Notebook gpu

[darroaxebender]

im using a 1 year old asus g73sw-a1(i think) which has a i7-2630 cpu and a 1.5gb 192bit gtx460m (8gb ram,1tb hdd, HD+), and looking for a refresh now. i have a couple choices already and need assisting on those, which have different GPU's and same CPU's.

correct me if im wrong, but i have a feeling that it gets harder to sell my g73 as the time goes by. so ive started to think of replacing it with smth with newer chips.

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: as long as im able to sell what i own to a reasonable price. at this moment, im thinking of selling my beloved g73 for like $1100 (im gonna put $200-300 on it to buy smth)

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: ill be using it for 2 things, 3d modelling/rendering (im a newbie modeller atm) and gaming (i dont expect it to run every game on max settings, but im expecting a fair game experience, such as at least approx. 50 fps on medium settings for recent games)

-2GB GDDR3 nVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M 128-Bit
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-650M.71887.0.html

- 1.5GB GDDR5 nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560M 192-Bit
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-560M.48313.0.html

-1GB GDDR5 nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M 128-Bit DX11
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-660M.71859.0.html

appearently 660 and 650 are the new models. would even them do a better job than my gtx460m (and the older 560m)? but they have 128 bit bus width and as far as i learnt, 3d softwares require a lot buswidth. ofcourse, they have alot more specs that i dont know about. i cant see the comparison charts as they are new, and im too noob to understand what those parameters affect on the pages i pasted above, concerning my needs.

would u advice me to wait for smth im not aware? or be quick to sell my notebook while i still can?

im ok with my gpu's performance on games. would those choices above, be a better option for me?
need suggestions

 

[FtsArTek]

A 660m will probably get performance along the lines of the HD6950 (full card) and GTX480/570, just at a guess, considering that a GTX660 desktop card is gonna be around the power of a GTX580.

 

[braincruser]

Those cards are comparable to your gtx460m and you will not notice any difference, the performance is within 20-25% maximum. also you have to consider that these are new cards and the drivers will make you trouble until they stabilize them.

 

[Sunius]

A 660m will probably get performance along the lines of the HD6950 (full card) and GTX480/570, just at a guess, considering that a GTX660 desktop card is gonna be around the power of a GTX580.

You're wrong. More like GT440.

 

[darroaxebender]

i dont really know about those other cards u guys mentioned. i just looked up for these babies and learnt a lil.

im not considering buying a new notebook just for GPU, i forgot to mention tbh. im also trying to upgrade my sangybridge cpu with a faster ivy bridge (my 2630 to new ivy bridge 3610).

would it be an unnecessary move overall?

 

[FtsArTek]

Woah no, I have an Asus G74 and it uses a GTX560m, which is about the power of my old overclocked GTX460, which in benchmarks was nearly at GTX470 power. So going off that, no.

 

[Sunius]

Woah no, I have an Asus G74 and it uses a GTX560m, which is about the power of my old overclocked GTX460, which in benchmarks was nearly at GTX470 power. So going off that, no.

Right and I can fly.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-560M.48313.0.html

Therefore, the performance of the 560M is more on par with the older desktop GeForce GTS 450.

 

[Guest]

i ignored the "debate"
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
Performance

Thanks to the GDDR5-VRAM, the gaming performance of the GeForce GTX 660M is well ahead of the GT 650M DDR3 and on par with the AMD Radeon HD 6950M. Even the older high-end Fermi-GPU GTX 570M is only slightly faster. Therefore, current games as of 2011 should usually run fluently in 1080p resolution and high details. Only a few very demanding games, such as Metro 2033 or Crysis 2, may need reduced graphical settings for smoother gameplay.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-660M.71859.0.html

if you're happy with what you have keep it. if you can upgrade without a large cost and are itching to do it, get the new toy.
however if you are doing 3d modeling it would want to look at what CPU you're getting also.

 

[darroaxebender]

theres a local shop which has a discount offer when pre-ordering these machines. the discount will be off in a week or something. thats why im worried about still being able to sell my g73 at a similar price 2 months later.

i think im gonna wait for a bit more. i going to need my notebook with me so badly until ivy bridges' are out.

selling this for a %15-20 performance improve by paying just about $200-300 and having about at least 2 months without a computer is such a dilemma
(prices will get about $300 a week later)

anyways, thank you all for your efforts

 

[darroaxebender]

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