Which graphics card is better

[binay00713]

Which graphics card is better for laptop?
Nvidia Geforce gt 420m
or

Ati Redaon HD 5650

 

[MegaMind]

5650 is way better..

Notebook GPU Benchmark

 

[Cilus]

Ya, as Manju said, mobility radeon is better than GT 420M....in fact it is slightly better than even GT 520M

 

[coderunknown]

420M is an entry level solution. HD5650 is a midrange gaming solution but can run games with full details.

BTW which laptop are you referring to? Dell XPS series vs Sony/Acer?

 

[vickybat]

GT 525 is better than 5650 cause it has 96 sp's compared to 48 in 520. Lots of sandybridge based notebooks are coming with gt525 at the 40-45k mark.

 

[MegaMind]

But actually GT525 is a bit slower than 5650...
@OP did u consider 5730?

 

[vickybat]

There is also this gt 540 now and has appeared in some sandybridge notebooks. Don't know about prices yet.

 

[MegaMind]

^Yep gt540 in gr8...
OFF-Topic : my frnd bought ASUS N53SV-XE1 - $899(ntel Core i7-2630QM, Nvidia GT540M Graphics with 1GB DDR3 VRAM) its awesome..

I doubt GT540 is avail in india..

 

[vickybat]

^^Yes its available. Dell gives it in its sandybridge based xps notebooks as an option over gt 525.

Check this.

i7 2630 + gt 540 @ 59k

 

[Cilus]

By the way, there is another excellent Sandy bridge laptop available from ASUS, A53SJ at a very reasonable price:-
Core i5 2410Q
4 GB DDR3
500 GB HDD
15.6" LED backlit display @ 1366X 768
GT 520M 1 GB GDDR3
3 USB, 1 eSATA
Altec Lancing Speakers

Free gifts incude Laptop Bag, USB Speakers, USB Keyboard and 1 headphone

all the things are coming @ 37.5K

 

[vickybat]

^^ That is one heck of a deal. Op should consider asus A53 in his list.

 

[binay00713]

By the way, there is another excellent Sandy bridge laptop available from ASUS, A53SJ at a very reasonable price:-
Core i5 2410Q
4 GB DDR3
500 GB HDD
15.6" LED backlit display @ 1366X 768
GT 520M 1 GB GDDR3
3 USB, 1 eSATA
Altec Lancing Speakers

Free gifts incude Laptop Bag, USB Speakers, USB Keyboard and 1 headphone

all the things are coming @ 37.5K

I came to know about this laptop in a showroom Yesterday & then returning home i checked about GT 520M
According to my knowledge GT520M is an entry level graphics & it is a class3 graphics card(according to notebookcheck.net).
You can't play modern games like Battlefield Bad Company 2 even in medium details.
GT 420M is way better than this.

420M is an entry level solution. HD5650 is a midrange gaming solution but can run games with full details.

BTW which laptop are you referring to? Dell XPS series vs Sony/Acer?

Between
Dell Insipron 14R(core i3,3gb ram,320gb hdd,HD5650,14")

Acer 5742G(core i5,3gb ram, 500gb hdd, GF 420M,15.6")

But some are saying that Acer laptops are built on low quality & not durable
Is that true

 

[abirthedevil]

well i would wait for laptops with GT540, acer 5745G has is but its presently unavailable in india id wait for it, acer gives great bang for the buck

 

[MegaMind]

But some are saying that Acer laptops are built on low quality & not durable
Is that true [/B]

Acer laptops with GPU will fade out in performance in ~2 years...

Acer laptops w/o GPU is the best VFM Laptops...

 

[coderunknown]

GT 420M is way better than this.

i think GT520 is nothing but a rebadged GT420.

Dell Insipron 14R(core i3,3gb ram,320gb hdd,HD5650,14")
Acer 5742G(core i5,3gb ram, 500gb hdd, GF 420M,15.6")

if i remember correctly, Cilus have the Acer & its build quality is descent.

But some are saying that Acer laptops are built on low quality & not durable
Is that true

all manufacturers makes premium as well as budget laptops. some comes with tons of problem & some with a minor one here & there. so i'll suggest to search some user opinion on both these laptops before making a decision purely based on performance.