The nVidia 680m is NOT overpriced!

[steviejones133]

680m is around a GTX 580m, but when overclocked it can get all the way up to 50-55 FPS on BF3 all maxed out which is pretty close to a 670 averaging 65-70 FPS.


and there won't be a 7990m (or atleast it will be boycotted) if AMD does nothing about the unstable performances of 7970m with enduro. because people will stop trusting AMD to support and actually fix (not just release drivers that are compatible but not actually make anything better ) their product's problems.

I think you mean Desktop 580, not 580m

Also, I wouldnt bet on "there won't be a 7990m" being entirely true. Remember, these manufacturers are about profit. I wouldnt be shocked at all if AMD brought out a 7990m as there are always people out there who will pay for what is supposedly, cutting edge gpu's.....wether or not the 7970m problems get resolved quickly or not, AMD will want to make more money on new cards. Sucks, but it's the painful truth.

[Mr. Fox]

because people will stop trusting AMD to support and actually fix (not just release drivers that are compatible but not actually make anything better ) their product's problems.

Click edit. Delete "will" and insert "have" then click save and close.

[kiranvarma]

Can someone with 680M or 680M SLI post the GPU-Z image here!
just to check whether it has 2GB or 4GB VRAM. Thanks.

[steviejones133]

Can someone with 680M or 680M SLI post the GPU-Z image here!
just to check whether it has 2GB or 4GB VRAM. Thanks.

Not my gpu-z, but thanks to mrm2x for posting his - 2gb vRam:

ok, so my M17x R4 with the 680M arrived this morning.

gpu-z on the R4:

[Mobius 1]

Can anybody here run 3Dmark 11 extreme preset and monitor the memory usage? Vs the 4GB at clevo cards... well, doubts.

[victorE81]

It's as if you guys have no experience with AMD/ATI. You're just thinking about the cost. Have they ever ever had there video card drivers work correctly? Let me answer that for you, NO. I had 5870s in crossfire and it was the second coming every time a new driver was released. Just the process of cleaning out the old drivers was ridiculous. Then you get to see what works and what doesn't. I'm not really familiar with the mobile side of AMD, but it can't be much better. Nvidia has a proven track record of there video cards working out of the box. The 690 is scaling almost at 100% which is insane. A pray for you folks with 7970s in crossfire. You may of saved some money, but your in for alot of headaches.

[masterchef341]

It's as if you guys have no experience with AMD/ATI. You're just thinking about the cost. Have they ever ever had there video card drivers work correctly? Let me answer that for you, NO. I had 5870s in crossfire and it was the second coming every time a new driver was released. Just the process of cleaning out the old drivers was ridiculous. Then you get to see what works and what doesn't. I'm not really familiar with the mobile side of AMD, but it can't be much better. Nvidia has a proven track record of there video cards working out of the box. The 690 is scaling almost at 100% which is insane. A pray for you folks with 7970s in crossfire. You may of saved some money, but your in for alot of headaches.

I've had AMD drivers work great, and I've had Nvidia drivers fail hard. I've never had a video card work well out of the box, of either brand.

In fact, I currently have an AMD 5800 series in my desktop, and an Nvidia 300m series gpu in my laptop. Both work well.

[robininni]

I just want to say publicly, after thinking a lot more about the price differences, and while what I initially said can be rationalized (as I did), I think I was wrong. The 680m is WAY over-priced. Sometimes it is better to step back and use reasonable judgement instead of analyzing a myriad of characteristics to come up with the truth. In truth, that's one expensive sucker! But, it was fun reading the replies to a conversation generating statement like that .

[masterchef341]

I just want to say publicly, after thinking a lot more about the price differences, and while what I initially said can be rationalized (as I did), I think I was wrong. The 680m is WAY over-priced. Sometimes it is better to step back and use reasonable judgement instead of analyzing a myriad of characteristics to come up with the truth. In truth, that's one expensive sucker! But, it was fun reading the replies to a conversation generating statement like that .

lol well done

[Quagmire LXIX]

I just want to say publicly, after thinking a lot more about the price differences, and while what I initially said can be rationalized (as I did), I think I was wrong. The 680m is WAY over-priced. Sometimes it is better to step back and use reasonable judgement instead of analyzing a myriad of characteristics to come up with the truth. In truth, that's one expensive sucker! But, it was fun reading the replies to a conversation generating statement like that .

lol, let me light that rep icon up for you