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W530 graphics performance
W530 graphics performance
Hi, all --
My purchase decision is between the T530 and the W530.
Does anyone know the difference in performance between the T530's NVS 5400M and either the W530's K1000M or K2000M graphics??
Unfortunately, the sales guy I talked with drew a complete blank.
Thanks
My purchase decision is between the T530 and the W530.
Does anyone know the difference in performance between the T530's NVS 5400M and either the W530's K1000M or K2000M graphics??
Unfortunately, the sales guy I talked with drew a complete blank.
Thanks
Will stay a loyal A31p owner until someone pries it from my hands or until Lenovo comes out with something even better. Well, OK ... the T61p is better, so now I'm loyal to *both* of them!
Re: W530 graphics performance
Performance of the K2000M is mentioned in the last post of this thread:
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=103381
It's probably faster than the 540M, but not as fast as the 640M/650M that Lenovo should be shipping their high end laptops with
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=103381
It's probably faster than the 540M, but not as fast as the 640M/650M that Lenovo should be shipping their high end laptops with

Re: W530 graphics performance
Thanks!
So far, we have just ambiguity ... hopefully the magazine reviews can fill in some blanks.
So far, we have just ambiguity ... hopefully the magazine reviews can fill in some blanks.
Will stay a loyal A31p owner until someone pries it from my hands or until Lenovo comes out with something even better. Well, OK ... the T61p is better, so now I'm loyal to *both* of them!
Re: W530 graphics performance
I would say the K1000M will almost certainly be much faster than the NVS 5400M.
The last three generations the entry-level "workstation" class Quadro had roughly double the 3DMark scores of the NVS used in the T series. (Same comparison would also apply to Dell Precision vs. Latitude GPUs.)
i.e.
1000M vs. NVS 4200M
880M vs. NVS 3100M
770M vs. NVS 160M
The last three generations the entry-level "workstation" class Quadro had roughly double the 3DMark scores of the NVS used in the T series. (Same comparison would also apply to Dell Precision vs. Latitude GPUs.)
i.e.
1000M vs. NVS 4200M
880M vs. NVS 3100M
770M vs. NVS 160M
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Re: W530 graphics performance
The NVS is a crippled Quadro intended for 2D and multi-monitor use. Some cheapskates outfit 3D CAD workstations with NVSes which is crazy.
If you work with 3D such as Solidworks, ProE or Inventor than avoid NVS like the plague. If you only do Photoshop or AutoCAD or such though, I suppose you are fine.
If you work with 3D such as Solidworks, ProE or Inventor than avoid NVS like the plague. If you only do Photoshop or AutoCAD or such though, I suppose you are fine.
Re: W530 graphics performance
Or software development.
I bought a super cheap NVS - fanless - for my desktop on eBay and it works great. Nice, crisp text and look ma - no fan noise. 


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Desktop: AMD FX-8350 (8 cores) | 32gb ECC RAM | 240gb Intel 530 SSD + 1tb 7200 RPM | Ubuntu 14.04 x64 | HP ZR24w
Previous Thinkpads: A21m, R40, X61, T410
Re: W530 graphics performance
As a practical matter, the NVS for the T530 drives video on a 30" 2560x1600 display smoothly and without effort. It's pretty clear that it has good head room for most common tasks ... good news!
Will stay a loyal A31p owner until someone pries it from my hands or until Lenovo comes out with something even better. Well, OK ... the T61p is better, so now I'm loyal to *both* of them!
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