GeForce GTX 480M: AVADirect’s W880CU Is Packing The Heat

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With the launch of its GeForce GTX 480M, Nvidia’s Fermi architecture takes center stage in high-end gaming notebooks. But is the notoriously-hot GPU able to compete against AMD's Mobility Radeon HD 5870? AVADirect gives us the answer with its new W880CU.

Benchmark Results: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Previous tests have shown that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is poorly threaded and frequency-reliant, something that should allow both the desktop and notebook processors achieve the same performance levels. How will the graphics processors respond?

The GeForce GTX 480M rocks the notebook world at over 59 FPS using the screen’s native resolution, even with anti-aliasing enabled. Desktop users might be a little disappointed by the charts, yet the speeds achieved by all four systems are completely playable in this gorgeous, fast-paced title.

Thomas Soderstrom
Thomas Soderstrom
Thomas Soderstrom is a Senior Staff Editor at Tom's Hardware US. He tests and reviews cases, cooling, memory and motherboards.