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: Productivity

Photoshop and 3ds Max prove that all three notebooks are a great match for comparing notebook graphics, while the desktop CPU once again relies on its higher stock multiplier to boost performance in well-threaded applications.

AVG puts all four systems in the same performance class, while our file compression tests once again prove that only the three notebooks are completely equal in highly-threaded applications.

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.