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    "ATI X300" V.S "ATI mobolity 9700"

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by heovang85, Oct 28, 2005.

  1. heovang85

    heovang85 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is 128mb ATI X300 equivalant to 64mb ATI mobility 9700 ???
    Which one of those can run well evolution soccer and BF2
    anyone pleasezzzzzzz!!!!!!!!
     
    heovang85, Oct 28, 2005
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  2. alweky

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    x300 < 9600 < 9700 < x600

    I think....
    9700 is definitey better than the x300, as I heard that the x300 is a toned down verison of the 9600.
     
    alweky, Oct 28, 2005
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    I used to think so too, but apparently it's X300 << 9600 < X600 << 9700 < X700.

    With < indicating a minor difference and << indicating a major one.

    Still not sure about this and will accept any corrections.
     
    dr_st, Oct 28, 2005
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  4. Dustin Sklavos

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    X300 << 9600 < 9700 = X600

    :)

    X600's just a 9700 on PCI-E.

    But the performance difference between a 128MB dedicated X300 and a 64MB 9700 is going to be slight, but probably in slight favor of the 9700. The 64MB is really crippling, though.
     
    Dustin Sklavos, Oct 28, 2005
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    Apparently, you are right. In the desktop department, 9700Pro is very close to 9800Pro and the X600Pro/XT is basically the PCI-E version of 9600Pro/XT. But for the Mobility line (which is what we are discussing here), the 9700 specs were severely cut down (in fact it's much closer to a desktop 9600 than to a desktop 9700), while the X600 specs basically remained roughly the same, so indeed performance is similar. The X600 might even win.
     
    dr_st, Oct 28, 2005
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  6. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Yes - the Mobility X600 is the Mobility 9700, just on a PCI-e x16 bus. There is zilch performance increase between the two, although the X600 laptop would probably be faster because it will be in a newer laptop...

    As pulp says - 64MB really cripples the GPU. You need 128MB or more to play the latest games at any sort of decent resolution or settings. I know that in FEAR, with a 64MB card you can't set above low settings at 640x480 resolution without running out of video memory.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Oct 28, 2005
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