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    Where has the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 w/ GDDR5 gone too?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by yotano211, Jun 18, 2009.

  1. yotano211

    yotano211 Notebook Evangelist

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    I am still wondering if ATI is ever going to put the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 into any other laptop besides that X2 version. I thought this card was released many months ago but I have only seem its 4850 smaller brother. I guess its another paper launch like the 3870. I have never seem a 3870 in any laptop, so in the future I guess I will be sticking with Nvidia and just bypass all the ATI promises of launching any mobile gaming cards.

    Dont get me wrong, I have an tried the mobile 4850 but I just hate the keyboard on the MSI GT725. I love the specs and the price but the keyboard made me not buy it. I just want to see more ATI gaming cards on more laptop besides only a few.
     
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  2. Prydeless

    Prydeless Stupid is

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    Prydeless, Jun 18, 2009
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  3. catacylsm

    catacylsm Notebook Prophet

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    I think MSI GT 735 has the single ati card also. 3850 or 70
     
    catacylsm, Jun 18, 2009
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    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    W90 comes with the ATI graphics
     
    bigspin, Jun 18, 2009
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  5. CooLMinE

    CooLMinE Notebook Deity

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    Erm, 3870 have been in laptops for half a year and more...
    4870 GDDR3 are already in laptops and we waiting for the GDRR5 release to come out.
    There are no X2 versions for laptops (dont confuse X2 cards with Crossfire setups)
     
    CooLMinE, Jun 18, 2009
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  6. boypogi

    boypogi Man Beast

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    it is a vapor ware ;)
     
    boypogi, Jun 18, 2009
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    I actually have a single Mobility 3870 that I'll be selling soon.
     
    5482741, Jun 18, 2009
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