GeForce 4 Go vs Radeon 7500 Mobility???

[MWink]

I've been looking for a high end laptop and I'm not sure what video chip to get. This is the MOST important factor (since it is the most un-upgradable). It will be used for 3D games. I just don't know which is better? My instincts say the ATI is probably a lot better given my experience with ATI and Nvidia (which has been the opposite of most people's).

Anyone know how them compare performance wise? Driver stability wise? Anything else I should know about? Also, how much does the amount of video memory matter? Is it worth it to spend $100 on 64MB of VRAM instead of 32MB?

 

[SteelCityFan]

The ATI card will net you about a 4000 3dmark score while the GeForce4Go will get you 5 thousand on a P3 1.2Ghz. The NVidia card is the newest of the two.

The ATI is going to run a little cooler, but companies have been creative when dealing with it. For example, Dell uses a heat pipe to spread out the heat, and route it away from the keyboard.

Here is the GeForce4Go vs Radeon 7500 Article

http://www4.tomshardware.com/mobile/02q2/020408/index.html

Here is an older Radeon 7500 vs GeForce2Go

http://www4.tomshardware.com/mobile/02q1/020220/index.html


If you plan on running Linux, it would lean you to NVidia since they offer much better Linux Driver support.

 

[Bovinicus]

I would guess that the GF4 Go is the faster of the two, simply because it is significantly newer. However, the 7500 mobility did put quite a hurting on the GF2 Go. The GF4 probably runs hotter and drains your batteries more too. I would find some performance comparisons that are a little more in depth than just 3DMark scores before I made my decision.

 

[Utterman]

Here is a great review comparing the two video cards and how much power they use. http://www.inqst.com/articles/ativnv/0430main.htm