Sager NP5793/9800m GTS gaming benchmarks

I know the 5793 is an older model, but considering all of the temporarily renewed interest in it I figured I might as well post some gaming benchmarks. These were all done using FRAPS.

My System:
--Sager NP5793--
T9300 2.5ghz
GeForce 9800m GTS (using the latest 178.15 drivers from laptopvideo2go)
4GB DDR2 Ram
320GB 7200RPM HDD

Games Tested:
Counter Strike: Source
Half-Life 2
Unreal Tournament 3
Crysis
Mass Effect

Counter Strike: Source










This ran incredibly well. The vertical sync locks the frame rate at 60fps, but with vertical sync off the fps hovered between about 100 and 250.


Half-Life 2
















Well, this is pretty much built on the same engine so no surprise that it pretty much gets the same fps. Obviously the 9800m GTS can tear through source games with ease.



Unreal Tournament 3 - 0xAA 0xAF






















This also ran quite well. On the smaller maps the FPS usually stayed between 50 and 60, but on the larger warfare maps it moved around a lot between 30 and 60. I'll probably do another test to see how well it holds up with AA and AF.

Unreal Tournament 3 - 4xAA 16xAF - Post processing "default"
- hardware physics "off"









The AA and AF didn't seem to hit the frame rates too hard. After I took these I turned the post-processing back to intense and turned hardware physics back on and they didn't seem to affect fps much at all. Basically, with UT3 you can max out everything you can imagine and never fall below 30fps, but if you want a consistent 60+fps you'll need to scale some stuff back.


Crysis












Those were with the optimal video settings recommended by Crysis. Ultra high on 1024x768 brought it down to about 8 fps average.
1680x1050 on medium was pretty much unplayable (<5 fps). No surprises here...the 9800m GTS doesn't handle Crysis very well on high settings, but it runs fine and looks great on the optimal settings.


Mass Effect - 8xAA 16xAF


















First of all, I just bought this game today and so far it's incredible. All that aside it runs, great on the 9800m GTS. At native res with absolutely everything maxed (aside from the grain filter, but I don't think that affects performance) and with 8xAA and 16xAF it never dropped below 30 fps and usually hung around the 40's. Still, 30 fps looks very smooth in this game thanks to the motion blur.

 

Yeah please do! The more info I have the better! Seems like I need to make a decision in the next few days.

 

Great information thread

 

how do u feel about the screen?
is it nice?

i would very much like to c how crysis runs on it

 

updated original post w/UT3

 

niice..............do crysis plz...i dont have the game yet, so i want to know how it runz

 

Nice.. thanks.

Is this 2.5ghz, 6m cache?

 

Annnd there's crysis...those are all the games I currently own. You guys can feel free to add your own results.

@ ARom - yes it is

 

I wonder how much that pre-release demo deviates from the latest Crysis patch, and Warhead. I think it could pull off 1200*800 or 1280*1024, maybe 1400*900 @ all high in those latest releases...

 

very nice,i plan on updating my review when i upgrade the parts, i also plan on getting a couple more games

 

9800m gts can play crysis at 1920x1200 native all high or
1280x1024 very high, average fps 16.
optimal setting average is 34 fps.
but then, there is no chance u can play at max setting meaning no native res and very high setting at the same time.

 

what specs do you need to get 60FPS constent with good settings?

my current set up is:

2.33 dual core
8800m GTX
2 GB ram

what do you think, will i get any where near that?
what about when i upgrade the RAM to 3Gb and the CPU to Q6600 (2.4 x 4)
will i be able to get any where near 60FPS constent then?

 

Those benchies are fairly close to the 9800GT - pretty nice

 

your current spec. are enough...actually,your computer is more powerful

 

looking at the reccomended specs, it states i need a 2.4 dual core, which iat the moment i only have a 2.33 dual core - though i hope to have upgraded by next weekend

 

nah,don't care about that-your's have desktop cpu,so if his cpu is enough,yours is more then enough

 

cool
i hope i can get 60 FPS constent on high setting, or loweringf a few things if i have to

 

I can't imagine how incredible crysis would look running at native res w/DX10 all high settings and 60+fps...I would probably faint

 

update: added Mass Effect to the OP

 

splinter- excellent man !!! thanks a bunch /rep added

trying to decide if i should buy this puppy.......arggggg

anyone know if it will run xp pro nicely and take drivers well ??

known probs with this model ??

f00k i want one of these BAaaaaadddddd

 

thats weird, besides me having a 2.1ghz cpu i have the exact same sager np5793 as you do. but the fps for my CS:S averages at about 52 fps and when i turn off vsync it still stays around 53ish. this doesnt see rite

btw im using DOX 180.44 driver

 

DX9 or DX10?

 

im using dx10, and Vista64

 

Thinking about buying this lap top but I want for it lo last me for at least 3 years. Seeing you run FPS 35 and below 60 on a couple of games is a real turn off. I want to get 60 min across the board.

 

Nice thread!

I have the m860tu with the 9800m GT and have very comparable benchies on half life games, however i am suprised at the UT3 benchies. In UT3 i play on 1900X1200 and have AA and AF on i think 4X ( or more, cant remember right now) and i am always 50 + fps. I thought the 9800GTS was suspose to perform almost on par with the 9800GT... hmmm

 

to zlaker--my laptop runs pretty much every game out there (except for crysis /warhead) with 50+ fps.....but you have to understand that technology changes fast...so a top of the line laptop u buy today may be midrange in a few months when new tech comes out....so buy a good performance/price ratioed laptop today...cause waiting for that one machine that will be and stay the "best" forever is like chasing a mirage.

to mausimo--the 9800GT has more shaders than the 9800gts(but then again, the 9800 gts is clocked like 100mhz faster..soo)....so in shader intensive games, there will be a performance difference....but overall i think the difference is only 2~5%

 

great benchmarks! I just have a quick question though about the notebook, In terms of user upgradeable components is it possible to say put a 9800 m gtx inside of the np5793? If yes, that just seals the deal for me and I'll pick it up right away

 

Yes it does but I think you will have a hard time finding one for a good price.

My 9800M GTS NP573 comes in tomorrow....I can't wait.