graphics dilemma · DIGIT-ARC

Okay .. Im buying this dell 15R
But Im confused weather i should go for graphics card with :

DX 10.1 , Pixel Shader 4.1, Vram 1 gig
or
DX 11 , Pixel Shader 5, Vram 512 mb

for entry level gaming!!

waitin!!

DX11 will be future proof
but u have to give the model no.s before we suggest anything

I think Dell 15R has no customization feature. You have to go with Intel Desktop Graphics, that dell is providing.. if you are made up for 15R

nope it does .. i have to choose between

ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5470 - 512MB
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 550v - 1GB

the laptop is Dell Inspiron 15R Laptop (T540612IN8)
got core i5, 4 gig ddr3, 500 gb 5400rpm HDD...

anyway for your ease
for 550 v --- specs here
for 5470 --- specs here

i did som research myself .. found 550v is better in performance... but the other has dx 11 as only advantage..

trust me its all over the web.. and i got 50-50 everywhere.. im more confused

for how long do u plan to keep this laptop?

whole B.tech 4 year

what kind of games do u play?
cuz if u play latest and greatest than go for dx11 card so that it can at least support games in your 4th year
otherwise go for the 550v which will give u better performance

im sticking with 550v... thanks

As far as I know, the 550v is some old GPU (4000 series, maybe). If I were you, I would go for the 5470.

deepakgates said:
nope it does .. i have to choose between

ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5470 - 512MB
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 550v - 1GB

the laptop is Dell Inspiron 15R Laptop (T540612IN8)
got core i5, 4 gig ddr3, 500 gb 5400rpm HDD...

My friend also bought a similar lappy from Delhi...Dell (something)...core i5 2.66GHz...6 GB ddr3...7200rpm 500GB HDD...and mobility 5470 1 gb ...
i tested splinter cell conviction and GRAW2 at medium-high settings...1024x768 no AA no AF...
played more than fine....
so i suggest go for 5470...it will be future-proof to some extent..just keep the resolutions at low levels...

If you have a option go with 550v but 5470 has fabrication advantage. So, less heat.. and power consumption. But Raw computing power of 550v is much a lot higher than 5470.

the final result will again reach at top of thread.....
choose 5470 for its future proof
choose 550v cuz higher performance

im askin just tell me which is better option.....
JUST ONE WORD

^^550v is the answer

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but i saw 5470 has 1 GB gfx frm DELL

DELL with 5470