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    T500 vs. W500 when it comes to gaming...

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by osel, Nov 16, 2008.

  1. osel

    osel Newbie

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    I know they're both not meant to be gaming rigs, however, I'm still curious how they compare in this regard.
    Afaik the T500 has a Radeon 3650 with 256mb ram, while the W500 has a FireGl 5700 which is just like the 3650 only with 512mb ram.

    So, do those extra 256mb really make a difference, are there other factors involved?
    Does anybody here have any experience when it comes to games preformance with these two laptops?
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    osel, Nov 16, 2008
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  2. wlc2006

    wlc2006 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I don't know about the gaming...but I know that in 3dmark06, T500 score about 200 or 300 higher than w500, someone in this forum post it before.
     
    wlc2006, Nov 16, 2008
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  3. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    There is no difference. Memory doesn't really have an effect since the 128-bit bus width limits the amount memory that video card can use. Get the cheaper of the two laptops.
     
    sgogeta4, Nov 16, 2008
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