Alright, I posted a simiar topic in the buying a new notebook forum but as I get closer to buying the m14x, I want to get more specific. So how would a 1gb GDDR3 GTX260M compare to the 3gb 555M? (It's my preference, please no comments on 1.5gb vs 3gb)
My laptop also has a 2.5ghz C2D P8700 and I will get the 2ghz i7 if you want to help me get more specific on the performance difference![]()
EDIT: Also, I dont mean to sound like im reposting and hawk helped me out a bit but I was wondering if someone else might have more specific benchmarks with people getting their m14xs now. Other than that, everyone just told me to get a sager ~_~
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Star Forge Quaggan's Creed Redux!
CPU-wise the i7 Sandy Bridge kicks any C2D butt. So in the CPU department it is totally a given.
GPU-wise, the 555M is really on par with the 260M. It is slightly better but not by much. Most games only see 2-3 more FPS with the 555M over the 260M. You can thank nVidia for still sticking the 555M with GDDR3...
Benchmarks are already posted on Notebookcheck:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-260M.14559.0.html <-- 260M
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-555M.41933.0.html <-- 555M
PS: Also note that the same 555M used in the m14x is also milked by Dell in the XPS 17-inch model and is not upgradable to future cards. -
stevenxowens792 Notebook Virtuoso
Not to sound like Negative Nancy but i just dont trust notebookcheck reviews anymore. You guys will get some numbers from me probably late tomorrow night CST.
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Star Forge Quaggan's Creed Redux!
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Hi guys, notebookcheck.net has just published there review of XPS 17 L702x. Here you should get a good idea of how well the 3GB gt555m performs.
Review Dell XPS 17 Notebook (i7-2630QM & GT 555M) - Notebookcheck.net Reviews -
20fps on High in Metro 2033. Thats a bit better than what I get by like 4-5 frames
260M vs 555M
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