Mobilty GTX 480M, First snapshot- Here it is baby!!

[santz]

Link:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/computers...-its-fastest-gaming-laptop-graphics-card/2767


First Nvidia GeForce GTX 480M benchmarks suggest it's fastest gaming laptop graphics card


For the past few months, ATI has held the crown for the latest and greatest graphics card for gaming laptops with its Mobility Radeon HD 5870. In the meantime, Nvidia has been preparing its new Fermi platform and a new top-of-the-line mobile GPU in the GeForce GTX 480M. Does it have what it takes to be the new king of notebook gaming?


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According to HotHardware, it sure looks this way. The enthusiast site got its mitts on a Clevo Style Note D900, which sports the 480M, and tested it against an Asus G73JH-A1 with a 5870. While factoring in that the G73JH has a slightly less powerful Core i7 processor than the Clevo, the 480M easily lapped its ATI competition in the Futuremark 3DMark Vantage benchmark, as the site’s chart below shows:

No doubt the price (beyond more money, of course) for this performance is a big system that runs scorching hot and probably measures battery life in minutes and not hours. But it sure looks like we have a new king in mobile gaming, which could be confirmed when HotHardware posts its full review in a few days.

 

[luv2increase]

I was going to go with the ASUS with the mobility 5870, but I'm glad I waited. I'm definitely going to get one of these

For everyone who is going to complain about heat/power, remember this is for desktop replacement laptops that are going to be plugged into the wall all the time.

If you want a laptop with hours of use on battery, then you obviously don't want a laptop with a 480m in it. You'd be best off with some sort of integrated solution.

 

[Lonyo]

I was going to go with the ASUS with the mobility 5870, but I'm glad I waited. I'm definitely going to get one of these

For everyone who is going to complain about heat/power, remember this is for desktop replacement laptops that are going to be plugged into the wall all the time.

If you want a laptop with hours of use on battery, then you obviously don't want a laptop with a 480m in it. You'd be best off with some sort of integrated solution.

If it works with Optimus, then an Intel powered laptop with integrated graphics + this would still allow for probably reasonable battery life when running the integrated graphics, and also the ability to give more graphics power when the GTX480 is used.

DTR + some on the go battery life.

 

[ArchAngel777]

I was going to go with the ASUS with the mobility 5870, but I'm glad I waited. I'm definitely going to get one of these

For everyone who is going to complain about heat/power, remember this is for desktop replacement laptops that are going to be plugged into the wall all the time.

If you want a laptop with hours of use on battery, then you obviously don't want a laptop with a 480m in it. You'd be best off with some sort of integrated solution.

It will be a nice card for a desktop replacement. However, when it comes to laptop GPU anouncements, it takes a very long time before they end up in any of the laptops. Both ATI and nVidia seem to have a 4-6 month wait before the product is actually available for use in a consumer product. And it only makes sense... They release it to the third party and then they have to design, test, etc... Anyway, I think we are still a few months away from seeing this in any of the mainstream laptops. you might see it in a Clevo or Sager soon though... But I'll still bet even those are a few months out.

And... lastly, I am not sure what the performance is even going to be. Of course it will be better than their 280 GTX, but by how much? Not sure at this point... The "M" variants are so misleading in the first place. Same with ATI's mobile products...

 

[luv2increase]

However, when it comes to laptop GPU anouncements, it takes a very long time before they end up in any of the laptops.

fyi

They are accepting pre-orders right now at Sager Notebooks. The estimated time of delivery is June 9th, 2010.

So, you can get a laptop with the 480M within 1.5 weeks from now if you want

http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_info&model_name=NP9285

 

[ArchAngel777]

fyi

They are accepting pre-orders right now at Sager Notebooks. The estimated time of delivery is June 9th, 2010.

So, you can get a laptop with the 480M within 1.5 weeks from now if you want

http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_info&model_name=NP9285

Good catch. Hopefully they make the release date.

 

[A_Dying_Wren]

If it works with Optimus, then an Intel powered laptop with integrated graphics + this would still allow for probably reasonable battery life when running the integrated graphics, and also the ability to give more graphics power when the GTX480 is used.

DTR + some on the go battery life.

Absolutely no chance. The i7s that will accompany the 480M do not have integrated graphics. You'd have very strange priorities to go for a i5 with a 480M and even then, optimus will likely not work.

 

[Skurge]

Wait, What the hell is a desktop replacement? Isn't that a desktop in itself?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Wait, What the hell is a desktop replacement? Isn't that a desktop in itself?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_replacement_computer

http://reviews.cnet.com/best-desktop-replacements/

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...%20Replacement