What notebook video cards are better for gaming?

UB3R · 20th December 2006, 10:53 PM

ok, it seems that the vast majority of notebooks have integrated video with shared memory. of the few options that do have a dedicated video card i am not sure whats best...

These are the common video cards i have seen in notebooks:

X1300 256mb
X1400 256mb
X1600 256mb
7300 Go 256mb
7600 Go 512mb

any help would be appreciated, even if someone in the know can rank them for me... if one is the clear winner (which i am thinking its the 7600) then i might go for that if its not too uber expensive...

which of these cards with a decent core duo wouldnt be able to play the current generation of games on high settings?

Petrov · 20th December 2006, 11:12 PM

The best video card for gaming on a laptop at the moment is the 512mb NVidia Go 7950GTX. No DX10 video cards out for laptops as yet.

Petrov.

Phat Devil · 21st December 2006, 12:35 AM

Of the above cards the best is the 7600. But you will also need to take into account the resolution of the screen. Say a x1600 on a small screen will run faster than the 7600 on a high resolution screen.

I've got the W3J with the 14in 1280x768 with the x1600 and it plays NFS carbon with high everything fine. Plays fear, doom3 fine too.

And i would NOT consider anything with a 7950 GTX a laptop. It'll be on a 17in or bigger monster weighing 5 kg which you wouldnt carry with you every day. Its a desktop replacement/benchtop...

UB3R · 21st December 2006, 8:40 AM

will also be hooking up a 19" LCD to her during day to day use so resolution is definitely an issue, 7600 sounds like the way to go.

anyone know of a good tablet pc that uses this gpu?

Jym · 21st December 2006, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by UB3R

anyone know of a good tablet pc that uses this gpu?

Tablet PC's don't normally have discrete graphics cards, they usually use integrated ones due to heat / power / space concerns.

I could be wrong though.

The smallest laptops I have seen with a 7600 would be a 14" Asus (sorry I forgot the model number).

UB3R · 21st December 2006, 10:54 AM

hmm.

what tha? (just saw your avatar)...

back to it, it doesnt definitely have to be a tablet, but it need a reversible screen so i can use it as a desktop replacement at work also (i.e. a small monitor with the computer inside) and will also attach a second monitor... hmm...

max223 · 21st December 2006, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by UB3R

it doesnt definitely have to be a tablet, but it need a reversible screen

I'd love to know there's such a product: reversible screen but not a tablet?

Phat Devil · 21st December 2006, 11:34 AM

The Asus 14in model with the 7600 is the A8JS. but it doesnt have the spinny screen.

bAbY_RoG3R · 21st December 2006, 11:47 AM

i have a X1700 in mine and its not too bad

from what ive heard its a 7600 equivalent.

Coil · 22nd December 2006, 2:05 PM

This thread may be of interest, it helped me when picking a laptop:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=39568

Annihilator69 · 22nd December 2006, 2:19 PM

7600's are not exactly fast anyway.

So its more of a medium res/settings card

Phat Devil · 22nd December 2006, 5:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Annihilator69

7600's are not exactly fast anyway.

So its more of a medium res/settings card

Not fast compared to what tho? A desktop with 20+ inches of screen (1600x1400) vs (1280x800)? It is counted as fast in a laptop since most dont even have dedicated gfx cards.

Varuna · 23rd December 2006, 10:26 PM

I've got an inspiron 9400 with a heavily overclocked 7900go for my gaming laptop. Weighs 3.8kg and performs as fast as a stock 7900GT. Plays every game on the market at 1920x1200 flawlessly.

DavoRulz · 24th December 2006, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Varuna

I've got an inspiron 9400 with a heavily overclocked 7900go for my gaming laptop. Weighs 3.8kg and performs as fast as a stock 7900GT. Plays every game on the market at 1920x1200 flawlessly.

But not Oblivion. Unless you have axed the shit out of your settings to low. My O/C'd 7950GT on my desktop struggles at 1680x1050 in oblivion :P

Varuna · 25th December 2006, 9:46 PM

If you turn off AA/AF, it'll run just peachy. But yeah, Oblivion at maximum settings chugs. Even on an 8800GT it struggles with 1920x1200.

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Petrov Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 339	The best video card for gaming on a laptop at the moment is the 512mb NVidia Go 7950GTX. No DX10 video cards out for laptops as yet. Petrov.

21st December 2006, 12:35 AM	#3
Phat Devil Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brissy Posts: 454	Of the above cards the best is the 7600. But you will also need to take into account the resolution of the screen. Say a x1600 on a small screen will run faster than the 7600 on a high resolution screen. I've got the W3J with the 14in 1280x768 with the x1600 and it plays NFS carbon with high everything fine. Plays fear, doom3 fine too. And i would NOT consider anything with a 7950 GTX a laptop. It'll be on a 17in or bigger monster weighing 5 kg which you wouldnt carry with you every day. Its a desktop replacement/benchtop...

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Phat Devil Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brissy Posts: 454	The Asus 14in model with the 7600 is the A8JS. but it doesnt have the spinny screen.