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    Radeon HD 6630M Vs. Radeon HD 6490M

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by junior21, Jul 18, 2011.

  1. junior21

    junior21 Notebook Consultant

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    I don't know much about graphics cards but how much better is the 6630M over ther 6490M?
     
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    The processing power is higher by 88%, but the memory bandwidths of the two cards are the same. The pixel fill rate is 25% higher and the texture fillrate is 88% higher. So basically, somewhere between 0% and 88% better depending on what is bottlenecking you. I would guess the improvement is on the order of 65%.
     
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    I'm not sure really sure about what all that means but from my understanding the 6630M is 88% better than the 6490M?

    That seems like an awful lot to me, I'm debating between two laptops, one a 14 inch weighing 6 pounds with up to 6 hours battery life and the other a 13.3 inch weighing 3 pounds with up to 7.5 hours battery life.

    If I will only be doing light to moderate gaming is the 6490 enough as portability is also an issue for me. Or should I just take the extra 3 pounds and lesser battery life and go with the better graphics card?

    Decisions decisions....
     
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    Only you can decide that.
     
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    The real question is WHAT GAMES? The 6490 won't do you much good if the game is something like Bad Company 2 or Metro 2033. But if it's TF2 or CS:S or Modern Warfare then it will probably play fine at 720p with low to some medium details.
     
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