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    Mobility 3850 x2 Benchmarks?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by ichime, Jun 21, 2008.

  1. ichime

    ichime Notebook Elder

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    ichime, Jun 21, 2008
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  2. Nirvana

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    only in 3dmark.
     
    Nirvana, Jun 21, 2008
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    meh. 3dmarks aren't everything. i'll wait for a more reliable bench. (3dmark06 has its share of issues, but notebookcheck.net has its own set of issues- they are pretty unreliable in general)

    i've always held by the statement that 3dmark is really only useful for comparing cards of the same generation and brand against each other.

    in other words, two geforce 8 series cards, or two hd 3000 series cards...

    but drawing sweeping conclusions from a comparison of 8800's in SLI to a 3850x2 with 3dmark06 is just... well... irresponsible.

    but i don't have any stock in the 8800 series, and i would really be happy to see ati take the crown for a bit. more power to em. i support both companies. eagerly await more conclusive results.
     
    masterchef341, Jun 21, 2008
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  4. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    I'm actually more interested in which machine they tested it on since I haven't seen a 3850X2 in any laptop. No mention of CPU either. Only heard it mentioned at Computex.

    Additionally, due to the nature of statistics, the figure on notebookcheck was the average of three scores, two of which are higher than the 12800 the 3850x2 rated. (13850, 12847 and 10824)

    And like what Nirvana said, it's on 3dmark06.
     
    dtwn, Jun 21, 2008
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  5. zfactor

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    exactly i want to know what it was used in??
     
    zfactor, Jun 21, 2008
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  6. NAS Ghost

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    Dont ATI cards usually do better in 3dmark06 anyway? Use a game to benchmark!!!
     
    NAS Ghost, Jun 21, 2008
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  7. ichime

    ichime Notebook Elder

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    True, I wouldn't put any much stock in 3dmark06, though in some instances it is a valid indicator of performance. But considering that this is a 3850 x2 (which is supposed to be heads up with the 8800 GTS in SLi), this might raise a few eyebrows. Also, I think I got some more information about the setup:

    apparently the CPU was a T9600 (which isn't even on the market yet):

    http://www.techpowerup.com/62683/Computex_2008_AMD_showcases_Core_2_Duo_T9600_notebook_at_Computex.html

    and it's on a new unmarked Asus notebook. Could this be the C80? or even the C70?!?
     
    ichime, Jun 21, 2008
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  8. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    I don`t trust these results, nor do I trust notebookcheck,it is known for erroneus posts.

    Plus 3dmark=squat, gaming performance show that Nvidia still leads.
     
    eleron911, Jun 21, 2008
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  9. miscolobo

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    Notebookcheck is....garbage.

    Lol since when is the 8400M G classed better than the 8400M GT..

    a disgrace i tell you...
     
    miscolobo, Jun 21, 2008
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  10. narsnail

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    at this point, these new cards have not been tested yet, we will see.
     
    narsnail, Jun 21, 2008
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  11. brainer

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    for the 100th time , this site is BS, it posts my cards as 6k 3dmark06... rofl
     
    brainer, Jun 21, 2008
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  12. unnamed01

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    I prefer to see in game screen shots and vids to see how cards stack up.
     
    unnamed01, Jun 21, 2008
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  13. eleron911

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    With a T9300 and XP, it could get close. :D
    I get 5600 with Xp and a T7500.
     
    eleron911, Jun 21, 2008
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    Actually I have a 7900 GTX OC at 7950 GTX clocks and I get about 5900 on default settings in 3dmark2006 and 5450 at 1440x900.
    The CPU is a T2700.

    I use the drivers from Nvidia's website.

    I think it's quite good and I can play WiC with pretty much everything on.

    Another thing is that notebookcheck ranks the cards not only on their 3dmark score but on scores in 3dmark2005, 2006 and fps in Fear, Doom 3 etc. Until now I can say they do rank the cards pretty much as they perform in games.

    But then again, I could be wrong.
     
    Blacky, Jun 28, 2008
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  15. Magnus72

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    Funny with notebook check is that they don´t write which laptop they used for testing. They just assume the 3850x2 will perform like this, I bet you they do they have no sources whatsoever. Edited
     
    Magnus72, Jun 28, 2008
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  16. brainer

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    lets say the t9600 was clocked @ 2.6ghz. the cards arent doing anything super. the other Card is adding 1700 points only.
     
    brainer, Jun 28, 2008
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    just to clear up this mess am a 3dmark guru and the results u guys see there are bull****. At leadt for the cards that has round numbers like 12800 points etc.
    They have not even tested the cards they just write down a number they THINK the cards will get but they have not tested them in 3Dmark yet. Trust me i used to be confused about this before so i started to study it and this is what i found out.
     
    Satyrion, Jun 28, 2008
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  18. brainer

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    Yup same thing happened to me when i was about to buy my notebook, i was like : Hey, why am i going to spend 3k+ $ to get 2 cards that score 6900 points?
     
    brainer, Jun 28, 2008
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