ASUS and Lenovo Laptop Comparison for gaming

[awmslayer]

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which one is more powerful in gaming?

 

[Wayfur]

They are essentially equivalent and mostly comes down to brand preference, BUT, the Asus comes with 8GB memory, which is what most people would recommend in a machine if you are going to be using it for gaming. The Asus will provide you the better experience.

 

[awmslayer]

They are essentially equivalent and mostly comes down to brand preference, BUT, the Asus comes with 8GB memory, which is what most people would recommend in a machine if you are going to be using it for gaming. The Asus will provide you the better experience.

Thanks for the tip and advice! One more question tho, about the graphic card. the lenovo has a 4gb and the asus a 2gb. Do they not make much of a difference? Thanks again!

 

[Wayfur]

Thanks for the tip and advice! One more question tho, about the graphic card. the lenovo has a 4gb and the asus a 2gb. Do they not make much of a difference? Thanks again!

It depends on the game really, if a game is using a lot of textures or very large textures then you might benefit from the extra VRAM, and on the resolution you plan to use (2GB is enough for most practical uses) if you however wanted to choose the Lenovo because of it, make sure the RAM is upgradable so you can add 4GB more to it, which may also be something you'd want to look at.

*If you want to do some additional reading, I'd check this guide, a little dated but it's still useful: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/graphics-ram-4870,2428.html

 

[Vynavill]

If the Lenovo is decently cheaper (at least a 100$ difference) and has expandable RAM, I'd go for that one and buy an extra stick...

You're likely going to have equal performance for a reduced price.

 

[Solandri]

Buydig is selling this Asus refurb on eBay for $579:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/311307579881

Intel Core i7 4500U
8GB DDR3
1TB HDD
15.6" 1920x1080 IPS LED Touchscreen
3x USB 3.0
1x HDMI
2GB GeForce GT 745M
Backlit Keyboard
WiFi + Bluetooth
4-cell Battery
Windows 8.1

The 745M seems to perform as well as the 840m in the few games where there are benchmarks, even better in the synthetic benchmarks (it has a 128-bit memory path vs the 840m's 64-bit memory path):
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html?type=&sort=&deskornote=0&or=0&search=&month=&benchmark_values=&gpubenchmarks=0&professional=0&archive=1&dx=0&multiplegpus=0&showClassDescription=1&itemselect_5073=5073&itemselect_4134=4134&condensed=0&showCount=0&showBars=1&showPercent=0&3dmark13_ice_gpu=1&3dmark13_cloud=1&3dmark13_cloud_gpu=1&3dmark13_fire=1&3dmark13_fire_gpu=1&3dmark11=1&3dmark11_gpu=1&vantage3dmark=1&vantage3dmarkgpu=1&3dmark06=1&3dmark05=1&3dmark03=1&3dmark01=1&glbenchmark=1&heaven2=1&heaven3_dx=1&cb15_ogl=1&cb11_ogl=1&cinebench10_ogl=1&computemark_result=1&luxmark_sala=1&gpu_fullname=1&codename=0&architecture=1&pixelshaders=1&vertexshaders=1&corespeed=1&shaderspeed=0&boostspeed=1&memoryspeed=1&memorybus=1&directx=1&technology=0&daysold=0
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html?type=&sort=&deskornote=0&or=0&search=&month=&benchmark_values=&gpubenchmarks=0&professional=0&archive=1&dx=0&multiplegpus=0&showClassDescription=0&itemselect_5073=5073&itemselect_4134=4134&condensed=0&showCount=0&showBars=0&showPercent=0&gameselect%5B%5D=322&gameselect%5B%5D=316&gameselect%5B%5D=314&gameselect%5B%5D=312&gameselect%5B%5D=310&gameselect%5B%5D=308&gameselect%5B%5D=299&gameselect%5B%5D=297&gameselect%5B%5D=295&gameselect%5B%5D=293&gameselect%5B%5D=279&gameselect%5B%5D=277&gameselect%5B%5D=263&gameselect%5B%5D=249&gameselect%5B%5D=225&gameselect%5B%5D=217&gameselect%5B%5D=208&gameselect%5B%5D=204&gpu_fullname=1&codename=0&architecture=0&pixelshaders=0&vertexshaders=0&corespeed=0&shaderspeed=0&boostspeed=0&memoryspeed=0&memorybus=0&directx=0&technology=0&daysold=0

The 1080p IPS screen makes a *huge* difference in screen clarity from the run of the mill TN panels. You won't want to game at 1080p with this GPU, but when using the laptop for other things it'll be night and day better.