my laptop has a Nvidia GeForce Go 6150, is this better than a Nvidia FX 5200 plus? and if not is it worth it, or possible to upgrade or return the laptop (its new)
2007-08-06 11:15:56 · 3 answers · asked by rachelspup 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
FX is the designation Nvidia used for its high performance cards in the 5-Series. The cards came out in 2003. The 6-series GPUs are quite newer. Go is for mobile and granted it is not their high performance 6-series but it should have as much or more capability as the 5200 FX.
However if you are thinking of a graphics upgrade, I strongly reccomend spending the extra $100 swapping the Go 6150 for a 8400 GS or 8600 GS; each of which is an 8-series GPU and supports directX 10 for next gen vista gaming.
Higher number is not ALWAYS an indication of best performance, and you should always do a google search on your cards before you buy. sites like PC World do benchmark tests on cards as they come out: Check the date of the article to know when the chip may have come out.
2007-08-06 11:26:32 · answer #1 · answered by Overheal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have both comparably slow performance. See rankings here:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html
Better gaming performance starts at rank #41.
2007-08-06 20:57:04 · answer #2 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the higher the number, the better it is
2007-08-06 18:23:20 · answer #3 · answered by luvinavril07 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋