The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Help me Decide:

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by lemonspeaker, Feb 9, 2010.

  1. lemonspeaker

    lemonspeaker Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    441
    Messages:
    601
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Deciding on a new laptop but I can't decide which graphics card is better overall:

    GeForce 320M GT or GeForce 9600M GT

    I know that 320M is more recent, but is it better than the 9600M in terms of performance?

    Thanks!
     
    lemonspeaker, Feb 9, 2010
    #1
  2. LisuPoland

    LisuPoland Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    150
    Messages:
    830
    Likes Received:
    21
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Only, if the 9600m is DDR3 should you consider it......
     
    LisuPoland, Feb 9, 2010
    #2
  3. lemonspeaker

    lemonspeaker Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    441
    Messages:
    601
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    How much worse is the 320M then? Would I be downgrading if I chose the 320M?
     
    lemonspeaker, Feb 9, 2010
    #3
  4. Amnesiac

    Amnesiac 404

    Reputations:
    1,312
    Messages:
    3,433
    Likes Received:
    20
    Trophy Points:
    106
    Probably about the same, if they have the same memory type. But since the 320M is more advanced in terms of technology, it will use less power, saving you more battery life, and it should put out less heat as well, due to a smaller fabrication process.
     
    Amnesiac, Feb 9, 2010
    #4
  5. LaptopNut

    LaptopNut Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    1,610
    Messages:
    3,745
    Likes Received:
    92
    Trophy Points:
    116
    I wouldn't go for either personally but it all depends on budget and what sort of games you want to play. You should fill out a what notebook faq. An investment like this demands more detail and careful deliberation.
     
    LaptopNut, Feb 9, 2010
    #5