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    ATI HD 3650 owners - game comparisons

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by shinakuma9, Sep 23, 2009.

  1. shinakuma9

    shinakuma9 Notebook Deity

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    So i just made this thread as i was curious about what other hd 3650 owners play and at what settings so i can see if i compare or if my card is deteriorating. Notably newer games as i have to keep turning down settings for them to get a good solid playable fps at 1280x800.

    Games i had played (1280x800) -NO AA//AF on any game
    Cod4 - high settings, some medium. very playable
    CoD5 - medium ish settings - some low, very playable.
    Devil may cry 4 - medium ish, textures on high, vsync on everything else on low. smooth & playable.
    Street fighter 4 - set fps at 60. Most settings on high some on medium
    Fallout 3 - Medium on mostly everything. Very playable
    Crysis - Lol. All low - then its playable with no choppiness.
    Resident evil 5 - Medium-low, still some choppiness on certain parts of the game.
    Far cry 2 - medium-low. good and playable

    My full specs:
    C2D - 2.0 ghz
    4 gb ram
    Ati HD 3650 gddr2 - 512mb vram + shared memory
    Vista home premium 64bit
    Latest ATI (mobility modded) drivers



    So basically if any of you 3650 owners play or have played any of these games, please contribute XD

    If anyone else has tips as to how to increase my performance in fps on games please share :)
    Im a college student and ive had this laptop for a little over a year, and i plan to keep it for a while and use it for gaming as well; i cant spend money on another laptop later or a desktop either so i just need to know how to maintain my card and more importantly if it will run MW2 on medium!!!
     
  2. MexicanSnake

    MexicanSnake I'm back!

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    My specs:
    C2D - 2.5 ghz
    8 gb ram
    Ati HD 3650 gddr2 - 512mb vram + shared memory (3.2gb)
    Vista home premium 64bit
    ATI 8.4 drivers.
    Overclocked!

    3dmark06: 4700 3dmarks
    CoD5: High settings >26 FPS
    Crysis Warhead: med-high >23FPS
    Resident evil 5: high >25FPS
    Ghostbusters: high >30 FPS

    EVERYTHING at my native res ;). (1366 X 768)

    I LOVE AMD gpu tool! :D.
     
  3. Amnesiac

    Amnesiac 404

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    Cool thanks for making this topic.

    Specs:
    C2D 2.26Ghz
    4GB DDR2 800
    3650M 512MB DDR2
    Drivers that came in Windows Update (dxdiag says it is 8. something)
    Stock speeds

    I'm playing Crysis at a mix of settings.

    Resolution - 1280 x 800 (Native)

    Textures - Very high
    Objects Quality - Very High
    Shadows - Low
    Physics - Very High
    Shaders - Medium
    Volumetric Effects - Low
    Game Effects - Low
    Photoprocessing - Very High
    Particles - Low
    Water Quality - Very High
    Sound Quality - Very High
    Motion Blur - Very High

    I'm averaging 20 - 30FPS in open areas, and in buildings, it will go up past 40FPS. If I take Shaders down to Low I can usually get it to run at 30FPS> most of the time. Hell, this thing is better than my 8600 GTS for some odd reason. Extremely heavy action will go down to something like 15FPS, but I love having motion blur on, it's just such a nice effect.

    Running Windows 7 RTM 32 bit. Clean install too.

    COD4 I can max without AA and have it run at 30FPS+. 1280 x 800 as well.
     
  4. raduque

    raduque Notebook Evangelist

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    I only play EVE on my laptop. 1440x900, max everything (except bloom - I don't like the effect).

    I used to play Mass Effect @ 1280x720, medium particle effects, max texture detail and dynamic shadows off.

    Also used to play Fable Lost Chapters max everything @ 1440x900.
     
  5. Felix7227

    Felix7227 Notebook Guru

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    I only have 2 games right now- but at No AA/AF, 1440x900-- I havent tried AF actually...ima try it later and see what I get.
    dual turion 2.2 ghz
    Ati 8.10 drivers,
    Oh and Oc'ed to 810/603(it is stable)

    Cod 4- Maxed out, Min- 34, Avg- 42, Max- 80(closed areas)-

    Wow- Maxed out, has straight 30 fps, never lower or higher?(except indoors=60)-

    3d mark 06- 4100( SM 3.0 score 1800, my cpu does bad)
     
  6. Amnesiac

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    Come on people, don't let this topic die, I'd like to see more peoples' results with their 3650's.