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On 07/25/2010 06:00 PM, Florian Philipp wrote: |
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> Hi list! |
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> I have a quick question: I plan to buy a notebook with an ATI Mobility |
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> Radeon HD 4250. How well would that one work? Can I reasonably expect |
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> Suspend2Ram, 3d acceleration etc to work stable? |
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> Thanks in advance! |
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> Florian Philipp |
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Open Source (x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati) and Close Source drivers |
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(x11-drivers/ati-drivers) do both work with suspend2ram. |
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From this mailing list (my post) 06/24/2010 10:22 AM +0200, Subject "Re: |
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[gentoo-user] ATI RV710/730" in regards to ATI only: |
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ATI: 3D is very good - a must for gaming, 2D is SLOW! (thou they did |
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something about that with 10.6 - experience differs for users - its |
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said that window management is fast now, but video still has tearing |
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effect [also my exp.]) |
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Latest driver (10.6) work with xorg-server-1.7.x only and kernel module |
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has problems with >=2.6.34 (exp. differ). |
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Xorg: 3D is basic and very slow but works (the newer the driver/server |
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the better, development is VERY fast), 2D is a dream (very fast, no |
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tearing with video)! |
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Driver is released with Xorg - so work always with newest Xorg, kernel |
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module is in-kernel - work always with newest kernel :) Driver supports |
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both KMS and user space MS. |
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So... for buying... if u need only 2D (and basic 3d) -> intel. |
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If you want to play games: nvidia or ati/amd... |
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The OSS-driver 4 ATI is MUCH more mature and ATI/AMD gives out |
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documentation and also develops - work is going very well, but will take |
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time for 3d to catch up. Still for OSS -> ATI. |
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The closed source drivers of nvidia are much better (very fast match new |
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kernels and Xorg releases) than the closed source drivers of ati (they |
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are like a year behind kernel/xorg releases)! So if you plan on being |
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always on closed source drivers (because you game often or use |
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3D-software for modeling or so) then x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers works |
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better. The nvidia driver also offers hardware accelerated HD-video |
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playback (1080p H264 -> only 10% CPU, rest in GPU). |
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Bye, |
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Daniel |
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