Which Laptop GPU for Gaming?

Hi Guys,

Is Nvidia GTX460M DDR5 better then AMD Radeon 6750M DDR5 & Nvidia GT555M DDR3?

Thanks!

 

It is, but the 560m is already out, wait until there are more computers with it. If I had to choose between those three I would take the computer with the 555m, but wait, seriously.

 

555m? What? 460m and 560m are pretty much the same with the 560m being more power efficient and *maybe* 5-10% performance advantage over the 460m at best. In any case, either 460m or 560m are much better than the 6750m or 555m by a long shot.

 

Thanks for replying. I was looking for a gaming notebook & decided to buy Asus G73SW but then saw Asus VX7 (Its awesome!). Since 3D is not imp. would you suggest VX7 over G73SW both have almost same specs but VX7 is a bit less bulky.

 

VX7 all the way! It's a sexy beast, which does the job. And makes you stand out of the crowd with that laptop

 

Your numbers are wrong. The 560m is definitely more powerful than the 460m. It seems like it is 13% faster than the 460m, overall.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M - Notebookcheck.net Tech

So yes, the OP should definitely wait and get the better card.

 

I wouldent trust Notebookcheck a 100% but the GTX 560m (stock clocks) should be about the same as a OCed GTX 460m.

I been checking the site myself and i am very confused about seeing my own AMD Radeon HD 6970m get beat by GTX 560m, HD 5770m and GTX 480m?
Hope i was reading that stuff wrong. lol

 

I think you must have read it wrong, it does not say that anywhere on there. Anyways, they are the only numbers thus far.

 

The problem is there seems to be two variants of the GTX 560M like the GT 555M; one has a 128 bit memory bus, which is what the next version of the ASUS G53/G74 is getting, and there is the 192 bit memory bus version, which seems to be the one that Sager and MSI has and is the one that is definitely faster than the GTX 460M.

 

Actually, the 560m in the G74SX is a 3GB GDDR5 version and should sport a 192-bit bus. The 560m in the G53SX (2GB GDDR5) has a 128-bit bus though. Asus screwed up with the G53SX...

The numbers on notebookcheck of the G74 that came out a while ago were from a pre-prod unit.

 

I thought all 560m have the 192 bit interface, exactly like the 460m. As far as I know there isn't a huge change between the 460m and 560m, probably only higher binned and comes with higher stock clocks because of this.

 

The Asus G53 is the only notebook with the 128-bit 560M.

The normal 460M and 560M have 35 to 40% leads, over the GT 555M.

 

..That's what I thought. But now I'm confused What are the benchmark scores for the 560M? ..But 6970M is strong, but a GTX 485M?..

 

Don't know any benchmark scores, but...

Here's a little chart

460m -> 560m -> 6970m -> 485m

A 560m is a higher clocked 460m with newer architecture, you would expect to see gains around 5-10% from a 460m. Many people have overclocked their 460m's into the 560m performance range, hence why people are calling it an overclocked 460m. The crippled 560m in the asus g53sx has a 128-bit bus, so that would be expected to be 460m or worse performance. Similar to how the gt555m has 3 variants.

6970m beats both of them by a substantial amount. It looses to the 485m by ~1-10% depending on the application/game/etc.

 

460m -> 560m -> 5870 -> 6970m -> 485m

Try and pick up a 560M or a 5870M if you cannot afford a 6970M which would be your best choice for future gaming.

The 555M is DDR3 with a stupid amount of Vram and no power to make use of it, waste of money.

 

560m loosing to the 5870 is debatable...

The 5850m was roughly on par with the 460m, and I believe the 5870 was only a 10% jump from the 5850. So a 10% boost from the 460m would land the 560m right in the 5870m's neighborhood.

But you are right, the 560m is a very good bang for the buck gpu at the moment, considering they are going at the price of the old 460m.

 

Benchmarks are not just a numbers game. It totally relates to the frame rates the GPU can produce in games on what ever resolution. The lower the resolution, the higher the FPS.

The original quote was a stock GTX 560M (192-bit) is equal to an OC'ed 460M (192-bit). How much OC'ed was done to the 460M? Is it just for benchmark? ..or is it really a usuable OC which games run fluently with good operating temperature.

Here's that benchmark sample by notebook check. It's a rough guide of sorts. CPU also plays a role like in 3DMark 11 and 3DMark06

Mobile Graphics Cards - Benchmark List - Notebookcheck.net Tech

GPU drivers also plays a role on fps and benchmarks. If you OC a GTX 560M to its full potential, ofcourse it will beat the OC'ed 460M. But it was a question of stock versus OC.