Which mobile video card is better Radeon HD 4830 or Nvidia GTX 260m?

Im thinking of chosing 1 out of 2 systems I have in mind for purchase. Both are gaming notebooks with i7 processors. One has 1gb of ati 4830 and the other has 1gb of GTX 260m

So im here to ask the experts

 

The GTX 260m is by far the better card.. The 4830 only has a 128 bit bus.. Go with the GTX 260m..

 

The HD 4830 should be around the same level, but perhaps just a bit weaker than the GTX260M specially depending on the games you play.

And to the other poster... It is a 128bit bus width GPU, but it is equipped with GDDR5, giving it around the same, or more, memory bandwidth than the GTX260M. I have said so several times already, being 128bit or 256 bits etc alone means nothing. The important thing is the result, the memory bandwidth.

Anyways, both cards are on similar power levels, assuming the HD4830 comes with 600ish mhzs core clock.

EDIT: I forgot to mention that the HD4830 should run quite cooler and consume less power too, so you have to take that into consideration.

 

4830 is using GDDR3. It's a high shader, but memory bandwith starved GPU. I'd expect a meager 9800M GTS to be faster.

 

Thats why I stated the GTX 260m is far better, The 4830 indeed has Gddr3 memory with 128 bit bus making it slow..

 

ye the 4830 is gddr3 ,,, the grrd5 is the next line i think 4850 or something like that i remember reading the specs....

So I guess im buying the updated m15x with 260 gtx over the upcoming hp envy 15 with ati 4830.


THANX A LOT to ALL OF YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I thought the 4830 used GDDR5... and not GDDR3...so 128 bit bus isn't a limitation...

 

Before you do that, take a look at the Sager NP8690

Cheaper, faster 280M, less weight, great service.

It is the 48 60 that has GDDR5. Ati believes it is faster than the 256 bit, GDDR3 4850, hence the higher number. It's higher clocked than the 4850 and the GDDR5 should make up for the 128 bit memory interface, but since it has less shaders I couldn't imagine it being any faster. Being 40nm however, it will consume less energy and run cooler than the larger 4850. So I can see the overall reason for Ati to rate it higher.

 

Dammit I just read that the HD4830 can use GDDR5, GDDR3 and DDR3. That sucks hard.

I second the suggestion of the Sager NP8690. Definetely check it out.

 

i would personally wait for the new core i7 refreshes due out this fall but if you dont want to get the gtx 260

 

the 4850=260m so 260>4830

 

As already mentioned check out the Sager range. But I do like the look of the new M15x.

 

Call me stupid or w/e. But a laptop has to appeal to my eyes also. For the all new m15x that just came out, its not expensive for a base model that has good features and a good processor. i7 1.6(2.8 turbo) 6mb cache. I mean they have better better clocked i7 but that configuration is expensive.

the m15x is easier on the wallet if you think of the specs. Sure sager is cheaper a little but it looks 90's to me in a way.

The configuration that i want on m15x is
i7 1.6(2.8ghz turbo)
GTX 260M 1gb
4 ram ddr3 1333mhz (FAST )
256gb SSD samsung (only $400) $400 is a lot but not for a 256 ssd thats pretty cheap!!! and thats one of the best ssds.
standard 900p resolution WLED
comes out to 2,000
plus i'll find a coupon sooner or later for like 10-15%
and boom i'll buy it on the spot.

DID I meantion: The alienware comes with a baseball cap!!!! WOW whats not to like lol

 

4830 uses GDDR3 and the 4860 is the same RV740 GPU paired with GDDR5.

GTX 260m should provide better performance than the 4830 but how much isn't known at this time because the Mobility 4830 has never been in a machine to test it.

The 4830 however does have the benefit of being a 40-nm GPU which means it's going to use around half the juice of the GTX 260m so for performance per watt and battery life the 4830 should win.

Just on speculation I would put the Mobility 4830 somewhere around the performance of a GTS 250m or 260m.

 

The base i7 will be more than enough for your config, the price jump to the next better model is insane. Stick with the 260m, cause I dont think the 4830 has been tested.

 

ebay AW Hat $5

But seriously, Just for the sake of drivers, I would go with the 260m.

 

everything. you'd have to pay me to wear that thing.

as other people stated, 260m is faster, but 4830 should have significantly lower power consumption, i think it should be on par with 4600s.
the 4860 is in a whole different category, it has the same shaders as 4830, but effectively double the bandwidth, and 100mhz higher core clock. it should beat the 4850, and the 260m.