Hi everyone! This is my first post here, so hello!
I know this was discussed already, but I'm interested in the mobile versions of these two cards.
So, I'm about to buy a new laptop. I just saw two models that I really like whit almost identical configurations, Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 4 GB RAM DDRAM 2, and the above graphics cards. I know that these cards are not meant for heavy gaming, but some casual games I think they are capable of. I'm interested in some games only available via Wine or Cedega but also in native ones (The Dark Mod for example). From what I've read ATI Catalyst performance is disastrous in Linux games, but 4650 has Pixel Shader 5, and directX 11 support. I don't want to buy a laptop and next year to be forced to upgrade just because the game I want to play requires Shader Model 5. What about the actual performance in games? What about distro support (I want to give ArchLinux a try once I buy me a new machine)? What about other possible features?
Offtopic: Does Gallium#D really have a future in gaming? If yes, and if you say that it won't be long 'till it will be a reality, then 4650 will be my option.
Your answers shall decide for me. Thanks in advance.
I know this was discussed already, but I'm interested in the mobile versions of these two cards.
So, I'm about to buy a new laptop. I just saw two models that I really like whit almost identical configurations, Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 4 GB RAM DDRAM 2, and the above graphics cards. I know that these cards are not meant for heavy gaming, but some casual games I think they are capable of. I'm interested in some games only available via Wine or Cedega but also in native ones (The Dark Mod for example). From what I've read ATI Catalyst performance is disastrous in Linux games, but 4650 has Pixel Shader 5, and directX 11 support. I don't want to buy a laptop and next year to be forced to upgrade just because the game I want to play requires Shader Model 5. What about the actual performance in games? What about distro support (I want to give ArchLinux a try once I buy me a new machine)? What about other possible features?
Offtopic: Does Gallium#D really have a future in gaming? If yes, and if you say that it won't be long 'till it will be a reality, then 4650 will be my option.
Your answers shall decide for me. Thanks in advance.
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