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    a small confusion

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by cooljoe333, May 20, 2009.

  1. cooljoe333

    cooljoe333 Notebook Enthusiast

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    NVIDIA® SLI™ Dual GeForce® 8700M GT 512MB GDDR3

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    ATI MOBILITY RADEON™ H4650 with 1GB DDR3 discrete graphics plus up to 255MB shared memory using ATI HyperMemory™ technology
     
    cooljoe333, May 20, 2009
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    Snowm0bile Starcraftologist

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    Which is better?

    Id say the Nvidia, but Im not positive.
     
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    Comskian Notebook Consultant

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    8700M GT in SLI mode must beat the ATI Radeon H4650 single card in my opinion. 1 GB DDR3 in H4650 cannot make the difference in perfomance much. I have read in notebookcheck.net that 4650 is better, but somehow cannot believe it. Also consider other factors like power consumtion and heat generation before making the verdict.
     
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    neilnat Notebook Evangelist

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    I dunno, even though the SLI 8700 has better performance in games that support SLI, I would still lean toward the 4650 for power and heat issues, plus the DX10.1 support, which may or may not ever actually matter. If you're going to go through the power/heat/size issues of SLI, you should get great performance out of it, not something that could be matched by a fairly cheap 9800m GS.

    Now, as far as NBC having the 4650 listed as better... I defend NBC as much as anyone I've seen on these boards, but you can't just blindly look at which is listed higher on their chart. The SLI 8700 gets about 2000 points higher in 3dmark06.
     
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    lozanogo Notebook Deity

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    Check here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=302231

    The SLI 8700m GT wins.
     
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    so still no exact verdict huh???? :(
     
    cooljoe333, May 20, 2009
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    neilnat Notebook Evangelist

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    You make the final verdict. The Nvidia option will perform better by a small but real amount, but at the expense of size/heat/battery life.
     
    neilnat, May 20, 2009
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    cooljoe333 Notebook Enthusiast

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    well size and power not a matter of concern..........but heat yes......wat do u ppl suggest? and how important do u think is directX 10.1 capability important???
     
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    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Charles P. Jefferies, May 20, 2009
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