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    Is the ATI Mobility Radeon HD2600 better than the ATI Radeon 9200

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by jpb82, Mar 4, 2008.

  1. jpb82

    jpb82 Notebook Geek

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    Hi

    A few days ago i ordered a toshiba p200 which
    has a 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD2600 GPU.

    Until it arrives im currently using my fathers desktop
    which has a 256MB ATI Radeon HD2400 pro
    ive just installed KOTOR 2 the sith lords and the game
    runs fine on 1024x768 with no extra detail however during
    installation i received a message saying that the computer
    had passed however for the best performance an
    ATI Radeon 9200 or better/Nvidia Geforce4 or better is recommended.

    Being a graphic card novice i would just like to know is the
    256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD2600 better than a ATI Radeon 9200?

    Thankyou
     
    jpb82, Mar 4, 2008
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  2. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    Yes. Like a bazillion times better.
     
    fabarati, Mar 4, 2008
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  3. Demetrius

    Demetrius Newbie

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    Heh, heh :) ...I've been using this seriously underrated Laptop (Toshiba Satellite P200) since January 2008 & I have to say, the ATI HD2600 is really impressive

    I'm currently playing the following games with no noticeable lag ( I'll soon install FRAPPS in order to get real time frame rate scores , & also include screen shots )

    The Orange Box (Portal & all Half life 2 games) - 1280 X 960, all features set to maximum - Absolutely no lag or delays, source engine getting old now but still looking beautiful.

    Oblivion - 1280 * 960, again all features, (shadows, blood, HDR ) No lag whatsoever, only a brief instance when running through a field of grass (again it is manageable) - can't install sky texture plug-ins as they don't appear to work properly - sky is purple


    Bioshock - took me forever to get this to run in Vista - a working solution is to access game explorer, right click on the Bioshock icon & select Direct X 9 - works flawlessy, no lag (water looks so beautiful I want to tilt the screen, watch it spill out & drink it :confused: )
    Again, running in 1280*960 in DX9 mode, all effects enabled. Having played it on XP, I'm yet to see any significant differences btwn DX10 & 9 in this game

    Company Of Heroes - Running this in 1280 * 960 with all settings - FMVs look awful, but game runs perfectly, again no lag

    The Witcher - The only game I'm having any issues with - runs fine, but floor keeps disapeering, textures keep fading out, etc.

    F.E.A.R. - Max setting is 1020 * 800 (I think) Again , no lag, runs like a dream.

    Crysis - As on my Desktop, can't really play this with settings maxed out. Runs flawlessly on medium at 1280 * 960

    Really impressed by this laptop, if anything, the card is definately capable.
    All in all, very impressed
     
    Demetrius, Mar 5, 2008
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  4. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    ATI 9000 (R200) series was released in 2003. The HD2000 (R600) series in 2007. The 9200 was a low end card when it was released. The game you're playing is too old to recognise newer technology.
     
    Budding, Mar 5, 2008
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  5. chinogonzalez

    chinogonzalez Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes i must say the HD2600 is a real good videocard, my previous one was and x1400 and this one is way better.

    Altough i'm interested to see your performance on Bioshock Demetrius, i'm running at 1024*768 with real time real time reflections off and force global lighting on and still get around 20-30 FPS, most firefights around 19-22 FPS.

    My setup is:
    - ATI Mobility Radeon HD2600 256MB.
    - Core 2 Duo T8100, 2.1 GHz.
    - 3070 MB Ram.
     
    chinogonzalez, Mar 9, 2008
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