Oh i'm sorry, I have been talking about the non mobile 6970, I have a mac pro, the stationary mac, although I also have a 2010 macBOOK pro with a m6870 but I don't want to install windows on that one since the disk is so small.
For me, the 6970 vs the 5870 (the big stationary cards) the difference was fairly big, I could run everything maxed with grass off in 2560x1440 at 30-66 fps while the 5870 has to drop down to 1920x1080 or even 1600x900 in resolution to do the same fps.
In the end there was too much of a hassle to have both cards in my mac pro since I need the 5870 to run in osx.
If he has the budget i'd really get a new card though cause it was smoooth
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Originally Posted by undpilot87
yea no problem, btw I have a friend with an Alienware mx15 i believe. I know he has the i7 Q820: 8 cores @ 1.73-3.06 with a 5850 graphics card. He is considering upgrading to the 6970 but he doesn't know if he will see a drastic graphics performance increase. What do you think?
Also did u install the card yourself or did you send it in? He says he thinks he can do it but as someone who has taken apart a laptop before I recommended to pay someone else. I just remember all of the things i had to take apart before I even got to the MB.
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