Solved! Ati 5470 512mb vs gt310m 1gb

[acemans]

Hello,
which is better for the same config laptop

 

[Maziar]

Hello and welcome to the forums
Both are low-end cards for gaming,but overall 5470M is faster.

 

[acemans]

But the 310m is a 1gb card and 5470 is only 512mb... so there should be a difference? i think it should be faster as 310m

has +512mb more ram allotted to it than 5470

when comparing both of the same size or ram the 5470 performs better but when one has more and the other less....

and is i5-450 better or i3-370 better?

 

[Maziar]

No,memory capacity isn't the only factor for comparing 2 cards, there are other features like stream processors(which Nvidia calls Cuda cores),core/memory clock etc.
As for the CPUs,i5 450 is faster

 

[acemans]

So 512mb card is better than the 1gb card.

All depends on the card so. is it better to take a little improved card of 512mb

than to take a little bad 1gb card? "so memory isn't a major factor for taking cards is it?"

 

[Maziar]

No,the memory isn't the "only" factor for comparing 2 cards,there are many other features that i mentioned in my last post.

 

[acemans]

so you say i should go ahead and buy the 512mb 5470 card???

but the 310m has something called optimus management something...

so bottom line what should i take the 310m 1gb or the 5470 512mb for the laptop???

what is the role of a greater memory in the card?

 

[Maziar]

What's your usage ?

 

[acemans]

mainly office and meeting, sometimes studies microsoft office, adobe acrobat, online browsing sometimes a game like assasins creed 2 ,pop ,crysis but i don't really need high graphics as long as the game runs smoothly without glitches. The laptop need to support games for the next two years smoothly.

if u have suggestions for a good build laptop would appreciate it i had short listed asus u45jc. i live in india and the b series isn't available. i wanted a thinkpad type build the but thinkpad is costly with this kind of config so i choose the b53 which isnt available so i landed up on u45jc which is available and comparatively cheaper.

i like asus i never had issue and i never went for others as i heard glitches from my friends and colleagues about other brands so prefer staying in the safe zone.

 

[acemans]

1. What is your budget?

i can spend about $1000 about 75-80k indian rupees.

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?

a 14 or 15 inch

3. What screen resolution
do you want?

not an issue should be good

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?

portability

5. How much battery life do you need?
a long life about at least or more than 6hrs

6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
crysis warhead, pop 2010, assasins creed brotherhood(to be released) and similar games
settings are not important as they run smoothly glitch free

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing,watching movies, Etc.)

movies, office work, microsoft office, acrobat reader etc some time autocad and solid works to check projects recieved but i dont work on them.

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?

i can change the hard disk as per usage so not an issue just open the cap and stick in the new small hard disk

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
no i prefer to take from the official retailer here as online products sometimes have warranty issues here which i have already faced

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?

about 2 to 3 years


11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
dvd writer at least

12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
i like asus thinkpad strong build, balanced with quality and performance.

i dont like acer sony and apple heard and had bad troublesome experience using them. every person here owns a dell so i dont like it. you find them every where kind of an eyesore.

13. What country do you live in?

india

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.

gaming is not a priority in my usage but i do spend time in middle instead of sitting bored i prefer playing games and refreshing my perspective and mood. its always good to enter a meeting in a pleasant and happy mood ;-)

 

[Maziar]

Don't expect to play games smoothly with either card,i recommend minimum HD 5650 for gaming.