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    Much of an Update?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Ancraarty, Mar 5, 2012.

  1. Ancraarty

    Ancraarty Newbie

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    Does anybody think it will make an apparent difference in the processing power upgrade from Ivory Bridge from Sandy Bridge?
     
    Ancraarty, Mar 5, 2012
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  2. Jasp

    Jasp Notebook Evangelist

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    Its all about power consumption now, ivory bridge will be far more efficient per watt nothing more really, since it runs on the same socket as sandy and is basically just a shrink "tock" and that :p
     
    Jasp, Mar 5, 2012
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    rschauby Superfluously Redundant

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    Like Jasp said, it's only a marginal upgrade on performance. Also, it's less of an efficiency upgrade than some were hoping for. Everyone expected Intel to release a quad core 35W, and while there are some rumors that they may indeed do so, we still have only seen material showing 45W.

    Source
    Rumor Source
     
    rschauby, Mar 5, 2012
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  4. plancy

    plancy Notebook Evangelist

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    I think I remember it was around 8-10% clock for clock, but the power efficiency was reduced significantly apparently, thanks to Intel
    s Tri-Gate transistors and 22nm fab, I expect to see 13-20% clock per dollar improvement over Sandy Bridge, on top of the 8-10% clock for clock improvement.
     
    plancy, Mar 5, 2012
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  5. alexUW

    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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    This came out a few months ago, not sure if it's still relevant. IMO, Ivy Bridge won't be much of an upgrade for gaming laptops, unless you plan on using switchable graphics to conserve your battery. Also note, the below graphs compare desktop processors.


    CPU: Sandy vs Ivy
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    Integrated GPU: Sandy vs Ivy
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    Intel's Ivy Bridge vs. Sandy Bridge Benchmarks Leaked
     
    alexUW, Mar 5, 2012
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    somedood Notebook Enthusiast

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    I don't think that is correct. From my understanding the architecture is the same as Sandy Bridge, just with the smaller process/die for better power efficiency. This should mean that clock-for clock Ivy Bridge is the same as Sandy Bridge. Ivy Bridge does have the Intel HD 4000 GPU though which is an upgrade over the Sandy Bridge HD 3000 integrated GPU supposedly bringing the 3d rendering closer to low-mid range GPUs.
     
    somedood, Mar 5, 2012
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    GTRagnarok Notebook Evangelist

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    It's been known for a while that IB has a small per clock performance increase. Just the fact that it's using a different transistor design would lend itself to that.
     
    GTRagnarok, Mar 5, 2012
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