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Hi All,

Quick question, what is the best graphic card you can have in a laptop?

Not including sli or crossfire.

Thanks

 

[Phoenix]

That would be the Nvidia GTX 480M.

 

[Gorman]

Remember that the GPU's in laptops may carry similar names to their desktop counterparts but will never measure up to them, they are cut down low power versions.

 

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Thanks for that, I have the laptop version of the 5870, which was the fastest when i first had the laptop... Only problem is on most laptops you cant change them, im presuming its the same with mine?
I have a pcspecialist vertex laptop...

 

[Sleinous]

Ye most are soldered onto the mainboard, only a few laptops have MXM tech that allows swapping out GPUs to a LIMITED number of replacements and upgrades. That 5870 should last you a good while though

 

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yeah, its pretty awesome for a laptop, plays Cyrsis like a dream. Thanks

 

[Phoenix]

The GTX480m isn't much faster than the mobility 5870 so I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[Robbie]

Move this thread?

 

[Tom DWC]

Move this thread?

Done.

Yeah it was a bit out of place.

 

[Nemesis]

GTX485M i thought

oopsiedaisies these arent for sale here are they :innocent:

ok didnt read not SLI so edited!

 

[Luckless]

The best laptop graphics card currently available is the Geforce GTX 485m. It blows all other laptop graphics cards out of the water currently. Only way to beat it is to have other lesser cards in SLI or Crossfire

Unfortunately you only get the 485m in a laptop make by Clevo. Next best is the Radeon HD 6970m, followed by the Radeon HD 6950m. These are both new cards though so pretty rare still.

I have a single Radeon 5870 (in an Alienware mx17r2 - yes yes, I know, I'm an idiot - if only I'd done my research I could have saved so much money!) and it can pretty much handle games such as WOW and COD on max settings at playable FPS.