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    ATI Mobility Radeon 3200 HD on Toshiba A300D - 14P

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Thief, Dec 31, 2008.

  1. Thief

    Thief Notebook Geek

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    I am considering toshiba A300D - 14P. However, it's not very clear to me if the video card is a dedicated one. The model specifications are as follows:
    • CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 QL-60 (1.9GHz, 1MB Cache)

    • Chipset
    ATI Radeon HD3200
    • LCD
    15.4" WXGA TruBrite (1280x800)

    • Memory
    2+1 GB (DDR2-667MHz)

    • VGA
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200 supporting HyperMemory technology 256 MB
    • HDD
    250GB SATA (5400rpm)/
    • Optical storage
    DVD Super Multi drive DL

    • Communications
    56K Modem/ LAN/ Wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g)/ Bluetooth

    • Expansion slots
    Integrated 1.3 Megapixels Video Camera (Toshiba Face Recognition Technology), 5-in-1 Bridge Media slot (SD Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, MultiMedia Card, xD-Picture Card)/ TV-out/HDMI-OUT / VGA /HD IEEE 1394/ 4x USB 2.0

    • Audio
    HD Audio Sound Blaster Pro supporting, Integrated microphone
    • Battery
    6-Cell Li-Ion Battery Internal

    • Operating system
    Windows Vista Home Premium Edition

    Additionally, could you pls tell me how is the video performance of this video card compared to Ge Force 7300 GO. I am offered to swap my current lap with the above Toshiba but I am afraid that it wont be capable of running Half Life 2.

    Thanx in advance!
     
    Thief, Dec 31, 2008
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  2. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    hd3200 is much faster than a go 7300. even though it's integrated.
    hl2 will be playable on 1024*768 medium/high.
     
    tianxia, Dec 31, 2008
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  3. S_P_Q_R

    S_P_Q_R Notebook Evangelist

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    If you want a laptop that plays games, well don't bother getting a laptop with a graphic's card below 50 or so on this list and if you can afford it 20 up is top shelve.
     
    S_P_Q_R, Dec 31, 2008
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  4. Thief

    Thief Notebook Geek

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    the thing is, I am not buying a laptop. I am just offered to swap my current lenovo with this toshiba and the graphic card is an issue for me. So 7300 Go vs this one ??
     
    Thief, Dec 31, 2008
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  5. S_P_Q_R

    S_P_Q_R Notebook Evangelist

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    Didn't you see the list on that link I posted last reply, doesn't that a genius to see they're both average, the HD 3200 is 98/170 and the GO 7300 is 108/170
     
    S_P_Q_R, Dec 31, 2008
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  6. allfiredup

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    The ATI Radeon Mobility HD 3200 is actually based on the previous-generation ATI Radeon Mobility HD 2400 (a discrete graphics card). The graphics core of the HD 2400 has simply been integrated into the AMD chipset, but the HD 3200 relies on shared system memory (RAM).

    The ATI HD 3200, despite being an integrted graphics card, outperforms entry-level discrete graphics cards such as the nVIDIA 8400M GS.

    Here's more info including numerous gaming results with the HD 3200- http://www.notebookcheck.net/ATI-Radeon-HD-3200.9591.0.html
     
    allfiredup, Dec 31, 2008
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  7. Thief

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    Thnx for the replies. I didn't realize that an integrated card could be faster than a dedicated one despite being a very old model.
     
    Thief, Dec 31, 2008
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  8. Tinselworm

    Tinselworm Notebook Deity

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    you don't have to be rude, it doesn't take an idiot to realise that the notebookcheck benchmarks are a bit iffy because you could be comparing a 7300 that had a Core 2 Duo T7800 to a Core Solo T1200 that had an ATI 3200
     
    Tinselworm, Dec 31, 2008
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