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    Geforce 8600M GT DDR2 vs DDR3 performance improvement benchmarks

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Harleyquin07, Sep 8, 2007.

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    Only the G1, G2 and Macbook pro models have 8600GT DDR3 cards. I was wondering how much of a performance improvement these models over similarly equipped DDR2 notebooks with identical processors and specs?
     
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    It's about 28% in CS:S at 1680x1050 I believe. There's a thread dedicated to it somewhere. Also, you can find the GDDR3 card in the 15.4" T61p and the 8510w.
     
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    Which company produces the T61p and 8510w? I've done a search on the 8600GT thread but I can't find the 3dmark pages for Asus to compare with 3dmark DDR2 scores. Also, any other games used to compare the performance improvement between DDR2 and GDDR3?
     
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    It's the Lenovo Thinkpad T61p and the HP Compaq 8510w.

    The thread I was referring to is here:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=147708

    For more gaming comparisons, I suppose you could just request them from anyone with the G1s or MBP who has the game you're thinking about.
     
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    Thank you very much for the link! I don't play FPS games so a game like Supreme Commander should run fairly well on a DDR2 card with quite a few settings ramped up and eye candy thrown in. This has also helped answer my other question in the forum for buying notebooks too!
     
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