3DMark and Mixed Games
3DMark is a useful tool in giving a normalized result that could be used to compare different GPUs to each other. Since many of you are familiar with desktop graphics cards, the numbers here will help give you a relative position in terms of performance for these laptops.
Asus W2J, A7J – ATI Radeon Mobility X1600
Asus W7J – NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400
Dell M1710 – NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS
Asus W2J, A7J – ATI Radeon Mobility X1600
Asus W7J – NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400
Dell M1710 – NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS
If you’ve seen Radeon Mobility X1600 benchmarks before, the above results shouldn’t surprise you very much.
The next test uses a few older games to demonstrate the capabilities of the GPU.
The Asus W2J performs quite reasonably well in all these games with the exception of Age of Empires in High Detail mode which uses a lot of shaders.
Low Graphics Settings
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UT2K4 – 1280×1024. Tested using UMark. Convoy, 12 bots. High Performance Mode
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NFS:MW – 640×480. Lowest graphics settings. Ironwood Gates circuit. 2 laps. 4 opponents. Moderate Traffic.
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NFS:U – 640×480. Lowest graphics settings.
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Quake 4 – 640×480. Lowest settings.
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Age of Mythology – 1024x768x16bits. Highest details and options.
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Age of Empires 3 – 800x600x32bits. All off or low.
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Halo – 640×480. Low Sound. Effects low or off.
High Graphics Settings
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UT2K4 – 1280×1024. Tested using UMark. Convoy, 12 bots. High Details Mode
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NFS:MW – 1024×768. 3/5 detail setting. Ironwood Gates circuit. 2 laps. 4 opponents. Moderate Traffic.
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NFS:U – 1024×768. All details ON or High.
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Quake 4 – 1024×768. Medium graphics setting. Shadows, Specular, and Bump Maps ON. AA OFF.
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Age of Mythology – 1600x1200x32bits. Highest details.
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Age of Empires 3 – 1280×768. High or enabled. AA off.
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Halo – 1280×1024. All effects ON or High.
