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    ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 Query

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by rwing, Oct 15, 2006.

  1. rwing

    rwing Newbie

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    Hey there people, I need some help please

    I recently ordered a new laptop with an:
    512MB ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 ( 256MB VRAM + 256MB Integrated )

    I haven't received my new laptop yet, but checking the manufacturer's site, the same model I ordered now has:

    512MB Hypermemory ATI Mobility Radeon Turbo Cache

    Well, I am just wondering to know which is better.. the Hypermemory ( as I understand ) steals memory from the slower system RAM so basically is just a marketing bluff.. but the integrated/VRAM? I'm not so sure so I just need to know which is better & why, just in case I decide to change

    Thanks a bunch for any answers :)
     
    rwing, Oct 15, 2006
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  2. sonyfxa36

    sonyfxa36 Notebook Evangelist

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    this means part of the video card is shared with the laptop well i wouldnt say shared but if it needs 512MB to run something then it will take some from the system ram. it doesnt really do much to system performance
     
    sonyfxa36, Oct 15, 2006
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  3. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    That is a misprint; ATI cards use HyperMemory, Nvidia cards use TurboCache. They are two different methods of sharing memory. ATI's is all software-based, while TurboCache is hardware-based and is much more effective than HyperMemory.
    Either way, don't worry about it. If the X1600 has 256MB of dedicated memory, that's as good as it gets.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Oct 15, 2006
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  4. rwing

    rwing Newbie

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    Thanks for the help both of you.. i'll bookmark this site in case i need any help with my new laptop then.

    By the way sorry for postin, all the stuff I needed to know was in the graphics card info thread! Oh well.

    Cheers :D
     
    rwing, Oct 15, 2006
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