AMD 7730M performance?

mmk92

So I'm on the verge of getting a Dell 15R special edition laptop, i7-3632QM, 8GB RAM, hybrid HDD 1TRB 5400rpm + 32GB SDD drive, Full HD(1080p) display, 3 USB 3.0 slots + 1 USB 2.0 slot, and finally a 7730M 2GB DDR3

The laptop costs around $1100 and I love all its specs but I'm very skeptical about the graphics card, does anyone have any past experience with this graphics card? Do you recommend me to buy this laptop?

My highest priority for using this laptop will be programming and playing around with some 3D software. I am also a casual gamer, and I'm wondering if this graphics card will keep up with recent games at Full HD, I currently own a laptop with a GT540 and I love the driver support from nvidia for this card I play most of the recent games(far cry 3 max payne prototype 2 mw3 dishonered..etc) at high settings.

AvoK95

It's a nice laptop, but the graphics card might be too weak to run games at 1080p on high settings, you might get them to run well on medium or low settings.

Take a look at this

It shows you how all your games and programs will run on that graphics card.

mmk92

notebookcheck was the first the i checked when looking up this graphics card, I don't find their results very concrete and in the fps readings in the bottom they don't state witch resolution they were tested at. On my old GT540 they rated it mid to low range according to their rankings, but I was able to play games released till today at high settings due to nvidia's constant driver support

yasamoka

Yes, but what were your minimum and average framerates, and on what games, and what settings did you use (please specify in detail for each game)? And what FPS feels smooth to you when gaming?

mmk92

yasamoka wroteYes, but what were your minimum and average framerates, and on what games, and what settings did you use (please specify in detail for each game)? And what FPS feels smooth to you when gaming?

I played prototype 2, max payne 3, far cry 3, need for speed most wanted, assissns creed 3 all in mid to high or high settings at 1366x768

I never really measure FPS, I know that a game is performing well under a specific settings when it feels right

mohammadk97

AvoK95 wrote
Take a look at this

That's definitely WRONG, cause how 7730M with 2gb DDR3 play MW3 ultra with 25 fps, and my 512mb 5470M can play it on ultra with higher fps!!??

yasamoka

What FPS are you getting? And where are you measuring the fps? And what resolution?

AvoK95

mohammadk97 wrote
AvoK95 wrote
Take a look at this

That's definitely WRONG, cause how 7730M with 2gb DDR3 play MW3 ultra with 25 fps, and my 512mb 5470M can play it on ultra with higher fps!!??

Your laptop runs at 1366x768. These benchmarks run at at higher resolution (Most probably 1080P)

yasamoka

AvoK95 wroteYour laptop runs at 1366x768. These benchmarks run at at higher resolution (Most probably 1080P)

Plus most of these cards probably run out of VRAM at Ultra settings, which would explain how most games go from being very playable at High to utterly unplayable at Ultra.

mmk92

mohammadk97 wrote
AvoK95 wrote
Take a look at this

That's definitely WRONG, cause how 7730M with 2gb DDR3 play MW3 ultra with 25 fps, and my 512mb 5470M can play it on ultra with higher fps!!??

It is man! these results are not concrete and don't reflect at all to real world performance, my GT540 is an entire class below an AMD 6770 which also has a bigger vRam and DDR5, but up until now I had identical performance between my card and my friend's(he has a 6770 card)

AvoK95

GUYS! they run at different resolutions! Your 540M doesn't stand a chance of running any game on 1080P even on medium settings, but the HD 7730 does. Most laptops are shipped with 1366x768, which a good resolution to play any game on its highest on a low end card. I ran COD on high on my Intel HD graphics with 1280x768. It all depends on resolution. Like I said on my first post. The Dell laptop, has a 1080P screen, so it runs on 1920x1080. You WILL be able to play ANY game on ultra settings, without a single hiccup on lower resolutions, but NOT on 1080p.
I recommend you get a 1600x900 monitor with a 7670M rather than a 1920x1080 monitor with a 7730M.
You'll have better performance with the smaller resolution.

yasamoka

AvoK95 wroteI recommend you get a 1600x900 monitor with a 7670M rather than a 1920x1080 monitor with a 7730M.
You'll have better performance with the smaller resolution.

Which brings us back to how hard it is to recommend a laptop for gaming as you will have to sacrifice either screen, graphics card, or price. You can't have all 3. Just saying...

1920 x 1080 is nice for work area on a laptop, 1600 x 900 is great but it's nowhere near 1920 x 1080, which has 44% more pixels.

mmk92

AvoK95 wroteGUYS! they run at different resolutions! Your 540M doesn't stand a chance of running any game on 1080P even on medium settings, but the HD 7730 does. Most laptops are shipped with 1366x768, which a good resolution to play any game on its highest on a low end card. I ran COD on high on my Intel HD graphics with 1280x768. It all depends on resolution. Like I said on my first post. The Dell laptop, has a 1080P screen, so it runs on 1920x1080. You WILL be able to play ANY game on ultra settings, without a single hiccup on lower resolutions, but NOT on 1080p.

*FACEPALM*
I researched it and they crank the resolution up to 1080p ONLY on ultra settings the rest is done on 1366x768, click on the game titles and you'll see their test routines for that game

AvoK95 wrote I recommend you get a 1600x900 monitor with a 7670M rather than a 1920x1080 monitor with a 7730M.
You'll have better performance with the smaller resolution.

No offence, but that is the worst advice ever!

Khaled

mmk92 wrote
AvoK95 wrote I recommend you get a 1600x900 monitor with a 7670M rather than a 1920x1080 monitor with a 7730M.
You'll have better performance with the smaller resolution.
No offence, but that is the worst advice ever!

No, he is correct. When looking at low end or mid-range graphics cards its better to lower resolution. Going higher resolutions it begins to become too demanding for the GPU and it cannot handle it

mohammadk97

AvoK95 wrote
mohammadk97 wrote
AvoK95 wrote
Take a look at this

That's definitely WRONG, cause how 7730M with 2gb DDR3 play MW3 ultra with 25 fps, and my 512mb 5470M can play it on ultra with higher fps!!??
Your laptop runs at 1366x768. These benchmarks run at at higher resolution (Most probably 1080P)

Oh, ok :p