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post #1 of 22
3/29/06 at 10:38pm
Thread Starter 
I dont know much about these Quadro cards, but are they any good for light gaming? I was checking out the new D620 computer, and it seems like a pretty good mobile workstation, and I'm sure this vide card is no 7900GTX, but it would be nice if it could run a few games and 3d apps. Anyone use one of these cards?
post #2 of 22
3/29/06 at 11:09pm
I was curious too until I saw that I could not get the true life screen. That is pretty much a deal breaker for me.
post #3 of 22
3/29/06 at 11:24pm
Thread Starter 
I dont mind not having the true life screen, I thought it reflected way too much light when I had it on my XPS2.
post #4 of 22
3/29/06 at 11:48pm
im scared to make the switch to TL. ive been very happy with the matte on my 6000.

PS i read in another thread in here that the quatro cards are just as good -5% in gaming as the nvidia gtx/go's
post #5 of 22
3/30/06 at 12:55am
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Originally Posted by chevyrulz099
im scared to make the switch to TL. ive been very happy with the matte on my 6000.
It is just sad to see that Dell did not have a matte screen option of WSXGA+ for the E1505. I was looking forward to that but I guess if I indeed buy a E1505, I'll probably go for a non-TrueLife WXGA.

Don't get me wrong though. I agree that the TrueLife screens look great (I have a 700m) but I think I am starting to get really sick of all those glare/reflections from those glossy screens.
post #6 of 22
3/30/06 at 2:58am
Any benchmarks on the Quadro NVS 110M card? How does it compare to the Geforce line?
post #7 of 22
3/30/06 at 3:03am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by shuttleboi
Any benchmarks on the Quadro NVS 110M card? How does it compare to the Geforce line?
Definately would like to know as well.
post #8 of 22
3/30/06 at 4:14am
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Originally Posted by SPEEDwithJJ
It is just sad to see that Dell did not have a matte screen option of WSXGA+ for the E1505. I was looking forward to that but I guess if I indeed buy a E1505, I'll probably go for a non-TrueLife WXGA.

Don't get me wrong though. I agree that the TrueLife screens look great (I have a 700m) but I think I am starting to get really sick of all those glare/reflections from those glossy screens.
Yeah, I like the truelife on my 700m but after awhile it many situations the glare and reflection get to you.
post #9 of 22
3/30/06 at 9:58am
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Originally Posted by shuttleboi
Any benchmarks on the Quadro NVS 110M card? How does it compare to the Geforce line?
I saw a very brief web review of a 120m, and it wasn't pretty.... it had something close to half the 3dmark 05 score and also about half the fps in the one game in the review. (it might have been doom3 I dont remember).

Anyway, I was so disheartened, I closed it and can't find it anymore....

So the 110 would be even worse.... not good times for getting the new dx20s if you're a gamer...
post #10 of 22
3/30/06 at 11:42am
Any comparison to thet 256MB Quadro 110M and the 256MB ATI X1400 on the Inspiron 6400?
post #11 of 22
3/30/06 at 12:56pm
The nVidea 110m offered on the D620 is primarily meant for business graphic, CAD, engineering and architectural rendering. No benchmarks for gaming, but likely would at least support some 3D gaming. If you do go for the nVidea, you will at least have the option to upgrade to a gaming card (not through Dell), although likely to run hotter and less efficiently than the 110m.
post #12 of 22
3/30/06 at 1:45pm
at 899 with a metal casing, that's hot. I think i'll pick this up when it hits a bit lower.
post #13 of 22
3/30/06 at 2:08pm
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Originally Posted by DarthPierce
I saw a very brief web review of a 120m, and it wasn't pretty.... it had something close to half the 3dmark 05 score and also about half the fps in the one game in the review. (it might have been doom3 I dont remember).

Anyway, I was so disheartened, I closed it and can't find it anymore....

So the 110 would be even worse.... not good times for getting the new dx20s if you're a gamer...
I saw that review too, I believe it's here:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1943316,00.asp

In that article, the D820 has a 3DMark05 of 1924 and the Acer TravelMate 8204WLMi (Radeon X1600) has a 3DMark05 score of 4393.

However, if you look at the Thinkpad T60, it has a Radeon X1400 and a score of 2082.

1924 is not a *bad* score on 3DMark05. That's the kind of score a desktop Radeon 9600 would put out with a 2GHz Athlon 64.

If you browse the Futuremark ORB, you can see that the types of video cards that put out 1900s on laptops are the Mobility 9600/9700/X600/X1400.. all of those score 1700-2000 on 3DMark05. I would lump the Quadro NVS 120 into that category.
post #14 of 22
3/30/06 at 4:59pm
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Originally Posted by amallah
I saw that review too, I believe it's here:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1943316,00.asp

In that article, the D820 has a 3DMark05 of 1924 and the Acer TravelMate 8204WLMi (Radeon X1600) has a 3DMark05 score of 4393.

However, if you look at the Thinkpad T60, it has a Radeon X1400 and a score of 2082.

1924 is not a *bad* score on 3DMark05. That's the kind of score a desktop Radeon 9600 would put out with a 2GHz Athlon 64.

If you browse the Futuremark ORB, you can see that the types of video cards that put out 1900s on laptops are the Mobility 9600/9700/X600/X1400.. all of those score 1700-2000 on 3DMark05. I would lump the Quadro NVS 120 into that category.
Thank you sir, I wanted to know how the Quadro in the D620 would stack up against a 9600. Mainly because I want something more portable than my Desktop to take to LAN Parties (where pretty graphics don't matter so long as you can play the game.)
post #15 of 22
3/30/06 at 6:50pm
The FireGL T2 on my Thinkpad (wich is really a 128MB Mobility Radeon 9600) supports most games out today. I just installed FarCry and works pretty well on 800x600. Couldn't run it at 700x525 to avoid bluring, tough. At low resolutions the graphics card has to push much lesser pixels and frame rate is boosted.

3D Mark 2005 score for it is like 1000. More information:

http://kettya.com/notebook2/3dmark05.htm
post #16 of 22
3/30/06 at 6:55pm
Im definetly eyeing the D820 if the price hits just right. Im really anxious to stand on one to see if it actually can withstand impact =)
post #17 of 22
3/30/06 at 7:59pm
There is a big difference between shock from dropping it and applying pressure on a case, be careful!
post #18 of 22
3/30/06 at 8:37pm
Those 3DMarks scores are sort of funky. The Quadro 350M is supposed to be the quadro version of the Go 7300, which itself scores around 2000 (or less). It makes one wonder how the NVS 120M and the 350M are actually positioned...
post #19 of 22
3/30/06 at 9:13pm
I believe the GeForce Go 7300/7400, Quadro NVS 110M/120M and Quadro FX 350M are all variants of the same mobile G72 chip. I think the FX line is geared towards professional 3D applications like movie effects, while the NVS line is geared towards CAD-type things. Either way, they are all probably equivalent to each other when it comes to gaming
post #20 of 22
3/31/06 at 12:37pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by amallah
I saw that review too, I believe it's here:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1943316,00.asp

In that article, the D820 has a 3DMark05 of 1924 and the Acer TravelMate 8204WLMi (Radeon X1600) has a 3DMark05 score of 4393.

However, if you look at the Thinkpad T60, it has a Radeon X1400 and a score of 2082.

1924 is not a *bad* score on 3DMark05. That's the kind of score a desktop Radeon 9600 would put out with a 2GHz Athlon 64.

If you browse the Futuremark ORB, you can see that the types of video cards that put out 1900s on laptops are the Mobility 9600/9700/X600/X1400.. all of those score 1700-2000 on 3DMark05. I would lump the Quadro NVS 120 into that category.
Great link, I was curious about these cards as well.

John
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