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    Y50 Gaming Performance

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Anil Gurol, Jan 26, 2017.

  1. Anil Gurol

    Anil Gurol Newbie

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    Hey everyone,

    just wanted to test my Y50 (2015) with two games. It has the 860M with 4GB and I think it still holds up pretty well. One might say it has compareable performance with the 960M, so it may be used as a reference for the potential buyers of this laptop. My only gripe with it was the awfully slow stock HDD. I replaced it with a 1 TB SSD and oh my god, it changed everything, I mean everything. Yes this was my first experience with a SSD. So enjoy! :)



     
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  2. don_svetlio

    don_svetlio In the Pipe, Five by Five.

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    The 860M and 960M are both the exact same GPU - it's natural that the 860M is close to it.

    860M is GM107 @1100MHz
    960M is GM107 @1250MHz

    The difference is 5-10% at most due to clockspeed, otherwise, the 960M is a rebraded 860M :p
     
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