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    Dell XPS M1530 VS Asus MSV50-B1

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by diasam, Jun 22, 2008.

  1. diasam

    diasam Notebook Enthusiast

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    diasam, Jun 22, 2008
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    Gddr3(xps) > Ddr2(m50)

    Translates to a ~5-15% performance increase
     
    Dire NTropy, Jun 22, 2008
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    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    3dmark06 scores are also a matter of drivers, OS and CPU.
     
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    ...but more a matter of DDR2 vs DDR3. You're looking at 3250-3400 stock DDR2 scores and 4100-4300 DDR3 scores.
     
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    :rolleyes: 9500M GS scores better than the usual 8600M GT DDR2 as well.

    And OS/CPU/driver scores can be a huge factor.

    A bad driver will bring your scores down faster than anything else, with the possible exception of the utter removal of your GPU.
     
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    But again, hardware is hardware, which will be the biggest difference, barring extremely poor configurations.
     
    Jlbrightbill, Jun 22, 2008
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