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    Do these two laptops have the same graphics cards?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by perfectaim3, Apr 4, 2009.

  1. perfectaim3

    perfectaim3 Notebook Enthusiast

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    perfectaim3, Apr 4, 2009
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  2. perfectaim3

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    also, can both of these run tf2 smoothly at medium to high settings? or maybe even medium to low?
     
    perfectaim3, Apr 4, 2009
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    Looks like they both have the ATI Radeon HD3200 graphics.

    I have no clue as to whether they will be able to play the game you're asking for (I have no clue about games).
     
    Persnickety, Apr 4, 2009
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  4. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    The HD3200 is about equivalent to the Intel GMA X4500HMD.
    It is not a great graphics card, it is an integrated solution. You should look for at least an nVidia 9500mGS or a ATi 3650 in order to play games smoothly

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Apr 4, 2009
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  5. MidnightSun

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    The second one (the Touchsmart) is actually better, since it has 64MB dedicated. The first one lacks dedicated graphics RAM (you can see this since the maximum possible total in the first one is 1918; the second one is 1982, a difference of 64MB, the dedicated memory amount).

    In either case, these aren't great for gaming, but they should be able to run TF2 at low settings smoothly (no first hand experience, so don't trust me here).
     
    MidnightSun, Apr 4, 2009
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    MidnightSun Emodicon

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    Another note: if you're willing to spend ~$900 (which I assume you are, since you were looking at the Touchsmart), the dv6t or dv6z is a much much better buy - you can get a more powerful graphics card that can run TF2 on high settings fluently.

    I just quickly specced out a dv6t here, for $949.99:
    Color Espresso Black edit
    Operating system Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit) edit
    Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T6400 (2.0GHz) edit
    Memory FREE Upgrade to 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) edit
    Hard drive FREE Upgrade to 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection edit
    Graphics card 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 4650 edit
    Display 16.0" diagonal High Definition HP Brightview Display (1366x768) edit
    Primary DVD/CD drive LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support edit
    Personalization Webcam Only edit
    Networking Wireless-G Card edit
    TV & entertainment experience No TV Tuner w/remote control edit
    Keyboard HP Color Matching Keyboard edit
    Primary battery 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery edit
    Modem Port No Modem edit
    Productivity software Microsoft(R) Works 9.0 edit

    And a dv6z for only $899.99:
    Color Espresso Black edit
    Operating system Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit) edit
    Processor AMD Athlon(TM) X2 Dual-Core Processor for Notebook PCs QL-64 (2.1GHz) edit
    Memory FREE Upgrade to 3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 1GB DDR2 System Memory (1 Dimm) edit
    Hard drive 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection edit
    Graphics card 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 4650 edit
    Display 16.0" diagonal High Definition HP Brightview Display (1366x768) edit
    Primary DVD/CD drive LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support edit
    Personalization Webcam Only edit
    Networking Wireless-G Card edit
    Keyboard HP Color Matching Keyboard edit
    Primary battery 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery edit
    Modem Port No Modem edit
    Productivity software Microsoft(R) Works 9.0 edit
     
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  7. TehSuigi

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    Wait, since when a Radeon HD 3200 on par with a 4500MHD? I was under the impression that the Radeon was the first real step beyond Intel's crappy GMAs towards decent performance - and the GeForce 9400M G took the next step, of course.
     
    TehSuigi, Apr 4, 2009
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    yea i was pretty sure that the radeon 3200 was a decent well performing card. ive heard most people can run crysis on it on low settings. even left 4 dead too. So i dont get it why wont it play tf2? did u guys actually test it on the card or are you guys just saying this just because its intergrated
     
    perfectaim3, Apr 4, 2009
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  10. stevezachtech

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    I can run HL2 with 128 mb video card, I'm very sure your TF2 will do just fine with 256 mb, the game engine is just the same compared with HL2 after all... You would probably be able to play it in medium settings.
     
    stevezachtech, Apr 6, 2009
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  11. avanish11

    avanish11 Panda! ^_^

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    The amount of memory on the video card means absolutely nothing. My video card has 1GB of RAM, and yet a 9800m with 512MB RAM performs nearly 50% faster than mine.

    To OP: if you want to game, please consider a different computer. This one would do nicely:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115539
     
    avanish11, Apr 6, 2009
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