Vista - Graphics Card Performance and Classification

**rive0108** · 07-07-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by Blackhawk7188

How do these cards relate in the forms of polygons instead of frame-rates. I have an HD 3200 in my Laptop and it runs 3D CAD Software better than my NiVida Quattro FX 3700 that I have at work. And better than the HD 3850 that my friend has on his PC. Is there a reason for this?

I can play the most intense games on it with the higest settings and not have any issues at all, I was playing Fallout 3 last night on the highest settings for like 2 hours and never once lagged on the game play. How does a "Midrange" card perform that well?

Class 3 DX10 GPU's will handle most games fine-just with reduced details/framerates- as long as they are dedicated cards.
It also depends on your resolution.
You can usually get better framerates and higher settings if the screen resolution is very low. 1440x900 is a low resolution which will help you in game play.

Run fallout 3 with your native Screen Resolution of 1440X900, all settings to the highest, and tell me your framerate during heavy graphic scenes (battles/explosion, etc). Anything under 30 FPS is not ideal. you can also try benchmarking with 3dmark vantage.

In my case, I have a class 2 GPU DX9C, with a native resolution of 1920x1200, There is no way I can run my installed Crysis and Devil May Cry 4 at highest, and native resolution, but with the resolution very low, I can do ok with 30+ FPS.

beef · 07-11-2009

how do i find how much memory my NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT has installed on my laptop

**skunksmash** · 07-12-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by beef

how do i find how much memory my NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT has installed on my laptop

install this application.....GPUZ, this will give you ALL your GPU specs & driver details.

its probably 512mb....

SK

rogue23 · 08-16-2009

in what rank would my mobile intel 4 series express chipset family would be at? i can play sims 2, rise of nations gold edition and battefield 2 perfectly fine... about to try world in conflict...

**thepizzaman** · 08-18-2009

ok so as soon as the HD5000's come out.... i'm expecting a lead change

they need to hurry up with them.....

**smarteyeball** · 08-20-2009

They should be in the wild in about 2-3 weeks

Which will give nvidia enough time to adjust their cards... There's going to be a few lead changes in the next 6 months I think.

**thepizzaman** · 08-20-2009

just a few

from what i've read the 5000's series will be 50%+ faster than the 4890

**smarteyeball** · 08-20-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by thepizzaman

from what i've read the 5000's series will be 50%+ faster than the 4890

I have no doubt that they will be faster, but not by 50%. Not in real world performance at any rate.

Remember, those generous figures come from AMD marketing....

**thepizzaman** · 08-20-2009

actually i think i found that figure as one the tom's hardware gave... haha but even 25% faster than the 4890 will be the fastest single gpu there is hands down

**smarteyeball** · 08-20-2009

It will definitely be interesting to see what they can do.

Even if they are 25-50% faster, my two 4890's still aren't what you'd call slow..... although compared to these new cards, they just might be

07-07-2009	#91 (permalink)
rive0108 Vista Ultimate X64 SP2 2,073 posts	Re: Graphics Card Performance and Classification Quote: Originally Posted by Blackhawk7188 How do these cards relate in the forms of polygons instead of frame-rates. I have an HD 3200 in my Laptop and it runs 3D CAD Software better than my NiVida Quattro FX 3700 that I have at work. And better than the HD 3850 that my friend has on his PC. Is there a reason for this? I can play the most intense games on it with the higest settings and not have any issues at all, I was playing Fallout 3 last night on the highest settings for like 2 hours and never once lagged on the game play. How does a "Midrange" card perform that well? Class 3 DX10 GPU's will handle most games fine-just with reduced details/framerates- as long as they are dedicated cards. It also depends on your resolution. You can usually get better framerates and higher settings if the screen resolution is very low. 1440x900 is a low resolution which will help you in game play. Run fallout 3 with your native Screen Resolution of 1440X900, all settings to the highest, and tell me your framerate during heavy graphic scenes (battles/explosion, etc). Anything under 30 FPS is not ideal. you can also try benchmarking with 3dmark vantage. In my case, I have a class 2 GPU DX9C, with a native resolution of 1920x1200, There is no way I can run my installed Crysis and Devil May Cry 4 at highest, and native resolution, but with the resolution very low, I can do ok with 30+ FPS. Last edited by rive0108; 07-07-2009 at 03:49 PM..
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07-11-2009	#92 (permalink)
beef vista home 2 posts	Re: Graphics Card Performance and Classification how do i find how much memory my NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT has installed on my laptop
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07-12-2009	#93 (permalink)
skunksmash ultimate 64 SP1 2,180 posts	Re: Graphics Card Performance and Classification Quote: Originally Posted by beef how do i find how much memory my NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT has installed on my laptop install this application.....GPUZ, this will give you ALL your GPU specs & driver details. its probably 512mb.... SK
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08-16-2009	#94 (permalink)
rogue23 Vista Home Premium x64 SP1, 2000/NT Professional SP4 3 posts	in what rank would my mobile intel 4 series express chipset family would be at? i can play sims 2, rise of nations gold edition and battefield 2 perfectly fine... about to try world in conflict...
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08-18-2009	#95 (permalink)
thepizzaman Vista Home Premium 32bit and Ubuntu 9.10 32bit 1,287 posts	ok so as soon as the HD5000's come out.... i'm expecting a lead change they need to hurry up with them.....
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08-20-2009	#96 (permalink)
smarteyeball Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 : Seven Ultimate x64 1,687 posts	They should be in the wild in about 2-3 weeks Which will give nvidia enough time to adjust their cards... There's going to be a few lead changes in the next 6 months I think.
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08-20-2009	#97 (permalink)
thepizzaman Vista Home Premium 32bit and Ubuntu 9.10 32bit 1,287 posts	just a few from what i've read the 5000's series will be 50%+ faster than the 4890
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08-20-2009	#98 (permalink)
smarteyeball Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 : Seven Ultimate x64 1,687 posts	Quote: Originally Posted by thepizzaman from what i've read the 5000's series will be 50%+ faster than the 4890 I have no doubt that they will be faster, but not by 50%. Not in real world performance at any rate. Remember, those generous figures come from AMD marketing....
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08-20-2009	#99 (permalink)
thepizzaman Vista Home Premium 32bit and Ubuntu 9.10 32bit 1,287 posts	actually i think i found that figure as one the tom's hardware gave... haha but even 25% faster than the 4890 will be the fastest single gpu there is hands down
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08-20-2009	#100 (permalink)
smarteyeball Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 : Seven Ultimate x64 1,687 posts	It will definitely be interesting to see what they can do. Even if they are 25-50% faster, my two 4890's still aren't what you'd call slow..... although compared to these new cards, they just might be
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