which mobile graphics are more powerful

[darthvaderkenneth]

Which is more powerful the 8600mgt, 8600mgs or the mobility hd3650.

 

[lostandwandering]

8600mGT = HD3650 > 8600mGS

 

[darthvaderkenneth]

the 8600 comes in 256mb and 512mb so the 512mb hd3650 would be better than the 256mb 8600gt right?

 

[frozenlead]

The 256mb 8600m gt is DDR2, while the 512mb version is DDR3...or something of that nature.
Either way, there is a fast and slow version of the 8600m gt. I don't know if ati has the same kind of setup, i'm not familiar with ati mobile gpu's. i just stick with the nvidia ones, they perform better.

 

[lostandwandering]

The 256mb 8600m gt is DDR2, while the 512mb version is DDR3...or something of that nature.
Either way, there is a fast and slow version of the 8600m gt. I don't know if ati has the same kind of setup, i'm not familiar with ati mobile gpu's. i just stick with the nvidia ones, they perform better.

That's actually backwards from what I have noticed. The lower amount is of the faster variety. I also don't know if ATI is similar or if the HD3650 comes in a 256mb variant. Since the 3650 is a little bit better than the 8600mGT to begin with, I would imagine the 512mb 3650 would be faster than the 256mb DDR3 8600mGT.

 

[Maziar]

HD 3650 DDR3 and 8600MGT DDR3 perform very closely to each other and they both outperform the 8600GS

 

[TerrorByte]

How well does the NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS 512MB fare compared to theHD 3650 DDR3 and 8600MGT DDR3?

 

[frozenlead]

the 8600 memory speed versus capacity trips me up alot, it's beyond me.

Anyway, I'd say that the order is the 9500M GS>HD3650 DDR3>8600M GT DDR3
Really, though, these cards get pretty darn cozy with each other in terms of performance.

 

[Maziar]

9500MGS,HD 3650 and 8600MGT all perform near each other but i think forzenlead is right,9500MGS has a slight lead over 8600MGT

 

[frozenlead]

Well, i certainly hope it has a lead, or nVidia is conning its customers

 

[lostandwandering]

Well, i certainly hope it has a lead, or nVidia is conning its customers

You could almost say that the 8700mGT was a con because all it was was an OC'd 8600mGT. Certain companies wanted almost a $100 premium for an OC'd card, which you could easily do with nTune or such. I believe the 9 series of mobile GPUs was pretty much a die shrink with a little added performance boost.

 

[frozenlead]

Does come with a power savings, too...i don't think they upped the price any, really, so i guess it doesn't matter so much.
mobile graphics are so mundane.