Top graphic cards for laptop

[gogio3]

Hello, i found a laptop which includes
ATI Radeon HD 4650
1024 MB up to 2815 MB
as graphic card. Laptops price is good, all the other stats fullfil my wants, but i am not sure if this graphic card supports gaming. Please inform me about this, thanks in advance, regards!.

 

[rolli59]

It is better than entry level cards and should support some casual gaming. http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html

 

[shadow187]

Probably the best would be an HD5870M.

Yours is fine for gaming ~1280x1024, but will run ~medium settings on 1680x1050.

 

[tubaloth]

You do realize a laptop doesn't come with an actually "Card", its a chip on your motherboard. Just so you know that you can't take the card out and replace it later, the graphics is part of the motherboard.

 

[shadow187]

Unless you buy an external card for $400+, of course.

 

[jay2tall]

If you are an occasional gamer the 4650 maybe ok for you. But if you play games often it won't make you happy. My parents have a new laptop with a T6600 and 4650 mobile GPU. I am able to play most modern games with the settings drastically reduced or completely on low. For the few times that I am over there and need something to do, it works out and gets me by. However, if you want something that is better, I'd look at a laptop with a GTX 260M or a 5730,5850,or 5870 mobile GPU. Mobile gaming is NOT cheap, expect to pay no less than $1000.

THIS would be a real gaming laptop: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220695

Something like this wouldn't be to bad either and isn't all that expensive, actually only $900: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152190

Here is one at BestBuy with a 5870 and is $1200, VERY NICE, Would be my choice: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B+i7+Processor+-+Black/9741729.p?id=1218165344675&skuId=9741729

 

[Maziar]

Hello, i found a laptop which includes
ATI Radeon HD 4650
1024 MB up to 2815 MB
as graphic card. Laptops price is good, all the other stats fullfil my wants, but i am not sure if this graphic card supports gaming. Please inform me about this, thanks in advance, regards!.

Hello and welcome to the forums
4650M is mid-range laptop card and can handle new games on medium-low settings.

 

[megamanx00]

Two 280M in SLI (basically two G92 9800GTX cards) or two 5870M (a desktop 5770) in CF or dual 4870M in CF. As far a I know alienware is the only one whom supply a dual 4870M configuration. They also have dual 280M solutions, but of course dual 4870Ms would be faster. I haven't seen any dual 5870Ms, but single 5870M laptops are out there.

 

[Maziar]

AW recently updated M17x with dual 5870M Config

 

[trenna187]

Hey maziar where did you see that?

 

[Maziar]

Check Alienware's site(currently US site only shows 1 5870 but some other AW sites show 2 5870Ms')