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[Haviland Tuf]

... or is "What laptop?" better?

I have to choose one:
1) i5-3340 @2.7
4Gig
FirePro 6000M
standard hdd

2) i5-3210M @ 2.5
8gig
GT650M
SSD

I have both here right now, but i can take only one with me for the busines trip.

[B L O O D W I T C H]

i actually think both would do the job.

1) 4GB memory? 32bit? better cpu+gpu

2) 8GB memory? 64 bit? no worries about memory allocation error.

[xWiredx]

The drivers for the FirePro are not written for gaming as far as I'm aware, which means it probably won't game as well. If you want to play MWO, take the one with the GT 650M and make sure your drivers are updated.

[B L O O D W I T C H]

xWiredx, on 16 March 2015 - 05:37 AM, said:

The drivers for the FirePro are not written for gaming as far as I'm aware, which means it probably won't game as well. If you want to play MWO, take the one with the GT 650M and make sure your drivers are updated.

beside others i played archeage and cabal2 (both cryengine3) no a firepro m6000 workstation for a while, it did fairly well.
although, i do recall to had less then 60 minutes on battery, that might be a point speaking against 1).

[Oderint dum Metuant]

The FireproM6000 will do ok at gaming, just not at 1080P so youll have to run at low res

From memory it's similar performance to the 7850M

I don't think either machine will excell itself, but if you put the SSD into the other laptop i think the M6000 will probably do better.

Edited by DV McKenna, 16 March 2015 - 06:12 AM.

[Catamount]

Take the first one.

The Firepro M6000 is a lot more powerful than the 650M, averaging some ~30-50% faster at gaming from the looks of it. Couple that with the more powerful CPU and it's a no-brainer.