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    Whats Better? ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 or 8600m GT

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Rahzer, Feb 19, 2008.

  1. Rahzer

    Rahzer Notebook Consultant

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    im lookin at a laptop top with the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 and i would like to know if it performs to the 8600m GT
     
    Rahzer, Feb 19, 2008
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  2. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    What memory type? DDR2? GDDR3?
     
    SmoothTofu, Feb 19, 2008
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  3. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    they are pretty close, but each card has a slower and faster variant, ddr2 and gddr3, respectively.

    gddr3 8600m gt > gddr3 hd 2600 > ddr2 8600m gt > ddr2 hd 2600
     
    masterchef341, Feb 19, 2008
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  4. Rahzer

    Rahzer Notebook Consultant

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    Rahzer, Feb 19, 2008
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    link1313 Notebook Virtuoso

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    well the first laptop is HD2600 GDDR2 and the second laptop (G1s) is 8600GT GDDR3 so the latter will be much faster.

    You might be able to fix the GPU stuttering with a driver update or send your laptop back to the manufacturer for a new one.
     
    link1313, Feb 19, 2008
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  6. Rahzer

    Rahzer Notebook Consultant

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    well newegg thankfuly took it back, but which one did you say is faster?
     
    Rahzer, Feb 19, 2008
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  7. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    See the Mobile Graphics Cards sticky.
     
    crash, Feb 19, 2008
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  8. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Search the forums before you post please. There is plenty of information readily available about this.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Feb 19, 2008
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