, Jul 9, 2009
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  4. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    For the nth time, notebookcheck is not a reliable source of benchmarks for direct comparison.
    Though I agree. 4650 > 120M.
     
    Hep!, Jul 9, 2009
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  5. Bio_Terra

    Bio_Terra Notebook Consultant

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    Its quite obvious that the 4650 is better, but my question is: how much better? if notebookcheck is unreliable does any one know quantifiable data about this (preferably for real game comparisons rather than 3dmark)?
     
    Bio_Terra, Jul 9, 2009
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  6. neilnat

    neilnat Notebook Evangelist

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    Notebookcheck is not completely unreliable, you just have to inspect the results carefully. However, here is some Game data with which you can compare a 9600GT (120 should be similar) to the 4650

    http://optimitza.cat/benchmarks/laptops
     
    neilnat, Jul 9, 2009
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  7. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    notebookcheck is sometimes misleading about their results.

    if they put the ati 4650 above the nvidia gt 120m, then that is not one of those times.
     
    masterchef341, Jul 9, 2009
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    000022 Notebook Consultant

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    I thought it was the GT 130m that is equivalent to the 9600m gt? In any case, the 4650 would rip the 120m / 130m apart, well not to a really large extent, but it is more powerful than both cards.
     
    000022, Jul 9, 2009
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    cherhuan Notebook Geek

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    cherhuan, Jul 9, 2009
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  10. neilnat

    neilnat Notebook Evangelist

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    Depending on the clocks on the 120m (which depend on the OEM), it's a 9600gt or 9650gt... the 130m has higher clocks than both.

    Also, N51 is getting a refresh VERY soon... Gentech has it for preorder now.

    http://1toppc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=N51Vn-A1
     
    neilnat, Jul 9, 2009
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