Best budget mobile gpu?

[Probenja]

I was bored so i started browsing and searching for laptops to (hopefully) replace my netbook and i wanted a 14" laptop with a discrete gpu and the most powerful ones i could find in my price point are the AMD Radeon R7 M265 and the Nvidia GeForce GT 740m, both 2gb ddr3 and they seem to be very similar but they have different technologies:

 

The R7 M265 has:

AMD Enduro technology

AMD App Acceleration

AMD PowerPlay

AMD PowerTune technology

AMD Eyefinity

Mantle API6

 

The 740m has:

DirectX 11

CUDA

3D Vision

Optimus

PhysiX

GPU Boost 2.0

 

I have no idea what those "features" mean so if you guys could help me out because those laptops are really similar except from the gpu. 

[Katsu-K1L]

First one is way better, 740m is shit.

[qwertywarrior]

i dont know if their policy changed yet but

 

AMD GPU drivers updates are from the OEM (HP dell etc) which means they can drop support almost immediately and i never had any luck trying to install hacked drivers

if this is still the case

 

always go Nvidia since u can download the drivers directly from them

740 is slow are u sure u cant find anything better

[Cacao]

First one is way better, 740m is shit.

Not really, they are pretty much the same in terms of performance (though they are both kind of shit, I'll give you that )

[steffen_anywhere]

Oh boy...

 

Most of these are advertisement more or less, but let me start:

 

On the AMD side we have:

- Mantle Support (AMDs new graphics API)

- Eyefinity (Support for multiple displays to work together to create on larger image-makes not much sense on a laptop imo)

- All of the other AMD crap is mobile power consumption optimisation stuff, none of it you really have to worry about and they all just carry fancy names to sound good and work as advertising

 

On the Nvidia Side:

--> Easy: All the features you have on a desktop GPU really...

 

So if you have no need for these features for a specific thing, you can really ignore them. Look at what gives you the best performance.

[Mateyyy]

M265

[steffen_anywhere]

Not really, they are pretty much the same in terms of performance (though they are both kind of shit, I'll give you that )

 

Coming from someone who has dual GTX Titan SLI, duh!

 

@Probenja

Both are OK GPUs. Both will be fine for some casual gaming. Expect medium settings at 720p in most recent games. They are both not gaming laptop grade graphics, but I think you're aware of that. 

[Cacao]

Coming from someone who has dual GTX Titan SLI, duh!

 

@Probenja

Both are OK GPUs. Both will be fine for some casual gaming. Expect medium settings at 720p in most recent games. They are both not gaming laptop grade graphics, but I think you're aware of that. 

No, not from someone who has dual GTX Titans, from pretty much anyone who has a 'gaming PC'.

 

Here's the GT 740M compared to the 750ti (relatively low end card)

 

 

As you can see, it's shit.

 

(except in DX9 dat beastome doe)

[steffen_anywhere]

No, not from someone who has dual GTX Titans, from pretty much anyone who has a 'gaming PC'.

 

Here's the GT 740M compared to the 750ti (relatively low end card)

 

 

As you can see, it's shit.

 

(except in DX9 dat beastome doe)

 

Well yes, but considering that this is a mobile GPU... A 740M most likely cost more to put in a notebook than a 750Ti costs to buy in the store. Just not comparable to a desktop. you don't compare the computer power of your smartphone to a laptop either.

[Cacao]

Well yes, but considering that this is a mobile GPU... A 740M most likely cost more to put in a notebook than a 750Ti costs to buy in the store. Just not comparable to a desktop. you don't compare the computer power of your smartphone to a laptop either.

Fair enough, well here it is compared to a low end MOBILE GPU:

 

 

As you can see... it's shit. Sure it might be cheap, and sure it's not made for gaming, but just looking at the numbers, how could you deny it being crap?

[Probenja]

I am totally aware that these will not perform like an 880m for example, but its the best i can go with the amount of money i can spend, i could get a 750m but i don't think its worth it because i am getting a bigger and heavier laptop and i really don't need the best performance as these will still be 2x the power of an intel hd 4400.

 

Also i am not going to be playing games at 1080p with ultra high settings, i will be playing casual games at 720p with low-mid settings as i am already used to doing on my pc (that is also on igpu).

 

I guess i will get the one that is cheaper.

[steffen_anywhere]

Fair enough, well here it is compared to a low end MOBILE GPU:

 

 

As you can see... it's shit. Sure it might be cheap, and sure it's not made for gaming, but just looking at the numbers, how could you deny it being crap?

Alright, fair enough. Let's just say...it is shit I seriously didn't expect it to be this bad... I guess if it is all he can afford, then that is what it is, but he should opt for something like a 750m at least.