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    hd2600 vs 8600 gs

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by TheNew007, Oct 19, 2007.

  1. TheNew007

    TheNew007 Notebook Guru

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    which one is better and by how much (in terms of 3dmark06 and fps).
    thanks
     
    TheNew007, Oct 19, 2007
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  2. odin243

    odin243 Notebook Prophet

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    The MR HD2600 is significantly more powerful than the 8600M-GS. It's about 5% slower than the 8600M-GT in most modern games. Which laptops specifically are you looking at?
     
    odin243, Oct 19, 2007
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  3. TheNew007

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    i'm interested in these four in particular
    http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=26092&vpn=90NPKA643A227CQL750Y&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1025
    http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=25901&vpn=90NPNA1831141CQL600Y&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1025
    http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=24542&vpn=90NPLA2533125CQL300Y&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1025
    http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=26085&vpn=90NETA4231283CQL750Y&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1025

    So you're saying that 1>2>3>4 right?
    How does the last one compare against the others?

    Also, are the 2600s and 8600gs' both ddr2 or ddr3?

    thanks
     
    TheNew007, Oct 19, 2007
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    morgan-X65 Notebook Consultant

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    From reading a previous thread, the HD2600 comes well underclocked, so a little tweak should see it at least matching if not beating the 8600M GT.
     
    morgan-X65, Oct 19, 2007
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    MaD_MaxX Notebook Enthusiast

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    They're all ddr2. The Hd2600 is better than the 8600GS and a little under the GT. I've ordered the F3SA though cause I've never owned an ATI. :p
     
    MaD_MaxX, Oct 19, 2007
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  6. odin243

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    Yup, that's the correct order. The last one is significantly less powerful, maybe half so on average.

    The 2600's are DDR2, the 8600M-GS is underclocked and undervolted GDDR3.
     
    odin243, Oct 19, 2007
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    Beware that Radeons do not support XvMC (last time I checked) so they're not a good choice for HD.
     
    star882, Oct 19, 2007
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    So if I were to restore the clocks and voltage on both, the 8600-GS would win because it is a ddr3?

    Btw, thanks for the good news guys. before visiting this forum I thought the Asus G1s was the only choice for me and it cost $400 more than the ones i've listed.
     
    TheNew007, Oct 19, 2007
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    You cannot restore the voltage on the F3sv, therefore you cannot fully restore the memory clocks. It will still overclock very well, due to it's GDDR3 memory, however even fully overclocked it will barely be up to the performance level of a stock DDR2 HD2600.

    The DDR2 vs GDDR3 distinction is only really important when comparing two cards in the same class, in this case the nVidia card in the same class as the HD2600 is the 8600M-GT, not the -GS.
     
    odin243, Oct 19, 2007
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