Radeon 6650m Worth It?

[Lonestar9]

Hello!

I'm looking to buy a Lenovo G770 (good choice?) and was wondering:

Will the Intel HD 3000 graphics be alright for my needs? I'll be using the laptop for light gaming, i.e. MMORPGs, The Sims, WoW, etc. but I do want it to be capable of playing some of the bigger games such as BF3 just in case I decide I want to play that in the future.

Is it worth the $150 extra to get the laptop with Radeon 6650M graphics or will the intel one do it? How much better is the 6650M graphics?

Right now I have IMGA3 graphics (I think? I apologize if that's wrong) and have no idea how these two cards compare.

Lenovo G770 with Radeon graphics - $799...with intel it's $649. Any comments would be great! Thanks

 

[Pyree]

You will definitely need the 6650m to play BF3.

Intel HD 3000= can't play Battlefield 3
Mobility Radeon 6650m= play Battlefield 3 at medium.

IGMA= Intel graphic media accelerator. Crap for games. Intel HD 3000 is also part of the IGMA.

 

[refillable]

HD 3000 sucks at battlefield I think. 6650m will suffice, but play it at the low-medium settings. See this review http/www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-6650M.43962.0.html I know there is no battlefield 3 but you can see running other games.

 

[Lonestar9]

Thank you so much guys...this is really helpful! So I guess the HD 3000 will suffice for my needs but I definitely need the 6650m if I want my laptop to have the capability to play some of the bigger games...

The real question now is: is it worth $150 for the 6650m or should I look for another deal? It's hard to find a 17" with better graphics for less than $799. I could maybe find a better deal with HP, but Lenovo is growing on me...

 

[Pyree]

Do you really need 17 inch? It is big for mobility.

May be this HP:

http/www.shopping.hp.com/series/category/notebooks/dv7t_series/3/computer_store?jumpid=in_r329_personalization/browse2/home_SDP

Select i5-2430M for CPU, free 6GB RAM upgrade and 6770m for GPU (total of $924.99). Instant save makes it $824.99. Use coupon code "NBM4828" and deduct further $50 and makes it $774.99.

Same CPU as Lenovo, but faster GPU and cheaper price (6770m is about 20% faster than 6650m).

 

[jsc]

This topic has been moved from the section Graphics & Displays to section Laptops & Notebooks by Jsc

 

[CaliEli]

Thank you so much Pyree! I'm seriously considering this HP now. I think it's a better deal despite the fact that it doesn't have BluRay. The Lenovo I was looking at had switchable graphics...not sure if the HP does too but does that matter? Will it drain the battery faster if it doesn't have switchable graphics?

 

[CaliEli]

Bump

 

[Scour]

^Well, I have the G770 with the 6650. It is far better than the HD3000, with Resident Evil 5 I get at 1280x720 over 50fps, q´with HD3000 16fps