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    P200 or X205

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by patrickh222, Aug 20, 2007.

  1. patrickh222

    patrickh222 Newbie

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    Should I go with the A200 with the Radeon ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 2600 or the X205 with the Geforce 8700m GT? The P200 seems a bit cheaper but is there a big difference in the Graphics quality of these two machines?
     
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  2. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yes. The 8700M GT is a significantly better GPU than the HD 2600. For a comparison, see the following:

    8700M GT: http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-8700M-GT.3987.0.html

    HD 2600: http://www.notebookcheck.net/ATI-Mobility-Radeon-HD-2600.3771.0.html
     
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  3. patrickh222

    patrickh222 Newbie

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    What about with regards to DX10? Does the Nvidia card still have the edge?

    Thanks!
     
    patrickh222, Aug 20, 2007
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    aarondr Notebook Consultant

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    I think it does, but without a definitive DX10 benchmark, it's hard to tell. I'm getting Bioshock when it comes out tomorrow, I'll let you know how it goes on the 8700M
     
    aarondr, Aug 20, 2007
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    More likely than not. Both GPUs meet the DirectX 10 requirements, so everything else being equal, the NVidia would probably still have the edge in large part because it has the extra dedicated memory (the HD 2600 appears to have no more than 256MB dedicated memory at most, the 8700M GT, higher version, has 512MB). The 8700M GT also has a higher core speed and a higher memory speed than the HD 2600.

    That being said, however, nothing really counts except actual performance, so the actual verdict will depend on that.

    FWIW, an earlier discussion on the gaming subforum can be found here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=133421

    If you're still not satisfied, you might peruse that subforum to see if any of the info on the cited thread has been updated.
     
    Shyster1, Aug 20, 2007
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  6. KernalPanic

    KernalPanic White Knight

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    Just so you know... the 8700 is a killer OC card...
    775/938 OC (from 625/700) produces 5194 3dmark06 at 1280x1024!

    The only annoying part is finding drivers that OC and do well in DX10.
     
    KernalPanic, Aug 20, 2007
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  7. Age of wind

    Age of wind Notebook Consultant

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    Also I'm not sure about the P200 but my X205 runs extremely quiet and cool during gaming.
     
    Age of wind, Aug 21, 2007
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  8. Kierkes

    Kierkes Misanthrope

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    The 8700M GT will slaughter the HD 2600.
     
    Kierkes, Aug 21, 2007
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  9. Age of wind

    Age of wind Notebook Consultant

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    Also the 8700M GT pwns the entire Geforce 8M series as we speak ! :D
     
    Age of wind, Aug 21, 2007
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  10. MYK

    MYK Newbie NBR Reviewer

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    I double that :D
     
    MYK, Aug 21, 2007
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