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    9600m GT

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Senor Mortgage, Jul 15, 2008.

  1. Senor Mortgage

    Senor Mortgage Notebook Evangelist

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    I was wondering just how much better this was than the 8600m GT, if it is at all. I'm looking at the 2096 as the 8660 maybe a bit too much laptop for what I need. How does (or should if benchmarks aren't out) does this card handle games out today (aka Orange Box, COD4, Oblivion, dont care about crysis) at 1680x1050 rez? Just wondering how close I can get to max with current games as Fallout 3 is the closest thing to a resource hog game I might get in the future.
     
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  2. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    the 9600M GT might be twice as good if it has a 256-bit memory interface... like its desktop brother.

    The 8600M GT only has a 128-bit memory interface... which is why its considered a mid-range videocard.
     
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    Slaughterhouse Knock 'em out!

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    When will we know if its a 256 bit interface?
     
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    EDIT: I am trying to ask a couple of 9600M GT notebook owners that..
     
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    UPDATE: No.... the 9600M GT is using a 128-bit memory interface.

    Sources confirmed:
    http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9600M-GT.9449.0.html

    Too bad, I was hoping to see a 256-bit mid-range card for the notebooks this year.

    Therefore, the 9600M GT is still better than the 8600M GT, but probably only by 10-15% for the look of things. Its slightly under the performance of the 8700M GT.
     
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