ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 and NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5650: Taking on DX9
by Andrew Ku on September 14, 2003 11:04 PM EST- Posted in
- Laptops
The Test
For NDA reasons, as we have cited in previous reviews, we can’t go into details when describing the platform we tested. The only thing we can reveal is what is cited below, and that the system has a modular GPU design. This allows us to isolate the GPU in the same manner as a desktop system.The term “qualified” has been tossed around, and we are sure that it will be used when discussing this review. Unlike desktop components, the graphic vendors can’t validate their own graphics processors for mobile use. The final approval goes to mobile system vendors like IBM, Dell, HP, etc., which is based on bidding price, heat/thermal emissions, and power consumption among other things. Even though validation comes into question when making this comparison, we do it because these two graphic processors, in and of themselves, are shipping in systems.
| Windows XP Professional Notebook Test System | |
| Motherboard(s) | 855PM DDR |
| Memory | 512MB PC2100 |
| Video Card(s) | ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 128MB 128-bit DDR NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5650 128MB 128-bit DDR |
| Ethernet | Onboard Ethernet Adapter |
| Operating System | Windows XP Professional SP1 |
| Video Drivers | ATI 7.93 NVIDIA 44.82 |
| Benchmarking Applications | Blizzard Entertainment Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne – High Quality Settings Microsoft FlightSim 2004: Century of Flight – High Quality Settings Edios Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness - High Quality Settings Ubi Soft Splinter Cell – Normal Settings Valve Half-Life 2 – Normal Settings Massive AquaMark 3 – High Quality Settings |
We should, additionally, note that we used DirectX 9.0b in our system configuration.
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Anonymous User - Monday, September 15, 2003 - link
#34 you clearly have no idea how reviews work. AnandTech isn't going to use BETA (I repeat, BETA) drivers for a review like this, or any review for that matter unless the review specifically concentrates on the drivers themselves. In addition, the laptops tested and any laptop you can find right now is shipping with 44 or 45 series NVIDIA drivers.Besides, the BETA 50 series of drivers already look suspicious with slightly lower IQ and the absence of fog present in HL2. What other little IQ degradation are in these drivers is anyone's guess.
Point is, AnandTech did exactly what they should of done, not use the 50 series drivers until they're ready to go, or WHQL'ed in other words.
By the way, get a clue NVIDIOT.
Anonymous User - Monday, September 15, 2003 - link
#34 - You, sir, are a moron. Yeah, download the Det50 drivers and see what happens when nVidia converts all DX9 calls to DX8. Why not just set the game to DX8 yourself and save all the smoke and mirrors? Go ahead and pay $500 for a DX8 graphics card if you're that stupid.Anonymous User - Monday, September 15, 2003 - link
#27 Probavly you just can´t get reasonable frame rates on DX9 environments. They both look amazing in DX 8 games but can´t handle high quality DX 9. That´s why 25 is upset with the lack of focus of the reviewer. Wait the next train, because there is no first seat class in this wagon.Anonymous User - Monday, September 15, 2003 - link
Why can't you answer the question people have asked? Did you use the Det 50 driver? The answer is NO. Say it NO! You used NVIDIA 44.82. Your results are invalid. Are you guys biased or what? Is ATYT paying you off as well. Download 51.75 and run the test. Then tell us what you see. What a bunch of CRAP.Anonymous User - Monday, September 15, 2003 - link
#26 - if nVidia reduces video quality, they have to be penalized for that. You have to level the IQ playing field before you can compare frame rates. Nvidia lost, give it a rest.Anonymous User - Monday, September 15, 2003 - link
and a Voodoo PC M460 M10, a Targa M10 (in Germany), a Gericomm M10 (Germany), an Acetbis Peacock M10 (Germany), and ATI told me that there will be 5 more in North America by the end of October.Anonymous User - Monday, September 15, 2003 - link
M10 won all the tests, and full DX9 (24-bit, according to Microsoft). What more DX9 do you want? Do you work at nVidia or something?Anonymous User - Monday, September 15, 2003 - link
Sxotty - you're such an immature little bonehead. Are you saying that Nvidia should have won this review? ATI is crushing nVidia at 24-bit, even when nVidia is running in 12/16. And do you really believe the BS spin coming from nVidia that turning off the fog was 'a bug'?Anonymous User - Monday, September 15, 2003 - link
Actually, the reviewer used nVidia's latest shipping mobile drivers -- and if you go any NV31M notebook manufacturer's site, you'll see that the ones he uses are in fact the ones posted.Anonymous User - Monday, September 15, 2003 - link
There is an 9600 PRO laptop available - it's the Sager NP5680. My father is buying one today. Here's the link: http://www.powernotebooks.com/products.php3?displa...