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    ATI Radeon X1600 and Nvidia Geforce 8600M GT

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by andy0510, Aug 10, 2007.

  1. andy0510

    andy0510 Newbie

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    I've been looking at some MBP and some have ATI and the newer have nvidia installed.
    They both are 256mb but i got a feeling that they are significantly different.
    is this true?
     
    andy0510, Aug 10, 2007
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  2. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The ATI X1600 is now outdated.
     
    usapatriot, Aug 10, 2007
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  3. MYK

    MYK Newbie NBR Reviewer

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    The 8600M GT supports ddr3 and is much more powerful than the x1600, plus with the newer MBP, you would get an led screen and intel's latest processor aka santa rosa upto 2.4 GHz.
     
    MYK, Aug 10, 2007
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  4. Redline

    Redline Notebook Prophet NBR Reviewer

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    The 8600GT is a brand new DirectX10 part, whereas the X1600 is a two year old part from the DX9 era. the 8600GT offers almost double the performance of the X1600.
     
    Redline, Aug 10, 2007
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    Sneaky_Chopsticks Notebook Deity

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    go with the 8600m GT. has DX 10 support.
     
    Sneaky_Chopsticks, Aug 10, 2007
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  6. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    This is a common misconception that the original poster just made; the amount of video RAM is not as important as the actual graphics chip. So 512 MB of video RAM in a 8400 would not be more powerful than 256 MB in a 8600.

    Anyways, the NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT is much more powerful than the previous ATI Radeon X1600. Most importantly, the 8600 has DirectX 10 support if you plan to game in Windows via Boot Camp.
     
    Sam, Aug 10, 2007
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