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    How do these graphic cards compare?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by eL_eRiC, May 5, 2008.

  1. eL_eRiC

    eL_eRiC Notebook Evangelist

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    NVIDIA® GeForce® 9500M GS512MB
    8600 GS
    8800 GS (I think i remember this being a card but not sure)
    8600 GT
    8800 GT (I think i remember this being a card but not sure)
     
    eL_eRiC, May 5, 2008
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  2. Pai

    Pai Notebook Evangelist

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    Something alongs the line of. Strongest to Weakest

    8800m GTX, 8800m GTS, 8600m GT (DDR3) = 9500m GS (DDR3), 8600m GT (DDR2), then finally 8600m GS.
     
    Pai, May 5, 2008
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  3. eL_eRiC

    eL_eRiC Notebook Evangelist

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    okay thank you so much

    EDIT- I'm just wondering... Is there any difference between the 8600m GT and the 9500m GS
     
    eL_eRiC, May 5, 2008
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  4. StormEffect

    StormEffect Lazer. *pew pew*

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    What Pai said. But also add how awesome I am.
     
    StormEffect, May 5, 2008
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  5. TommyB0y

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    Yes there is a difference in the 8600M GT and 9500M GS. The 9500M GS will perform better than the 8600M GT when using the same type of memory, so if you find a 9500M GS with GDDR3 get that over an 8600M GT.

    They are essentially the same, except the 9500M GS is a smaller feature size, so it should consume less power and create less heat as well. In that die shrinking you will also gain a small amount of speed because the tiny little electrons dont have to move quite as far :)

    If you throw in ATI's cards then the HD3650 perfroms as good as those two as well, although most likely better if it has GDDR3.
     
    TommyB0y, May 5, 2008
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  6. lappyforphotoshop

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    yeah, I like the ATI better cause for me pure raw power is not very important but total balance , IMO, most of NVIDIA's have heat issue.

    on paper ,the NV9500GS runs cooler and increase battery life if rest of specs are the same , but see the F8 series, changing it from an SV to SN , I never seen any battery life increase.
     
    lappyforphotoshop, May 6, 2008
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  7. eleron911

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    8800GT>8800GS>8600GT>9500MGS>8600GS
     
    eleron911, May 6, 2008
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  8. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    8600 GT > 9500M GS?
     
    dtwn, May 6, 2008
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  9. eleron911

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    8600M GT=desktop card, and better than 9500M GS,mobile card.
    8600 M GT DDR3>9500 M GS ddr2>8600 M GT ddr2
     
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  10. lappyforphotoshop

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    no the other way , the 9500GS is better than the 8600GT if both have the same type of grphic ram.
     
    lappyforphotoshop, May 6, 2008
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  11. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    Note, that I was referring to Eleron's earlier post.


    I finally got what you were referring to. Realized that OP left out the 8600 M GT.

    The 9500M GS beat the 8600 GS? That's pretty interesting.
     
    dtwn, May 6, 2008
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  12. Harleyquin07

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    It seems the 9500m GS is actually a die shrink of the 8600m GT so the anomaly with suffixes can safely be ignored in this case.
     
    Harleyquin07, May 6, 2008
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