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    GeForce Go 7600 vs. Go 7900GS

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by evoMR, Jun 3, 2006.

  1. evoMR

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    was just wondering wut the difference between the two cards were....i need to get a laptop soon and i cant decide between the Dell E1710 or the HP DV8000T....thanks
     
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  2. Charles P. Jefferies

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    We need more information that what you're providing (needs, what you want to do with the notebook, etc) - perhaps you'd consider completing the FAQ in the what should I buy forum so we can give you recommendations.

    My recommendation - go for the Dell if you want a 17" and like the play games. The Go7900GS is leaps and bounds ahead of the Go7600 in terms of performance, even though the Go7600 itself is quite a powerhouse.
     
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    The 7900 has a little more than double the power of the 7600.
     
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    It does? I thought that the stock score of a 7600 is around 4k while a stock score for a 7900 gs is around 6k?
     
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    Benchmarks dont equate to real world performance.
     
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    They don't equate but I'm sure they are in a ballpark range and aren't off by more than 10-15%? Maybe the pipelines etc equal 200% of the x1600 idk

    edit: found the specs...still does this mean 3d mark does not take advantage of the hardware, thus not producing the 2x score?

    7900 GS
    Graphics Bus
    Technology PCI Express
    Memory Interface 256-bit
    Memory Bandwidth(GB/sec) 32.0
    Fill Rate(Billion pixels/sec) 7.5
    Vertices/Second(Millions) 656
    RAMDACs (MHz) 400


    7600
    Graphics Bus Technology PCI Express
    Memory Interface 128-bit
    Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec) 16
    Fill Rate (Billion pixels/sec) 3.6
    Vertices/Second (Millions) 550
    Memory Data Rate (GHz) 1.0
    RAMDACs (MHz) 400
     
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  7. Charles P. Jefferies

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    The Go7900GS is a high-end card while the Go7600 is midrange. The 7900 has a lot more pixel shader units and a 256-bit memory interface - it will be far better performing at higher resolutions, and if you decide to add AA/AF.
    The Go7600 is in no way a bad card, but if you're going with a 17" and want to game, get the Dell. The Go7900GS is worth every penny.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jun 3, 2006
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