8600M GT vs quadro fx360

cooloutac · 21st Mar 2008, 12:15 PM

ok so my uncle is getting a new dell laptop which is a better graphics card....256 mb 8600M GT or the 512mb quadro fx360?

cooloutac · 21st Mar 2008, 01:12 PM

also does the 8600m gt give u the modify full screen video option.... i know the quadro fx 360 doesn't

I will tell him to get the 8600M gt if it does, for what he wants to do.

cooloutac · 23rd Mar 2008, 06:49 PM

I just found out that the new 8 series geforce cards don't have the modify full screen option..... and i think the reason has something to do with vista.

generalRage1982hrv · 13th Apr 2008, 03:02 AM

quadro grafics is same as normal g force card so you will not gain any benefit from it

Exilon · 16th Apr 2008, 10:48 AM

If I recall correctly, the Quadro cards have programmable shaders and have different rendering behaviors made for CG and design. If your uncle just needs surf the web and play some occasional games, go with the 8600M.

Adrian Wong · 18th Apr 2008, 01:50 AM

The NVIDIA Quadro cards are designed for professional 3D work. That means they have software optimizations for those 3D applications. They use the same GPU as regular GeForce cards, just comes with those software optimizations and of course, a hefty price tag.

So, unless your uncle does 3D rendering work on his laptop, go with the GeForce 8600M GT. If he just uses it to surf the Internet and do some spreadsheets, heck, you don't even need the GeForce card. You will do just fine with integrated graphics.

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21st Mar 2008, 01:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
cooloutac Newbie Join Date: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 18 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	also does the 8600m gt give u the modify full screen video option.... i know the quadro fx 360 doesn't I will tell him to get the 8600M gt if it does, for what he wants to do.

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cooloutac Newbie Join Date: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 18 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	I just found out that the new 8 series geforce cards don't have the modify full screen option..... and i think the reason has something to do with vista.

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generalRage1982hrv ARP Reviewer Join Date: 13 Apr 2008 Location: Vukovar, Croatia Posts: 391 Reputation: 111 Rep Power: 2	quadro grafics is same as normal g force card so you will not gain any benefit from it

16th Apr 2008, 10:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
Exilon Newbie Join Date: 16 Apr 2008 Posts: 6 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	If I recall correctly, the Quadro cards have programmable shaders and have different rendering behaviors made for CG and design. If your uncle just needs surf the web and play some occasional games, go with the 8600M.