Laptop Graphics Comparison

[brockj]

I am looking at the Dell Precision Workstation, and want to know which card would be better. Both cards are 512, with the FX2700M being discrete. I know nothing about laptops, so any help would be appreciated.

 

[BlueAcolyte]

Notebookcheck.net says that the FX 2700m is better than the 3600m.

 

[brockj]

I saw that it was higher on the list, but they didn't really have any benchmarks. As I said, I do not know much about laptops, but wouldn't the dedicated card have an edge over the discrete? I could be way off....

Thanks

 

[thecoolnessrune]

The 2700m is based off a 9700m GTS part. The 3600m is based off an 8800m GTS part. The 2700m has a 30Mhz clockspeed advantage (530Mhz vs. 500Mhz on the 3600m). Both have an 800Mhz memory clock, 256 bit memory interface, and 512MB of memory.

In all honesty with only a 30Mhz clockspeed advantage, they're going to be right near identical to each other. The difference is that the 2700m is built off a cooler running and lower power 65nm architecture compared to the 80nm architecture of the 3600m.

Unless the cost difference is high, go with the 2700m.

 

[BlueAcolyte]

Discrete and dedicated mean the same thing, btw.

 

[brockj]

Originally posted by: BlueAcolyte
Discrete and dedicated mean the same thing, btw.

Thanks, didn't know that. And like I said, I am fairly new to the laptop arena.

And thanks to everyone for the info, I will see what I can build up now!!