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    nvidia gtx 260m and 280m

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by icon007, Jul 12, 2009.

  1. icon007

    icon007 Notebook Evangelist

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    is their much difference between the 2??
     
    icon007, Jul 12, 2009
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  2. JohnnyFlash

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    128 vs 112... about 5% real world.
     
    JohnnyFlash, Jul 12, 2009
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  3. IKAS V

    IKAS V Notebook Prophet

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    Yeah the price
     
    IKAS V, Jul 12, 2009
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  4. Ripfire

    Ripfire Minecraft Architect

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    lol :D .. 10char
     
    Ripfire, Jul 12, 2009
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  5. s77

    s77 Notebook Guru

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    Lul. Isn't the 260M a 9800 GT and the 280M a 9800 GTX?
     
    s77, Jul 12, 2009
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  6. ChinNoobonic

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    the 9800M GT has 96 shaders vs the GTX 260M's 112 shaders. the 260M can be considered a 9800M GTX. the 260M is close to the desktop 9800 GT. the GTX 280M is supposed to be nvidia's flagship since it has 128 shaders and is therefore greater than a 9800M GTX.
     
    ChinNoobonic, Jul 12, 2009
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  7. s77

    s77 Notebook Guru

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    Is there 250M as well? I heard the 260Ms in the Asus G51 BB model (need confirmation on the other reseller's models) are downclocked though?
     
    s77, Jul 12, 2009
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  8. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    no the 9800m gtx is almost the same as the 260m GTX but the 280m has more stream cpus.
     
    dondadah88, Jul 12, 2009
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  9. ChinNoobonic

    ChinNoobonic Notebook Evangelist

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    there are 250's as well but the aren't released yet. its called the GTS 250M, which is less powerful than the 260m. the one on the best buy G51VX is a GTX 260M.
     
    ChinNoobonic, Jul 12, 2009
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  10. ChinNoobonic

    ChinNoobonic Notebook Evangelist

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    im sure they're based on the same G92 core. the gtx 260m has higher clocks than the 9800m gtx
     
    ChinNoobonic, Jul 12, 2009
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  11. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    the 260m can overclock higher the 9800m gtx. that's why i said they are almost the same. it's passing records that close to the 9800m gtx overvolted.


    btw i'm jamacian also. but if you sound out my name then you will already know lol.
     
    dondadah88, Jul 12, 2009
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  12. icon007

    icon007 Notebook Evangelist

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    so it doesn't matter which one is in a laptop then
     
    icon007, Jul 13, 2009
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  13. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    depends on the price. i'm all for going for the best.
     
    dondadah88, Jul 13, 2009
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  14. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    maybe a 7-9% difference in SLI
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 13, 2009
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  15. hai30687

    hai30687 Notebook Enthusiast

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    gtx260m 550/1375/950 112shader processor
    gtx280m 585/1463/950 128shader processor
     
    hai30687, Jul 13, 2009
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  16. MrButterBiscuits

    MrButterBiscuits ~Veritas Y Aequitas~

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    People are so biased lol... I think real world about a 10% increase in performance in a single maybe 15-20% in SLI... but we'll really only see by comparing the 260's and 280's in similiar systems through a series of benchmarks
     
    MrButterBiscuits, Jul 13, 2009
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  17. v_c

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    In Europe, the GTX280M is about €250 more than the GTX260M - at least thats what it looks like on Dells M17x page.

    For me, an extra 10% (or less) is not worth €250. Of course, if you can get it cheaper (such as in the US) then you may well decide it is worth the extra $
     
    v_c, Jul 13, 2009
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  18. Oiad

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    Same goes for Inforlandia in portugal and the Clevo-based cards they sell. Best of importing if you're in Europe.
     
    Oiad, Jul 13, 2009
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  19. BIGX333

    BIGX333 Brazillian Overclocker

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    In theory in SLI the extra sp's r going to make less difference so i would say that the difference in SLI isn't that big.

    We need someone with 2x GTX260m to run some bench's and try the GTX280m clocks :p
     
    BIGX333, Jul 13, 2009
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  20. anothergeek

    anothergeek Equivocally Nerdy

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    Sli wouldn't increase the percentage, 'tis not how the math works. You're still looking at 10% at best. Sli 280M has only gotten 11,900 GPU in vantage, sli 9800M GTX had 11,000... 8%!

    GTX 260M benches are about as exciting as a GM press conference.
     
    anothergeek, Jul 13, 2009
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  21. Dire NTropy

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    I was wondering if SLI was boosted by the power of the individual cards haha. Thanks for clearing that up.
     
    Dire NTropy, Jul 13, 2009
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