The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Am I downgrading Graphics Card?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by dumplinknet, Dec 24, 2008.

  1. dumplinknet

    dumplinknet Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    27
    Messages:
    101
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Hey guys, Im out to get a new laptop for myself and would like to know one quick question. I've done some research but I need the opinions of you guys.
    I already own an HP myself: DV6500t 2.4Ghz 8400M GS.
    But this new HP laptop I am gonna get comes with Intel's Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD.

    My question is: Am I downgrading in comparison to the 8400M GS graphics card that I already have? If so, by how much?

    If I do go with the Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD, I will get the 2.5Ghz processor compared to the 2.4Ghz I already have right now. Is that a bad bargain?
     
    dumplinknet, Dec 24, 2008
    #1
  2. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    441
    Messages:
    3,667
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    Yes, that's definitely a downgrade. Not sure by how much. If you game you'll notice. You probably won't notice the CPU speed difference.
     
    brianstretch, Dec 24, 2008
    #2
  3. cjcerny

    cjcerny Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    7
    Messages:
    174
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Agreed. Definitely a downgrade in the video department. Rough guess is that 4500 is about half the prowess of an 8400GS.
     
    cjcerny, Dec 24, 2008
    #3
  4. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    7,857
    Messages:
    16,212
    Likes Received:
    58
    Trophy Points:
    466
    That is definitely a downgrade. However, it is also an upgrade in terms of battery life and heat dissipation. The notebook has the potential to run longer and cooler.

    If you do not play video games, you'll never notice the difference.
     
    Greg, Dec 24, 2008
    #4
  5. dumplinknet

    dumplinknet Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    27
    Messages:
    101
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Cool thanks guys. That's all I needed to hear!
     
    dumplinknet, Dec 24, 2008
    #5
  6. S_P_Q_R

    S_P_Q_R Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    43
    Messages:
    491
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    In the MOBILE GRAPHICS CARDS - BENCHMARK LIST the 8400M GS ranks 92/170 and the HD4500 ranks 102/170 which is less than a 6% difference, which you'd think really couldn't make much of a difference in performance. Only the thermal properties would change significantly, because if battery usage is directly linked to power output then they average battery would last about 3 hours and 6% of that would be around 10 minutes or so, if crunching numbers matters?
     
    S_P_Q_R, Dec 24, 2008
    #6
  7. RoGuE1230

    RoGuE1230 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    3
    Messages:
    210
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    RoGuE1230, Dec 24, 2008
    #7
  8. j-dogg

    j-dogg Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    136
    Messages:
    648
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    if you get the Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD you wont have to worry about the defective 8400gs dying on you after warrantys up.
     
    j-dogg, Dec 24, 2008
    #8
  9. HI DesertNM

    HI DesertNM Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    196
    Messages:
    1,714
    Likes Received:
    13
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Yep. The only reason I bought the 8400 was to get the hdmi.. Now they include that with the 4500. Heat/battery life and not having crappy nvidia solder that goes bad one day after the warranty is why the 4500 owns the nvidia alternative. To the original poster,, you made the right decision.
     
    HI DesertNM, Dec 24, 2008
    #9
  10. theromanone

    theromanone Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    17
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    i also am ordering the dv5 form circuitcity.com

    will this video card hinder me from outputting 1080p HD video files to my 1080p hdtv via the hdmi?
     
    theromanone, Dec 25, 2008
    #10