deciding which video card 280m or 5870m

i'm trying to find actual synthetic benchmark tests as much as possible that can compare the 2 cards, now i found one

ATi 5870M vs Nvidia GTX 285M Benchmarks for G860 and G870

but it doesn't say to much. I'm looking to get a laptop both use same i7 processor but the difference is one is a 280m gpu and the other 5780m, obviously there is some price difference, but what i'm wondering is how much faster is the 5870 or are they dead even? I prefer nvidia's drivers as well

 

Basically performance will be the same.

Nvidia has CUDA, ATI has lower power consumption (for these 2 cards)

In the end, it is up to you.
I have had 2x260m, 2x285m and now 2x5870.

I am quite happy with my 5870's right now.

But either way you will be fine.

D.

 

umm no, thats not the purpose of my question, let me rephrase that i'm a bleeding edge enthusiast every little performance counts. looking at some more research i'm thinking the 5870m route though.

 

A real "bleeding edge enthusiast" would be trying to shoehorn a GTX 485M in there!

The problem is that while in synthetic benchmarks the 5870M pulls ahead a bit, when you get to actual real-world performance, due to programming variation, the GTX 285M will do better in some games and programs, and the 5870M will do better in others. If you're just interested in touting your synthetic benchmark scores, the 5870M is good. If you want the fastest overall card for your uses, check the scores for the specific games/programs you want to run.

 

Why aren't you waiting for the 6970, 485M, or 580M with Sandy Bridge?

If you had to pick one of the two... my choice would come down to what you are using it for. If it's going to be some 3D modeling, Photoshop, or for corporate use, the GTX 285M will be far more useful. CUDA and PhysX are also nice features to have, and the AMD card only has OpenCL to compensate, which isn't even being used yet. If it's for pure gaming, then my choice would be the AMD card.

Personally, I'd avoid AMD. They're just not a reliable company. Their drivers aren't good. Their cards offer little to no extra features to enhance performance for certain applications.

 

who said i'm not, i personally prefer nvidia as well, this is for a second laptop, getting a good deal on it from my friend. just looking for actual benchmarks to see how much of a difference otherwise i'd go for the nvidia.

 

Unless you're a pro bencher, benchmarks aren't really useful. In the end, most people want a good GPU for a certain game. First check reviews to see if the game favors nVidia or ATI then pick the top end GPU from that company. Done!

 

dont get me wrong, that is common even with desktop cpu's far cry 2 favors nvidia and other ati titles favor ati, however my point being is in alot of tests how does it stack up, i've been doing system tests for a while to be able to get a good determination of what to expect, but in this case i can't find many 5870m benchmark reviews, seems the mobile gpu department doesn't get as much attention as the desktop.

to hold a true bench comparison one would need same cpu processors etc, people just test individual laptops now a days, so many factors can be different, thus causing mixed results.

 

This is exactly what you're looking for.

 

performance is pretty close, as others said some games will be faster on one or the other but the 5870 does it with lower power so i think the 5870 is superior.

pretty simple concept same performance but lower power 5870 wins

 

3d modeling and photoshop use ati just as well as nvidia these are professional software and make no diference wether they are runing on ati or nvidia because thier maker have other thing to do then accepting the bs from nvidia

corporate use hum only if cuda is needed

so unless you are runing application that need nvidia hardware the ati will run cooler with less power consumsion and can be oced in hell quite eseily

 

i'd get the 5870M anytime , DX11 , more powerful by some margin compared to 280m and runs cooler... really unless you need the CUDA sham , no point getting 280M..

Panther214