Think the price gap between a 660m and a 680m is worth it?
achilles614
yes
will make your laptop last a lot longer
and won't change your battery life since your laptop most likely has optimus
+1 But technically wouldn't it decrease the laptops life (assuming the 680m runs hotter than the 660m) due to more heat? Assuming you are actually playing games on it, you're probably going to be plugged into an outlet anyways. Optimus technology will prolong battery life because if you're using the laptop for everyday usage and not gaming on the go as it will just use the Intel IGP for all the video needs, the 680m essentially is turned off until you run a graphic demanding application.
and won't change your battery life since your laptop most likely has optimus
Blicen
+1 But technically wouldn't it decrease the laptops life (assuming the 680m runs hotter than the 660m) due to more heat? Assuming you are actually playing games on it, you're probably going to be plugged into an outlet anyways. Optimus technology will prolong battery life because if you're using the laptop for everyday usage and not gaming on the go as it will just use the Intel IGP for all the video needs, the 680m essentially is turned off until you run a graphic demanding application. I meant GPU lifespan, the 680m has more heat it has to deal with (or maybe less since 670>680 is fermi to kepler but I was more talking lifespan in terms of 660>680 so kepler to kepler). I have a 670m in my laptop and yes the optimus tech is pretty cool it makes it less sucky having a power hungry laptop.
[QUOTE="achilles614"][QUOTE="Blicen"][QUOTE="achilles614"] +1 But technically wouldn't it decrease the laptops life (assuming the 680m runs hotter than the 660m) due to more heat? Assuming you are actually playing games on it, you're probably going to be plugged into an outlet anyways. Optimus technology will prolong battery life because if you're using the laptop for everyday usage and not gaming on the go as it will just use the Intel IGP for all the video needs, the 680m essentially is turned off until you run a graphic demanding application. I meant GPU lifespan, the 680m has more heat it has to deal with (or maybe less since 670>680 is fermi to kepler but I was more talking lifespan in terms of 660>680 so kepler to kepler). I have a 670m in my laptop and yes the optimus tech is pretty cool it makes it less sucky having a power hungry laptop. Since the 680m and the 660m seem to be the only two 6 series mobile GPUs to push a kepler core, their relative power consumption and TDP should be significantly lower than fermi to begin with. Pulled from another thread post on another forum, comparing a 675M to a 680M in the same chassis. Schenker XMG P702 with 675M have these temperatures for the GPU: Battlefield 3: 77 °C Furmark: 96 °C Room temperature when this was measured: 22 °C Power consumption: 124-218W on load Schenker XMG P702 with 680M have these temperatures for the GPU: Battlefield 3: 70 °C Furmark: 85 °C Room temperature when this was measured: 26 °C Power consumption: 106-183W I guess its pretty safe to say it should last quite awhile.
I have a 580m in my laptop and have no issues running all the latest games on high/ultra , so the 680m I would assume shouldnt have any issues either . As far as heat goes, get a decent laptop cooler . I use one and my GPU temps never go over 67 degress after hours of gaming .
[QUOTE="Blicen"][QUOTE="achilles614"][QUOTE="Blicen"] Assuming you are actually playing games on it, you're probably going to be plugged into an outlet anyways. Optimus technology will prolong battery life because if you're using the laptop for everyday usage and not gaming on the go as it will just use the Intel IGP for all the video needs, the 680m essentially is turned off until you run a graphic demanding application. I meant GPU lifespan, the 680m has more heat it has to deal with (or maybe less since 670>680 is fermi to kepler but I was more talking lifespan in terms of 660>680 so kepler to kepler). I have a 670m in my laptop and yes the optimus tech is pretty cool it makes it less sucky having a power hungry laptop. Since the 680m and the 660m seem to be the only two 6 series mobile GPUs to push a kepler core, their relative power consumption and TDP should be significantly lower than fermi to begin with. Pulled from another thread post on another forum, comparing a 675M to a 680M in the same chassis. I guess its pretty safe to say it should last quite awhile. Point went right over your head, I was referring to kepler to kepler comparison "I was more talking lifespan in terms of 660>680 so kepler to kepler)" TC is comparing 660m vs 680m I only mentioned owning a 670m laptop and acknowledged that the 670m likely had higher temps than the 680m due to it being fermi vs kepler. So unless the 680m puts out less heat than a 660m, my question is still valid, will it have an affect on its life?
[QUOTE="achilles614"][QUOTE="Blicen"][QUOTE="achilles614"] I meant GPU lifespan, the 680m has more heat it has to deal with (or maybe less since 670>680 is fermi to kepler but I was more talking lifespan in terms of 660>680 so kepler to kepler). I have a 670m in my laptop and yes the optimus tech is pretty cool it makes it less sucky having a power hungry laptop. Since the 680m and the 660m seem to be the only two 6 series mobile GPUs to push a kepler core, their relative power consumption and TDP should be significantly lower than fermi to begin with. Pulled from another thread post on another forum, comparing a 675M to a 680M in the same chassis. I guess its pretty safe to say it should last quite awhile. Point went right over your head, I was referring to kepler to kepler comparison "I was more talking lifespan in terms of 660>680 so kepler to kepler)" TC is comparing 660m vs 680m I only mentioned owning a 670m laptop and acknowledged that the 670m likely had higher temps than the 680m due to it being fermi vs kepler. So unless the 680m puts out less heat than a 660m, my question is still valid, will it have an affect on its life? No.
[QUOTE="red12355"][QUOTE="achilles614"][QUOTE="Blicen"] Since the 680m and the 660m seem to be the only two 6 series mobile GPUs to push a kepler core, their relative power consumption and TDP should be significantly lower than fermi to begin with. Pulled from another thread post on another forum, comparing a 675M to a 680M in the same chassis. I guess its pretty safe to say it should last quite awhile. Point went right over your head, I was referring to kepler to kepler comparison "I was more talking lifespan in terms of 660>680 so kepler to kepler)" TC is comparing 660m vs 680m I only mentioned owning a 670m laptop and acknowledged that the 670m likely had higher temps than the 680m due to it being fermi vs kepler. So unless the 680m puts out less heat than a 660m, my question is still valid, will it have an affect on its life? No.Sweet, good to know heat doesn't affect the lifespan of computer components. I mean it's not like people always bring up "oh noes the gaming laptop dies fast because they get so hot".
[QUOTE="achilles614"][QUOTE="red12355"][QUOTE="achilles614"] Point went right over your head, I was referring to kepler to kepler comparison "I was more talking lifespan in terms of 660>680 so kepler to kepler)" TC is comparing 660m vs 680m I only mentioned owning a 670m laptop and acknowledged that the 670m likely had higher temps than the 680m due to it being fermi vs kepler. So unless the 680m puts out less heat than a 660m, my question is still valid, will it have an affect on its life? No.Sweet, good to know heat doesn't affect the lifespan of computer components. I mean it's not like people always bring up "oh noes the gaming laptop dies fast because they get so hot". Do you think they would have even made it if it was going to die so soon? And this isn't even that big of an issue since it doesn't use that much power and you are going to be on optimus most of the time anyway.
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