UPDATED - The Mobile Graphics Card Info Page - Most GPU Qs answered

Hey guys,
GeForce GTX 285 vs Mobility HD 5870
what do you think?

oh yeah is GTX 285 worth the extra 55$ for future proofing?

 

From the benchmarks I've seen they're pretty on par but the HD5870 is slightly stronger IIRC.

Also, the GTX285M is using DirtectX 10.1 while the HD5870 uses DirectX 11 if that's any concern to you.

 

Also seems like 5870 is a bit cooler.

 

Can someone add the Nvidia Geforce GT 335M to this list...?

 

I have numerous computers I want with different graphics cards.
What one would be the best in order from least to greatest? and is the graphics card good ? the best one on the list.

Thank you guys.



ATI Radeon 5730
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650
512MB ATI Radeon HD 4650
1GB ATI Radeon HD 4650
1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT
512MB NVIDIA GeForce G 105M
1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 320M

 

Think you're missing a number there lol

But umm except the last 2 which you should swap, you've more or less listed them in terms of strength already.

 

Which card is better for a laptop, im looking for the best gaming experience ofcourse. These are the two options i have.



NVIDIA GEFORCE GTS 360M

Or

ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 4670

 

The GTS 360M

 

The 360M will be better for games.

 

360M GTS wins by a mile.

 

GTS360M anytime... especially if it has GDDR5...

 

GTS360m, regardless of GDDR5 or not. With GDDR5 it should mop the floor with the HD4670, without it, it would still be competitive and edge it out on mostly everything due to higher more shaders.

So! The GTS360 is a win-win

 

Just curious, what laptop has 360?

 

Asus G51J-X3...Toshiba Qosimo X500 series...

 

Could any one let me know what kind of graphics card is Nvidia Geforce310? Is that belong to the low end ? I am looking to buy a Sony Vaio Cw, which comes with this Nvidia 330,GRR3 and 256mb. Please let me know the pros and cons of this one.I will be playing a little older games and which are less demanding? Can i sail thorough with this one?

 

Hi there darkwhite. Is it the 330 or the 310 you are asking for?

 

330M is more powerful, so for sure you'll be better of with 330M. That is a middle class card. 310M is a low end card though.

 

so im almost planning on buying the new asus g73 and just wanna know how big of difference in graphics power does this two have? cause currently my 8800gts can only run most games in medium settings. high setting makes it stutter and lag. thanks for all the inputs in advance!

 

Hmm, probably about a third to twice as good, depending on the game. The 8800M is still a fine card though.

 

There are a tonne of threads on the 5870's performance. In most cases, it's about 80% faster.

 

I was thinking of getting the G73jh as well

Id say from what Iv'e seen its 40 percent better in games minimum.

And because its such a good deal, that 1500 should last you an extra 1 or two years over most laptops around if you plan on playing games.

 

I will be replacing my 8800m GTS with the 5870. bad company 2 makes me want to upgrade and playing dirt 2 in dx11 will be nice.

 

Good choice man I am playing bad company 2 on my system and its awesome. Playing it with all high except AA and AF set to 1x.

 

it will be 50% faster... easily... new architecture and all... more shaders.. GDDR5 memory...

 

It will be faster but is it worth it? The 8800m GTS is still very strong, you should get another year out of it for somewhat high-end gaming. Maybe wait til it starts to show it's age?

I know something better will be out by the end of the year.

 

Agreed , just wait another yr or so .. better things comes to those who wait.

 

On my G73JH-A2 Battlefield Bad Company 2 runs at avg FPS of 35-40 at these settings:

 

Yet when waiting there is always something else to look up to...

My suggestion: buy when needed.

 

how is the ati mobility radeon hd 4650 DDR3?

Anyone with this card can tell me if i can run starcraft 2 on ultra or high settings?

or any similar game using this card?

thanks!

 

Simple few questions. What the net average percentage performance increase with the 285m? Is it worth it upgrade? What the max price worth paying b4 the cost outweighs the benefits?

 

What game and what resolution/settings? I'd estimate a difference of around 10-20% on average for a single GTX 285M compared to a GTS 260M. Not sure how they scale but assuming that they are proportionally the same, you would see anywhere from 20-40% benefit at the highest resolution and settings.

 

Umm, if both scale by the same factor, the ratio between them will be the same, so the difference would still be the same 10-20% - assuming that's the right figure for single GTX 285M vs GTS 260M.

 

i'n quite sure that a single GTX285M will be 50% faster easily than dual GTS260M at full HD res... the GTS260M is very crippled when using DDR3 or GDDR3 memeory... the difference would be much less if GDDR5 memory was used...

 

Where OH where did you come up with that assumption? Going by memory and the M17x owners benchmarks thread part 1 benches I have bookmarked 260 SLI setups score in the 7-10k range whether stock or overclocked, almost the exact same numbers the single 285 gets in the benchmarks in W870cu owner threads. I know you're taking into account scaling at full HD res but IMO the crysis benchmarks in the 260 SLI and the single 285 at max settings appear to be almost identical as well.

Really though aside the performances being extremely similar it has to be said Nvidia is notorious for having problems with dual card setups in the form of stuttering ect ect. Having a single well performing card in the 285 over the dual 260's *may* be worth it if you can sell your 260's for a good price. Otherwise the M17x r1 might be able to upgrade to the 5870 which would be way more worth it, but nobody really knows at this point if the r1 can take a 5870.

 

See, here we have some people talking about the GT S 260M, and some talking about the GT X 260M.

 

Yeah except the reason the whole comparison got started was laststop asked about comparing his dual 260gtx's to a single 285. I'm not sure why sean brought up the 260 GTS into the conversation.

 

unless I'm reading his post title wrong, it clearly says GTS 260M.

Is there even such a thing btw?

 

Here is laststop's post.

"Simple few questions. What the net average percentage performance increase with the 285m? Is it worth it upgrade? What the max price worth paying b4 the cost outweighs the benefits? "

He doesn't mention anywhere a 260 GTS and only assumes you will read his sig and understand he has 260 GTX's. Also I'm not aware of a mobile 260 GTS existing either?

EDIT: Ah I see the sub thread title thread name, which is 260 GTS vs 285GTX that's whats been throwing me off this entire time... I don't get it, was there a thread merged into this one but yet somehow the sub thread name still retains itself within this larger thread? Weird...

 

Check this. It pretty much says GT S 260M in the circled part.



Although looking at his sig he must have typo'ed the title. I've never heard of a GTS 260M.

But yeah, Dual GTX260Ms would still best a GTX 285M.

 

lol ya edited my post RIGHT as you posted that. Apparently threads dont merge entirely afterall....

 

You can change the title if you go to advanced.

 

Ati 5650 or 5730?

 

5730, by a large margin

 

5850 vs 360M vs 335M. Which will best handle Starcraft 2 on ultra-settings?

 

5850, by far. Expect a 40 to 50 percent advantage over the 360M.

The 335M isn't even worth discussing.

 

How about the 250M in the MSI (Force) 1656 vs. GX640's 5850?

 

The GTS 250M is just a lower clocked GTS 360M, so HD 5850 would still win by that amount (or a bit more).

 

Furthermore, the GTS 250M is also sporting just GDDR3, to the 360M's GDDR5, so the results vs. the 5850 are even worse.

The 250M would demolish the GT 330M though.

 

guys I am looking at a 5830 with gddr3 and a 5850 gddr5 what is the difference in performance wise, is it that big of a deal. Thanx also anyone got scores between the too can't find any

 

The cards are relatively recent so there won't be many reviews around, if any. In any case the 5850 is a bit better than the 5830, and given 5850 comes with gddr5 then it is a clear winner.