Notebook GFX: GMA950 beats 7600 GO?

[Kenneth_K]

Hi,

The reason for this forum post is, simply put, that I as an average consumer is finding it increasingly difficult to understand why on earth I would pay more to get a notebook with e.g. GF GO 7600 graphics as opposed to the cheaper integrated solution from Intel, Graphics Media Accelerator 950?

They both support Windows Vista Premium (Shader Model 3.0, right?), so they're both future-proof Cool

Could anyone highlight WHY I should go for GF 7600 GO? Apart from gaming, are there any obvious advantages for example regarding video? Please keep the discussion from a consumer's point of view...

[Zaphod]

are there any obvious advantages for example regarding video? Here's Nvidia's own research report on that issue (http://www.principledtechnologies.com/clients/reports/NVIDIA/VidPlay1.pdf). It's a year old, mind you, but it should give a ballpark idea. Disregard the ATI comparisons as they're no longer valid for the X1xxx products, and Nvidia too has made progress since last year. OTOH, GMA950 video quality hasn't improved much, afaik (no benchmarks yet for the GMA (X)3000 series).