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    ATI Mobility HD 4650 or NVIDIA GeForce 240M ?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Malganis, Jan 10, 2010.

  1. Malganis

    Malganis Notebook Enthusiast

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    Seriously which one is better ? I'm confused. :confused:

    Need help. Thanks. :)
     
    Malganis, Jan 10, 2010
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  2. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    get neither. get a 5650 or something instead.
     
    tianxia, Jan 10, 2010
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  3. Amnesiac

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    Probably about the same. Since the 4650 is just a tad better than the GT 230M, I'm going to say that the GT 240M and the 4650 are quite close.
     
    Amnesiac, Jan 10, 2010
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  4. Malganis

    Malganis Notebook Enthusiast

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    So is HD 4650 DDR3 better than 240M DDR3 or ??
     
    Malganis, Jan 10, 2010
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    Partizan Notebook Deity

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    Partizan, Jan 10, 2010
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  6. Malganis

    Malganis Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can I go wrong if I pick the HD 4650 ? I really HOPE I don't. I'm planning to buy the Laptop stated on my sig. It costs 930 Dollars. I hope it's good.
     
    Malganis, Jan 10, 2010
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  7. King of Interns

    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    I believe someone is selling a sager n9262 in the NBR marketplace for about $100 dollars more and is superior in every way however it is a big 17" laptop. Otherwise for a new laptop the one in your sig is a pretty good deal.
     
    King of Interns, Jan 10, 2010
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  8. Histidine

    Histidine Notebook Deity

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    Nothing wrong with an HD4650.

    ATI and Nvidia have somewhat different architectures for their GPUs, so some applications might be slightly faster with an ATI, others might be slightly faster with an Nvidia. According to Notebookcheck, for instance, the HD4650 and GT240m get very similar scores in 3DMark benchmarks, but the HD4650 is substantially better by the Cinebench R10 benchmark. In games, it will vary from game to game, and it might depend on what settings you select.

    They should perform pretty close to the same, though.
     
    Histidine, Jan 10, 2010
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  9. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    i would say that u either wait for a new laptop with ATI's 5000 series or get the one with 4650 with GDDR3...
     
    sean473, Jan 10, 2010
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  10. osomphane

    osomphane Notebook Evangelist

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    The n81vp-d2 i selling for 750-950 after price reductions and coupons and rebates :O
     
    osomphane, Jan 10, 2010
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  11. DarthWayne

    DarthWayne Notebook Consultant

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    there aint many yet.


    the HD4650 easily maxes out MW2

    decent enough for daily gaming needs.
     
    DarthWayne, Jan 10, 2010
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