Game Performance : Graphics Boost: Dell Inspiron 8600 Gets ATI MR 9600 Turbo

Game Performance

By Harald Thon, published on April 21, 2004
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: graphics, boost

Contents

1. Clandestine Reshuffle
2. What The Heck Is A Mobility Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo, Anyway?
3. The Test System In Figures
4. ... And In Pictures
5. ... And In Pictures, Continued
6. Working Ergonomically With The Notebook At Eye Level
7. Benchmarks
8. Game Performance
9. DirectX8: UT 2003

10. DirectX8: UT 2003, Continued
11. Open GL: Quake III Team Arena
12. DirectX9: Aquamark
13. DirectX8: Splintercell
14. Sysmark2002 System Performance Metrics
15. Battery Life
16. Conclusion

8. Game Performance

DirectX9: Halo

As far as the notebooks are concerned, the only more or less serious competitor for the Inspiron 8600 with MR 9600 Pro Turbo under the hood is the Blackbox M. However, the Inspiron 8600 is only minimally faster than the Athlon64 notebook from Yakumo, with a graphics subsystem based on the MR 9600 Pro. Among the desktop configurations, the GeForce FX 5700 Ultra just barely squeezes by as the victor.