nVidia Quadro vs ATI X / nVidia Go

Whats the difference between the nVidia Quadro NVS 512MB card and a ATI X1600 or nVidia Go7600 ? I'm looking at the D820 and am actually pleasantly surprised by whats offered as far as component and build quality. Will the nVidia Quadro NVS 512MB play heavy games at good settings? How does the E1505 fully loaded (2GB ram, 100GB 7200 HD, Go7400, Core Duo 2GHz) compare to the D820 fully loaded with same specs but different card?

 

The nVidia Quadro NVS 512MB is a low end quadro based card.
It is based off the GF 7300/7400 with 64bit memory. The 512Mb ram is also misleading since they usually have 128/256Mb dedicated and the rest is taken from system ram. This gpu is being marketed as a basic business gpu. Almost a better Integrated solution.

The nVidia Go7600 and ATI x1600 are on a different league. They are gpus that can play games.
Both have 128bit memory with 128/256/512Mb ddr2/gddr3 ram.

The Quadro wont play heavy games at good settings. You might get away with playing heavy games at minimal settings.

Also the e1505 form Dell isnt offered with a go7400, but rather an ATi x1400. The x1400 will be better than the Quadro found in the D820.

 

Thanks for clearing that up. I think I'm going to wait for the Asus v1j...although if the D820 had a dedicated GPU that was worth a heck, I'd get that.

 

The D820 does have a dedicated GPU, its just not made for gaming

I also agree with ya. Even with a go7400 in there i would jump on it

 

yeah me too haha thx bro

 

interesting,

using a name such as "Quadro" makes it sound more powerful then it is really is eh?

 

Actually the Quadro NVS120 is based on the Go7400; it should give slightly less performance in games but is essentially just a modified version. Using the regular drivers (non-Quadro) you should get comparable performance.