7970M vs. 675M

[kismat]

If your willing to accept the risk and be fine with gaming complications (over heating, dx11 crashes bauds etc) and since your primary purpose is CAD work then go for the 7970m.

If your not willing to take those risks, then keep the base build of the laptop, add the gtx680m. (Mechanical drive, 8gb ram 1333MHz).

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[Kastulu]

I think always going for the latest and greatest Video Card is not always a smart thing to do.. especially if there is no real technology change that will really make a difference. The 675m should be fine for any game currently out and ones that are in development, add in the fact that you can overclock it some to boost its performance even more. So if you are on a budget dont feel you have to break it because you have the 3rd video card option. If I was getting a laptop it would be between the 680 and 675 right now and if I didnt want to fork over all that extra cash for the 680 then be happy with the money you save with the 675 and look into overclocking it a bit if its speed worries you.

[columbosoftserve]

As most other people have said already, get the 7970m. The issue will get fixed soon enough. There have been multiple confirmations that AMD is currently working towards a solution.

[fenryr423]

Amd just had sager pull down its issue logging thread... How is that helping anyone? If anything they are covering up their lack support

[paul2110]

Get the 7970m no question. Despite the enduro issues it is massively more powerful than the 675m.

[columbosoftserve]

Amd just had sager pull down its issue logging thread... How is that helping anyone? If anything they are covering up their lack support

AMD have since acknowledged the problem and are working on a fix.

[mrguy2039]

Doesn't mean it will be fixed (talk sounds optimistic though) - could even be a hardware issue as some have suggested. In saying that, the 7970 is still a better card as far as I understand. I will be buying it soon myself.

[Hurricane9]

Part of the reason I am so cautious is because I (in my so far short lifespan) have only owned Nvidia cards, so I don't know what to expect with AMD. However, I guess I will be going with the 7970. Most of the programs I use are not affected by the issues with the 7970M.

I was in the same boat as you. I have always bought Nvidia cards and I truly am an Nvidia fanboy at heart. But still, I can't justify spending $300 more for a 680M which would provide marginal performance increases once the Enduro problem is fixed.

If your willing to accept the risk and be fine with gaming complications (over heating, dx11 crashes bauds etc) and since your primary purpose is CAD work then go for the 7970m.

I have only seen DX11 crashes widely reported for one game and that is MP3. There is no overheating issue with the 7970M either.

I think always going for the latest and greatest Video Card is not always a smart thing to do.. especially if there is no real technology change that will really make a difference. The 675m should be fine for any game currently out and ones that are in development, add in the fact that you can overclock it some to boost its performance even more. So if you are on a budget dont feel you have to break it because you have the 3rd video card option. If I was getting a laptop it would be between the 680 and 675 right now and if I didnt want to fork over all that extra cash for the 680 then be happy with the money you save with the 675 and look into overclocking it a bit if its speed worries you.

What do you mean? The 7970M has brand new architecture compared to the 675M and runs cooler and consumes less power. That is a "real" technology change, no? Plus, even in its gimped state, it performs significantly better than the 675M. 45 FPS at 70% utilization in BF3 for the 7970M is much, much better than 25 FPS at 99% utilization for the 675M.

If you play modern games, there is no reason to go for an old card when the price differential is so small for such a large performance increase.

[Kastulu]

I was in the same boat as you. I have always bought Nvidia cards and I truly am an Nvidia fanboy at heart. But still, I can't justify spending $300 more for a 680M which would provide marginal performance increases once the Enduro problem is fixed.



I have only seen DX11 crashes widely reported for one game and that is MP3. There is no overheating issue with the 7970M either.



What do you mean? The 7970M has brand new architecture compared to the 675M and runs cooler and consumes less power. That is a "real" technology change, no? Plus, even in its gimped state, it performs significantly better than the 675M. 45 FPS at 70% utilization in BF3 for the 7970M is much, much better than 25 FPS at 99% utilization for the 675M.

If you play modern games, there is no reason to go for an old card when the price differential is so small for such a large performance increase.

I am not the one buying the laptop.. he is at his budget limit and the 675m (Which was released only this year) will be fine. I dont know any gamer who cares about power consumption when you pretty much have to keep your laptop plugged in while gaming. But some people here are acting like his laptop with the 675 wont be able to do anything.

As for the 7970.. I was all in with this card until I did research. I couldnt recommend someone buying a laptop with this card in its current state. $100+ extra for similar or worse performance and many people have more serious issues is something that shouldnt even be sold.

[DeutschPantherV]

I do care about battery life. My school doesn't have all that many plugs, so I might need to go an hour or 2 without recharging, then plug it in for 30 min. and go another hour.