The FiringSquad have thrown up their Performance preview of ATi''s Mobility 9700 mobile GPU that's based on ATI's desktop Radeon 9600 XT! Here's a snip.
ATI starts the MOBILITY 9700 off with their M11 graphics core, which is fundamentally quite similar to ATI?s RADEON 9600 XT on the desktop. Image quality is the same from both chips because of this. However, due to the stringent power and thermal requirements found in a laptop system, core and memory clocks aren?t up to the same level as the RADEON 9600 XT on the desktop. ATI has specified a clock frequency range of 390MHz-450MHz on the M11 core. This is an improvement of at least 40MHz on the MOBILITY 9600 PRO, as most notebook manufacturers clock their MOBILITY 9600 PRO?s at 350MHz. For memory, MOBILITY 9700 can be configured with up to 256MB of DDR memory operating between 200-260MHz (400MHz-520MHz effective). Memory clock frequency for MOBILITY 9700?s predecessor, MOBILITY 9600 PRO, topped out at 200MHz.
Thanks to these increased clock frequencies, MOBILITY 9700 offers improved performance in games, making it a better match for the high-end displays used on most desktop replacement notebooks, which run natively at higher screen resolutions. Also keep in mind that each notebook manufacturer will determine the final clocks for their specific mobile system depending on the market they?re targeting and the power and thermal output they?re willing to live with inside their system.
ATI MOBILITY 9700 Performance Preview
ATI starts the MOBILITY 9700 off with their M11 graphics core, which is fundamentally quite similar to ATI?s RADEON 9600 XT on the desktop. Image quality is the same from both chips because of this. However, due to the stringent power and thermal requirements found in a laptop system, core and memory clocks aren?t up to the same level as the RADEON 9600 XT on the desktop. ATI has specified a clock frequency range of 390MHz-450MHz on the M11 core. This is an improvement of at least 40MHz on the MOBILITY 9600 PRO, as most notebook manufacturers clock their MOBILITY 9600 PRO?s at 350MHz. For memory, MOBILITY 9700 can be configured with up to 256MB of DDR memory operating between 200-260MHz (400MHz-520MHz effective). Memory clock frequency for MOBILITY 9700?s predecessor, MOBILITY 9600 PRO, topped out at 200MHz.
Thanks to these increased clock frequencies, MOBILITY 9700 offers improved performance in games, making it a better match for the high-end displays used on most desktop replacement notebooks, which run natively at higher screen resolutions. Also keep in mind that each notebook manufacturer will determine the final clocks for their specific mobile system depending on the market they?re targeting and the power and thermal output they?re willing to live with inside their system.
ATI MOBILITY 9700 Performance Preview
