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    nVidia to release desktop/mobile drivers simultaneously 'soon'

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by hovercraftdriver, Apr 26, 2010.

  1. hovercraftdriver

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    hovercraftdriver, Apr 26, 2010
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    heard about this but i'm not excited... NVDIA driver quality has gone down a lot... looking for something good...
     
    sean473, Apr 26, 2010
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  3. ziddy123

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    Next hope to hear they will be supporting open standards instead of their own closed standards.
     
    ziddy123, Apr 26, 2010
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    does this mean mobile drivers will come early? or that desktop drivers will get delayed.
     
    tianxia, Apr 26, 2010
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    It means they're putting desktop cards in notebooks because they can't compete with ATI :D
     
    HTWingNut, Apr 26, 2010
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    It means they are releasing Desktop Drivers with digitally signed modified infs so the same Driver will install in a laptop and appear to be a mobile one :rolleyes:
     
    LaptopNut, Apr 26, 2010
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    Hey stop bashing Nvidia guys. Its not like the 5870 is blowing out the 285m gtx. I wonder why ATI didn't just release a GDDR5 version of the 4870.
     
    mew1838, Apr 26, 2010
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    :twitchy:

    Classic.
     
    2.0, Apr 26, 2010
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    Actually if Nvidia does that, it will pwn ATI.
     
    mew1838, Apr 26, 2010
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    Hey, I have liked nVidia for the last few GPU iterations, but it's definitely getting long in the tooth. ATi is getting one up on nVidia this time around.
     
    HTWingNut, Apr 26, 2010
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    Sure, if they can get the TDP of desktop cards down to mobile specs. But that won't happen. ATI has them beat on mobile die size by a generation if I'm not mistaken.

    Hey no worries, I have been using Nvidia since the geforce2go days. So you shouldn't feel the need to defend Nvidia where I am concerned. Plus ATI is just catching up driver-wise. Though, depending on your rig, the latest Nvidia drivers have been sub par.
     
    2.0, Apr 26, 2010
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    Epic Classic :D
    Hey NVDIA fanboy... the GTX285M is trashed by 5870 if u didn't know.. anyways , ATI didn't need a GDDR5 4870 as it thrashed a GTX280M flat with proper drivers and a 5870 could trash both of them...
     
    sean473, Apr 27, 2010
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    ATI is not giving its all in the mobile market. They could have provided us with something as mind blowing as the 8800m gtx but they chose to hold back with Nvidia still playing catch up. 256 bit + Gddr5, that's what I'm talking about.
     
    mew1838, Apr 28, 2010
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    Not that I am an ati fan, or that I want to contribute to the flame but... so you have any data to back up your claims or are you just throwing random thoughts?
     
    lozanogo, Apr 28, 2010
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    um, the 8800gtx is quite old. there have been major improvements since the debut of that series...
     
    Levenly, Apr 28, 2010
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