Exclusive: WidowPC Sting 517D2: GeForce 8800M GTX Benchmarks
by Jarred Walton on January 7, 2008 12:00 PM EST- Posted in
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1920x1200 Gaming Performance
Given that this is the native resolution of the display and that we're testing a high-end gaming notebook, we place more weight on the high-resolution scores so we'll start here. We conducted testing in the same manner on all tested notebooks. Steam unfortunately doesn't allow testing with older versions of games, and the 64-bit OS appears to have caused problems with our benchmarks in Lost Coast. We were able to force 32-bit for the game however, though it would be nice to be able to compare performance with 32-bit and 64-bit executables using the same demo file. Crysis is the other 64-bit enabled game we're able to benchmark. Even with extra memory, however, we got better performance from the 32-bit executable. Recall that the data size for certain programming constructs is larger for 64-bit applications, and it appears that the additional bandwidth requirements result in a performance loss of around 10%.
The performance of the 8800M GTX is clearly ahead of any other single GPU. In several titles, the single 8800M even flirts with the performance offered by 7950 GTX SLI (represented by the Alienware m9750), sometimes surpassing it by a small margin. With three times the number of SPs, even with slower clocks the 8800M GTX also comes out way ahead of the 8700M GT. In fact, short of price benefits, all 8700M GT SLI notebooks are now obsolete as far as we're concerned.
| 1920x1200 - Performance in New Titles | |
| World In Conflict "High" | 25 |
| Unreal Tournament 3 "High" | 64.00 |
| Crysis "Medium" | 46.89 |
| Crysis "High" | 15.62 |
Looking at the performance offered by the 8800M GTX in some newer titles, we unfortunately see a disturbing trend. It's clear that the 8800M is a major improvement in performance relative to other GPUs on the market. The problem is that there are now titles (Crysis being the prime example) where detail settings really need to be set to medium quality if good framerates are to be maintained.
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stassas - Tuesday, January 8, 2008 - link
I just cannot believe there are manufacturers of FullHD notebooks not puting HDMI port to their products. Same thing for Dell 1730, I just hope Alienware will not make that mistake.Can you believe that HP do not have Gigabit internet port in their top HDX?
I am happy to spend tons of cash on my gaming/multimedia desktop replacement notebook but I want all standard stuff I could easily pack into my desktop. The only comprimise I can accept is slight performance difference.
fabarati - Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - link
This has Dual-link DVI instead, meaning you can drive a WQXGA screen att full resolution. There are few laptops who can.strikeback03 - Tuesday, January 8, 2008 - link
Depends what display you plan to connect the laptop to. As this doesn't have a Blu-Ray/HD-DVD drive, it is probably more likely to be connected to a true monitor than a TV, and monitors are more likely to have DVI than HDMI. Plus, adapters are cheap.Yahoo - Monday, January 7, 2008 - link
Hahaha, I love the add in about the cake being a lie. Portal was fun :)Foxy1 - Monday, January 7, 2008 - link
I’m at CES this week. During one of the many presentations, I seated myself behind the cutest guy in the room (as I figured he would be more enjoyable to watch than the presentation). After much eavesdropping, I was able to determine that it was none other than Jarred Walton of Anandtech (the author of this article). I’m happily involved with my own cutie; otherwise I would have made my move. With no wedding ring in site, I’d say he is fair game. A tall, dark, handsome geek, what more could we ask for?Foxy
JarredWalton - Monday, January 7, 2008 - link
I'd take you up on the offer, but I too have a new lover. She's short, dark, about 17" wide, and she has this cute spider tattoo. The orange pin-striping seals the deal. What's better, she lets me play computer games like The Witcher and doesn't get jealous (well, not very) when I look at other women. I'd marry her, but the courts are claiming she doesn't have a soul. I keep arguing that there's more soul in some computers than in women - the only souls they have come from the hearts they rip out of their boyfriends.(One silly post deserves another, I suppose. Back to your regularly scheduled comments.)
SiliconDoc - Monday, July 28, 2008 - link
Best two comments I've seen so far. Congratulations, that 'ell teach the hotties that their nerd desires might wind them up with more than they can handle. Outside the box !eye smite - Monday, January 7, 2008 - link
It's interesting to see how much the advancements are accelerating in technology. I have an x700pro 256 card in this system. I'll be sticking with it for a while yet. heheGholam - Monday, January 7, 2008 - link
Just for the reference, who is it this time? Clevo again?fabarati - Monday, January 7, 2008 - link
Yes it is. It's a Clevo M570RU. Used by many other resellers. So you can get the same Laptop, save the Spider logo, for much cheaper.