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    Comparision between desktop and laptop

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by vutek, Mar 29, 2007.

  1. vutek

    vutek Notebook Guru

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    Video card on laptop = 256mb ATI radeon x1400 mobility with hypermemory
    Desktop = ATi radeon x550....

    which is better?


    I tried playing DOTA (warcraft 3 frozen throne) and it seems like it displays better on my desktop.....

    so is the x550 > x1400 ??
     
    vutek, Mar 29, 2007
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  2. CeeNote

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    I'd say the x1400 should be much better but I'm not an expert on this.
     
    CeeNote, Mar 29, 2007
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  3. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    You're right. The x1400 I believe was a replacement for the x700.

    So considering he has a x550, which is like an x600, the laptop gpu is better.
     
    adinu, Mar 29, 2007
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    the x1400 was a replaceent for x600 (the x1600 was replacement for x700)...
     
    deedeeman, Mar 29, 2007
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    I think the x550 was just a budget version of the x600 so the x550 should be about on par with an x1300.
     
    CeeNote, Mar 30, 2007
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    FREN Hi, I'm a PC. NBR Reviewer

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    X1400 should be faster, I believe. It's also newer, so it'll support newer technologies like DX9.0C.

    There's a large difference between desktop and laptop components, however. Other things like processor and RAM and HD end up influencing how well you can play a game. Both my desktop and laptop graphics cards are integrated graphics, but my desktop can play HL2 with very high FPS (but my laptop averages about 7 FPS at 800x600, all low settings) because on the whole, the desktop is the more powerful system, despite the fact that the desktop is 4 years old, and the laptop is 2 years old.
     
    FREN, Mar 30, 2007
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    hmm interesting....cuz my desktop's x550 graphics seems to be alot better than the x1400 on laptop
     
    vutek, Apr 4, 2007
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    deedeeman, Apr 4, 2007
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    Spec-wise the X1400 should beat the X550 pretty handily. The only difference I can think of might be that your desktop has a faster subsystem (CPU/RAM) than the laptop does.
     
    Dustin Sklavos, Apr 5, 2007
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    what are ur desktop's full specs?

    and dose ur desktop also have Vista on it? because that might be the problem=VISTA....even though ATI is making good vista drivers, the original game WOW , might not like vista ( or vice versa) or something :confused:
     
    deedeeman, Apr 5, 2007
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