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    Intel US15W/GMA 500

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by fafler, Jul 14, 2009.

  1. fafler

    fafler Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was hoping a Ion based netbooks would hit the mass consumer market soon, but it seems more and more unrealistic that it will ever happen. Right now i'm considering a Acer Aspire One 751. So whats the deal with the Intel US15W/GMA500? I can't seem to find any benchmarks. Is it anywhere nearly as fast as a Ion/Geforce 9400M would be?
     
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    sr1650nx Notebook Consultant

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    No way is it even as close to an Ion.

    It's close to the GMA950 graphics, but i think it has better video decoding capabilities. (not completely sure about this)
     
    sr1650nx, Jul 14, 2009
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    Micaiah Notebook Deity

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    Gaming performance is worse than the GMA 950, but in turn it supports hardware acceleration of certain video files.
     
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    Howitzer225 Death Company Dreadnought

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    Intel produces IGPs that are nowhere the performance of Nvidia's. Lenovo S12 is a netbook that will have the Ion platform.
     
    Howitzer225, Jul 15, 2009
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    fafler Notebook Enthusiast

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    That sucks. I know about the S12, but to me it seems like little more than hot air. And i'm not even sure it will be available where i live. I'll probably go with GMA950 since Linux support for the GMA500 should be pretty bad.
     
    fafler, Jul 15, 2009
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