Which one is better
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The 9600M GT is slightly better, not alot that you will notice any difference between performance.
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The 9600m is integrated graphics while the HD3650 is an actual card. Cards are usually better because they will have their own allocated memory on it while the integrated might have a little bit but will mostly be using your RAM.
Are you comparing laptops with these installed or are you comparing desktops?
Are you comparing laptops with these installed or are you comparing desktops?
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nsl41288 wrote...
Are you comparing laptops with these installed or are you comparing desktops?
I'm (were) comparing laptops - Toshiba satellite a350 and acer aspire 6930G, eventually i decided to go with the Toshiba.
I'm using it mostly for storage and multitasking (although it can do some gaming to a certain degree). I have a desktop comp. for the real gaming.
Overall it's an ok comp. but the OP is only 32 bit so im not really pushing it (yet). thanks for the info on those graphic cards.
which one's better in your opinion (laptops)?
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http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=98&pgno=0
Mobility Radeon HD 3650:
Geforce 9600M: There's a GS and a GT version. I'll note if theres any difference between them.
You can't really compare Vertex and Pixel Shaders because one of them uses "units" while the other uses "cores". The 3650 has some of its own high-performance GDDR3 memory and can use system memory if that is taken up while the 9600M has to use system memory only. The 9600M has slightly better specs than the 3650 but because it doesn't have any GDDR3 memory, the 3650 will outperform it.
The aspire has the 9600M GS which is the worse version so I'm assuming the satellite has the HD 3650 and therefore you picked the right one =). I haven't been a fan of the Acer brand because they used to be emachines and I view them as a bargain basement brand. My friend has a Toshiba and hes never had any problems with it so I think you made the right choice.
Mobility Radeon HD 3650:
Spoiler:
Geforce 9600M: There's a GS and a GT version. I'll note if theres any difference between them.
Spoiler:
You can't really compare Vertex and Pixel Shaders because one of them uses "units" while the other uses "cores". The 3650 has some of its own high-performance GDDR3 memory and can use system memory if that is taken up while the 9600M has to use system memory only. The 9600M has slightly better specs than the 3650 but because it doesn't have any GDDR3 memory, the 3650 will outperform it.
The aspire has the 9600M GS which is the worse version so I'm assuming the satellite has the HD 3650 and therefore you picked the right one =). I haven't been a fan of the Acer brand because they used to be emachines and I view them as a bargain basement brand. My friend has a Toshiba and hes never had any problems with it so I think you made the right choice.
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Also for the laptops: here's some good reviews.
http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/acer-aspire-6930g-6723.aspx?mode=specs
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4906
These reviews are assuming they are the same models as the ones you were looking at. There's a lot of variance and not everyone reviews them the same way. I'd probably google the model with review attached and look up as many reviews as you can for each so you can get a good idea.
http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/acer-aspire-6930g-6723.aspx?mode=specs
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4906
These reviews are assuming they are the same models as the ones you were looking at. There's a lot of variance and not everyone reviews them the same way. I'd probably google the model with review attached and look up as many reviews as you can for each so you can get a good idea.
