Vista - Graphics Card Performance and Classification

For those who want to know the performance level of their current GPU, or are looking to upgrade here is a breakdown of the current Cards and capabilities.
Note- Desktop Cards are listed beneath the Mobility cards

Benchmark List
Notebookcheck: Mobile Graphics Cards - Benchmark List

MOBILITY CARDS

Class 1
High End Graphics Cards - They can be compared with current high end Desktop video cards . The cards contain a similar core, however usually they are minor clocked and therefore somewhat slower. The newest games like Company of Heroes, F.E.A.R., Age of Conan, Race Driver Grid, Call of Duty 4, Mass Effect, Gothic 3, Halo2, Gears Of War, etc., should run fluently with all details in high resolutions. Crysis with Medium/High Details, and Devil May Cry 4 at high ("A"/"S")

» GeForce GTX 280M SLI
» Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2
» GeForce 9800M GTX SLI
» GeForce GTX 280M
» GeForce 9800M GT SLI
» GeForce 9800M GTS SLI
» Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
» GeForce 8800M GTX SLI
» Mobility Radeon HD 3850 X2
» Quadro FX 3700M
» Mobility Radeon HD 4870
» GeForce GTX 260M
» GeForce 9800M GTX
» Mobility Radeon HD 4860
» Mobility Radeon HD 4850
» GeForce 9800M GT
» GeForce GTS 160M
» GeForce 9800M GTS
» GeForce 8800M GTX
» GeForce 9800M GS
» Mobility Radeon HD 4830
» GeForce 9700M GTS
» Quadro FX 2700M
» Mobility Radeon HD 3870
» GeForce Go 7950 GTX SLI
» GeForce Go 7900 GTX SLI
» GeForce 8800M GTS
» Quadro FX 3600M
» GeForce Go 7950 GTX
» Quadro FX 3500M
» GeForce 8700M GT SLI
» GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI
» GeForce Go 7900 GS SLI
» GeForce Go 7900 GTX
» Quadro FX 2500M
» GeForce 8600M GT SLI
» Mobility Radeon HD 3850


Class 2
Midrange Graphics Cards - Just as the performance class 1 these cards are comparable with video cards for desktop computers with the same name. The newest games should run with some reduced details fluently (in moderate resolutions).

» GeForce 9700M GT
» Mobility Radeon HD 4670
» GeForce GT 130M
» GeForce 9650M GT
» GeForce Go 7900 GS
» Mobility Radeon HD 4650
» GeForce 9650M GS
» Quadro FX 1700M
» Quadro FX 1600M
» GeForce 8700M GT
» Quadro NVS 320M
» Quadro FX 1500M
» GeForce 9600M GT
» Quadro FX 770M
» GeForce GT 120M
» GeForce Go 7800 GTX
» Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT
» Mobility Radeon X1900
» Mobility Radeon X1800XT
» Mobility Radeon X1800
» GeForce Go 6800 Ultra
» GeForce Go 7800
» Mobility Radeon HD 4570
» Mobility Radeon HD 3670
» GeForce 9600M GS
» GeForce 9500M GS
» Mobility Radeon HD 2700
» Mobility Radeon HD 3650
» Mobility FireGL V5725
» Mobility FireGL V5700
» Quadro FX 570M
» GeForce 8600M GT
» GeForce Go 7600 GT
» Mobility Radeon HD 2600
» GeForce 9500M G
» GeForce 8600M GS
» GeForce Go 7700
» GeForce Go 6800
» Quadro FX Go 1400
» Mobility Radeon X800XT
» Mobility Radeon X1700
» Mobility FireGL V5250
» Mobility Radeon X2500



Class 3
Low-Midrange Graphics Cards - Lower end of Graphics Cards for users who want to play games. New games should run on these cards, but only with decreased details and mediocre resolution.

» GeForce Go 7600
» Quadro NVS 300M
» Mobility Radeon X800
» Mobility Radeon X1600
» Mobility FireGL V5200
» Mobility Radeon 9800
» GeForce Go 6600
» Mobility Radeon X1450
» Mobility Radeon X700
» Mobility FireGL V5000
» GeForce G 110M
» GeForce 8400M GT
» Quadro NVS 140M
» Mobility Radeon HD 4530
» GeForce G 105M
» GeForce 9500M GE
» GeForce G 102M
» GeForce 9400M (G)
» GeForce 9400M GeForceBoost
» Mobility Radeon HD 3470 Hybrid X2
» Mobility Radeon HD 3470
» GeForce 9300M G
» GeForce 9300M GS
» Quadro FX 370M
» Quadro NVS 160M
» GeForce 9200M GS
» Mobility Radeon HD 3450
» Mobility Radeon HD 3430
» Mobility Radeon HD 3410
» Mobility Radeon HD 4330
» Quadro NVS 150M
» Mobility Radeon HD 2400 XT
» Quadro FX 360M
» Mobility Radeon X1350
» Mobility Radeon X1400
» GeForce 9100M G
» GeForce 8400M GS
» Quadro NVS 135M
» Mobility Radeon HD 2400
» Radeon HD 3200
» Radeon HD 3100
» Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4700MHD
» GeForce 8400M G
» Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
» Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M
» Quadro NVS 130M
» GeForce 8200M G
» GeForce Go 7400
» Quadro FX 350M
» Quadro NVS 120M
» GeForce Go 7300
» Quadro NVS 110M
» Mobility Radeon X600
» Mobility FireGL V3200
» Mobility Radeon X2300
» Mobility Radeon HD 2300
» Mobility Radeon 9700
» Mobility FireGL T2e
» Mobility FireGL V3100


Class 4
Barely Games-Capable - Most not fastidious current games can be played fluently. Prepare for reduced graphical persentations due to low detail settings and low resolutions. Still, these cards provide enough performance for office tasks or video viewing (inconclusively for HD videos).

» Mobility Radeon X1300
» GeForce4 4200 Go
» Mobility Radeon 9600
» Mobility FireGL T2
» Mobility Radeon 9550
» GeForce Go 7200
» GeForce Go 6400
» Mobility Radeon X300
» GeForce Go 6250
» GeForce Go 6200
» GeForce FX Go 5700
» Quadro FX Go 1000
» GeForce FX Go 5600 / 5650


Class 5
Low End Graphics Cards - Only older games can be played fluently with these graphics chips (if they were not too demanding). Shared memory graphic cores in this category got the advantage of less heat production and longer battery runtimes. For office, internet, image correction, and video cutting tasks these graphics chips are still useable without any restrictions.

» Radeon Xpress X1270
» Radeon Xpress X1250
» Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100
» Radeon Xpress X1200
» Radeon Xpress 1250
» Radeon Xpress 1150
» GeForce 7150M
» GeForce Go 6150
» GeForce Go 6100
» GeForce 7000M
» GeForce FX Go 5200
» Mobility Radeon 9200
» Mobility Radeon 9000
» GeForce 4 488 Go
» GeForce 4 460 Go
» GeForce 4 440 Go
» GeForce 4 420 Go
» Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
» Mobility Radeon 7500
» Mobility FireGL 7800
» Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900
» Radeon Xpress 200M
» Radeon Xpress 1100

Class 6
Unsuitable for Games - These graphics cards for notebooks are not suitable for games. If they run, they may run with graphical errors and very low frame rates. Office and internet tasks are no problem for these GPUs.

» Mirage 3+ 672MX
» Mirage 3 671MX
» Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500
» GeForce 3 Go
» GeForce 2 Go (200 / 100)
» Mobility Radeon 9100 IGP
» Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP
» Mobility Radeon
» Mobility Radeon 7000 IGP
» Chrome9 HC
» Extreme Graphics 2
» Radeon IGP 340M
» S3G UniChrome Pro II
» S3G UniChrome Pro
» S3 Graphics ProSavage8
» Mirage 2 M760
» Mirage M661FX
» Castle Rock

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DESKTOP CARDS

here are the current ''DESKTOP'' card rankings...
please let me know if i missed any or you believe the ranks need changing


HD5870
GTX295
HD4870X2
HD5850
GTX285
HD4850X2
GTX 280
GTX275
HD4890
GTX265
HD4870 1GB
GTX260 216
GTX 260
9800GX2 (G92)
HD4870
GTS250
GTS240
9800GTX+
HD4850
9800GTX (G92)
HD3870X2
8800 ULTRA (G80)
8800GTX (G80)
HD4770
8800GTS ...(G92)
8800GT/9800GT...(G92)
HD4830
HD3870
9600GT ...(G92)
HD4670
HD2900XT
HD2900PRO
8800GTS (G80)
8800GS(G80)
8800GTS 320MB
HD3850
HD2600XT
HD2600PRO
HD2400PRO
7950GX2
X1950XTX
X1900XTX
X1950XT
7900GTX
X1900XT
7900GTO
X1900XT 256MB
7950GT
7900GT 512MB
X1950Pro
X1900GT
7800GTX 512MB
X1800XT
7900GT
7800GTX
7900GS
X1800XL
7800GT
X1800GTO
7800GS
X1650XT
7600GT
7600GST
X850XT/XTPE
X800XT/XTPE
6800Ultra/EE
6800GT
6800GS
X800XL
X850Pro
X1650 Pro
X800pro
X800GTO/GTO2
X1600XT
7600GS
X800
7300GT
6800
X1600Pro
X1300XT
6800XT/LE
6600GT
X700Pro
9800XT
9800Pro
9700Pro
9800
9800SE 256bit
S3 Chrome S27
X700
5950Ultra
9700
5900Ultra
5800Ultra
5900
5800
X1300Pro
7300GS
6600
5900XT
X1300
X600XT
7300LE
TI4800
TI4600
9600XT
TI4800SE
5700Ultra
9500Pro
9800SE 128bit
X600
9600Pro
TI4400
9500
6600LE
X1300SE
5700
9600
6200
TI4200
5600
5600XT
9600SE
9550
5500
7100GS
X300
9550SE
9200Pro
9000Pro
8500Pro
GeForce3 TI500
8500
8500LE
5200Ultra
9200
9250
GeForce4 MX460
5200
9000
9200SE
GeForce3 TI200
GeForce3
GeForce4 MX 440
7500
7200
GeForce2 Ultra
7000
GeForce2 GTS
GeForce4 MX 420
Radeon
Voodoo5 5500
GeForce2 MX 400
GeForce256
GeForce2 MX
Voodoo4 4500
TNT2
Rage128 Pro
Voodoo3
TNT
Rage128
Riva128
Rage3D Pro
Voodoo Banshee
Voodoo2
Riva
Rage3D
VooDoo1

updated 10/02/09

Here are some more that didn't make the list...

GPUs - The Tech Report

First list is of Mobile cards....

D'oh...so it is. I shuld learn to read a little closer.

FWIW - only reason *I* knew is because I searched for my card - and when I only found one instance of 8800, I read a bit closer - and noticed all the Ms and Mobiles.

At that point I figured out why the list was important - because laptop owners / purchasers / users don't get near as much detail on whether their cards will / will not run certain games....

Bought a laptop couple of days ago. It has the Mirage 3 671MX card.
I've got a fair understanding of laptops but none regarding the cards.
Asked the sales people if this would be a good allaround card, e.g movies, apps, games "Oh yes, it will defenetly work with the latest games".

Did not.

Take it back to the store and demand your money back, on the grounds of false advertising.

Ouch!
Thats a bottom of the barrel integrated card.

Mirage 3 671MX

Class 6
Unsuitable for Games - These graphics cards for notebooks are not suitable for games. If they run, they may run with graphical errors and very low frame rates. For gamers these chips are not suitable! Office and internet tasks are, to the contrary, no problem for these GPUs.

Ps- if you want a gaming notebook get one with either a class 1 or class 2 gpu. (copy/print the list above and take it with you. Also I recommend a 2.0 Ghz core2duo cpu(processor) minimum.

I dont know how much you paid for it, but you can get a gaming rig from around $850. (Recertified system through Alienware's ebay store):
http://search.stores.ebay.com/Alienw...573613QQsofpZ0

I bought it last Sunday, so returning it will hopefully not prove to be a problem.
It has Core2Duo 1.8 Ghz, 2 GB DDR2. The thing is, I didn't buy it only to play games. But I still wanna be able to play a reasonable new game and seing as my knowlege on mobile graphic cards isn't that good I asked. I'm living in Ireland but I'm not orignally from here so I know about the laws regarding returning products but since it's less then seven days ago that should not be a problem. They have another laptop that has a better graphic card, CPU etc. so hopefully they will not mind me paying some extra money upgrading to that.
I paid 629 Euro it. I wouldn't mind the Santa Rosa platform.

Hey, I'm doing some gaming on a game called Counter Strike: Source (a game made in 2004). I was wondering if I'd be able to run the game with relatively normal to high settings with a Nvidia quadro NVS 130M. I'm not looking for intense gaming or any thing but i was also wondering if I can play some of the newer games from lets say 2006. (Unfortunately I tend to like older games !?!)