[gentoo-amd64] Re: Heads-up: KDEers: Particularly kde3-ers,

[Duncan]

BRM posted on Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:03:02 -0700 as excerpted:

> Graphically, I notice not difference between the ATI R250 in my laptop
> and the nVidia 9600 in my AMD64 Desktop.

One thing to keep in mind is the relative resolutions.  One of the 
reasons the netbooks do as good as they do with their relatively low 
performance chips is that the resolution they're dealing with is so much 
lower as well.  Doing 3D on 1024x600 (many gen-2 or later netbooks) or 
even 800x480 (IIRC, the original EEE) takes **WAY** less muscle than 
doing the same thing across a big 1920x1200 or 2560x1600 monitor, let 
alone dual-monitors @ that.  Even adding a 1280x1024 or similar external 
monitor, while it might be a strain for the little netbook chips, doesn't 
really compare to the typical resolutions a dual monitor setup on a 
desktop would typically be dealing with.

It's the same principle that allows a machine to handle STD def TV with 
ease, that would struggle with a full 1080p HD render, and at the other 
end, allows tiny cell phones and iPod Video, etc, with their low power 
chips. to handle video on their equally tiny 300x240 or whatever 
resolution screens.

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