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    6990M VS 570M and advice needed

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Domeki, Nov 14, 2011.

  1. Domeki

    Domeki Newbie

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    Hi,

    i currently searching for a top gaming pc. I discovered sager with 6990m deal.

    is it really better than a 570m ? (i dont find comparason between the two)

    I also hearded that some 6990m have problem with Skyrim,

    Is theyre some advice that i should before order my pc ?

    thank you
    (sorry for my bad english)
     
    Domeki, Nov 14, 2011
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  2. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    The 6990M is much better than the 570M. The 570M is more of a mid-range high-end card. The 6990M is the highest of high-end.

    Either card will run Skyrim maxed out. So if the 570M is cheaper, and all you plan on playing is Skyrim, it may be a better choice.

    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570M - Notebookcheck.net Tech

    AMD Radeon HD 6990M - Notebookcheck.net Tech

    3DMark06:

    6990M: 21305
    570M: 16679

    3DMark11(Performance)

    6990M: 3572
    570M: 2356

    Crysis 2 on Ultra:

    6990M: 34 FPS
    570M: 25.9 FPS

    Call Of Duty Black Ops:

    6990M: 80FPS
    570M: 68.6FPS
     
    Nick, Nov 14, 2011
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  3. derfuerst

    derfuerst Newbie

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    I cannot confirm this. I have a 6990m and Skyrim is running smoothly. But as stated in the previous post the choice between the two is more about performance/money than game related.
     
    derfuerst, Nov 15, 2011
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  4. b0b1man

    b0b1man Notebook Deity

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    I don't understand why people keep comparing mid-range Nvidia cards to the AMD flagships top-end.

    Come on, do you really think Nvidia is THAT much better?? Look at their ridiculous prices!!!

    The guys from nvidia are sponsoring game developer companies in order to get "optimizations" for their cards, wich in my opinion are NOT much betteer than AMD's. And with all that advertising going on - we, the customers, pay RIDICULOUS prices for their cards.

    I really hate that price-policy from nvidia and this is why Im going with AMD. I like to get what I paid for and nvidia gives you a lot less than what their price is.
     
    b0b1man, Nov 15, 2011
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  5. newfiejudd

    newfiejudd Notebook Deity

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    Well said b0b1man. I actually have been very impressed with this 6990m. I play everything maxxed out, (except for BF3, some ultra some high) on a mobile system. With the price difference between the 580m and the 6990m, it's a no brainer in my books. Unless you have the cash to burn the AMD card wins out.

    The only thing I miss from Nvidia cards is Digital vibrance and driver support, but I don't think those options are worth $300 price difference.
     
    newfiejudd, Nov 15, 2011
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  6. NovaH

    NovaH Company Representative

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    Hardware speed is not the only aspect of someone's purchase. They have to look at drivers and cost as well.
     
    NovaH, Nov 15, 2011
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  7. J.P.@XoticPC

    J.P.@XoticPC Company Representative

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    J.P.@XoticPC, Nov 15, 2011
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  8. Domeki

    Domeki Newbie

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    thank for yours answers.

    my current card is a 8800gtx, so i lost track of the rank of video card and the nvidea card name always lost me since the 200 serie.

    I think i will soon join the sager family ;)
     
    Domeki, Nov 15, 2011
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  9. dio05

    dio05 Notebook Guru

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    welcome to the family
     
    dio05, Nov 16, 2011
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