Mobile performance

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Hi all,

Now I've been a fan of Apple laptops for a long time, I've got two 17 inch 2010 Macbook Pros and I've loved them. I'd like to treat myself to a new laptop next year but looking at how expensive and proprietary the Apple laptops are getting I'm looking to get something else.

I've been looking at these 'gaming laptops', how well do they perform? I'd like to get one that plays games like Battlefield 3, Company of Heroes and a few other RTS games.

I've seen some around here with ATI 7970M in them, how do they compare to their desktop counterparts?

Ant

 

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I don't fully understand those benchmarks which is a shame, It would be nice to see these tested on games and the FPS reported back, though I suppose there's a lot more to consider such as the CPU within the laptop.

 

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7970m is a 7870 almost, the clocks are slightly lower. Therefore, check out 7850 and 7870 benchmarks and average them out to give you a picture. Alternatively check out the 7970m benches at http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-7970M.72675.0.html
It will do high/max settings on every game at 1080p

Buy the GX60 if you want to save some money, it is what I have and love my purchase.

Cool! How does this perform in games like Battlefield 3 on your system, I'd definitely look to getting one.