Hello!

I am trying to get a good laptop to play some of the more recent
games. The Computer Company is trying to give me a ATI Radeon 9100 64
Meg.
Can you tell me if it has it's own memory or if it pulls from the
Onboard Memory?

Thanks,

Keep Smilin'
Moretakitty
>^,,^<

It should have own memory. All ati-mobility-radeon cards (7500 and above)
use seperate memory.

I've never heard about a mobility 9100 card.?! (9100 is same as slower
version 8500, 8500LE). It must be a Mobility Radeon 9000 64mb. Which is a ok
card for rpg, sim and racing games from 2003-2002. However, most new FPS
games run slow on it.


"Moretakitty" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello!
>
> I am trying to get a good laptop to play some of the more recent
> games. The Computer Company is trying to give me a ATI Radeon 9100 64
> Meg.
> Can you tell me if it has it's own memory or if it pulls from the
> Onboard Memory?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Keep Smilin'
> Moretakitty
> >^,,^<

It is built into the motherboard and uses system RAM.

--
DaveW



"Moretakitty" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello!
>
> I am trying to get a good laptop to play some of the more recent
> games. The Computer Company is trying to give me a ATI Radeon 9100 64
> Meg.
> Can you tell me if it has it's own memory or if it pulls from the
> Onboard Memory?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Keep Smilin'
> Moretakitty
> >^,,^<

The 9100 is actually a slower, clocked down version of the 8500.

Mike

"Asestar" <a s e s t a r @ s t a r t . n o> wrote in message
news:4naqc.82883$(E-Mail Removed)...
> It should have own memory. All ati-mobility-radeon cards (7500 and above)
> use seperate memory.
>
> I've never heard about a mobility 9100 card.?! (9100 is same as slower
> version 8500, 8500LE). It must be a Mobility Radeon 9000 64mb. Which is a
ok
> card for rpg, sim and racing games from 2003-2002. However, most new FPS
> games run slow on it.
>
>
> "Moretakitty" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hello!
> >
> > I am trying to get a good laptop to play some of the more recent
> > games. The Computer Company is trying to give me a ATI Radeon 9100 64
> > Meg.
> > Can you tell me if it has it's own memory or if it pulls from the
> > Onboard Memory?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Keep Smilin'
> > Moretakitty
> > >^,,^<
>
>

"Moretakitty" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello!
>
> I am trying to get a good laptop to play some of the more recent
> games. The Computer Company is trying to give me a ATI Radeon 9100 64
> Meg.
> Can you tell me if it has it's own memory or if it pulls from the
> Onboard Memory?

The only Radeon 9100 I'm aware of available for laptops is the Radeon 9100
IGP, and it does not have discrete soldered on DDR memory. It shares the
system RAM on a 128bit path, from 16Mb minumun to 128Mb maximum. Core speed
is 300Mhz, memory 200Mhz (400Mhz). The Radeon 9000 IGP is it's crippled
twin, with a 64bit memory path to main memory. And it's something that's
integrated into the mainboard, not an add in card. As laptop video goes,
it's decent but don't expect Radeon 8500 level performance out of it.
There's a mobility 9200, 9600, 9600 Pro and a mobility 9700 also. These last
two are a much faster choice.

"DaveW" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:5Jbqc.70318$z06.9202462@attbi_s01:

> It is built into the motherboard and uses system RAM.
>

how can you be so sure? in fact, i'd say you are incorrect. most laptops
with graphics by ATI/Nvideo use AGP, and *dedicated* video RAM

> how can you be so sure? in fact, i'd say you are incorrect. most laptops
> with graphics by ATI/Nvideo use AGP, and *dedicated* video RAM

I'm sure... the higher end mobility products do have discrete DDR video RAM.
The 9100 IGP is not one of these. It uses a user definable amount, from 16Mb
to 128Mb.
http://www.ati.com/products/mobility.../features.html

There was a Mobility Radeon 9000, not IGP, it has 64Mb on-chip 128bit ddr
ram. Not to mention it was a big hit in 2002, I bought my laptop with it,
and was satisfied so long i had that system.
It's core was 250 , memory 200(400 effective). It would overclock core to
275-290MHz easily.. so it was not that bad.


"Augustus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:a5gqc.18917$0e6.1468@clgrps13...
>
> "Moretakitty" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hello!
> >
> > I am trying to get a good laptop to play some of the more recent
> > games. The Computer Company is trying to give me a ATI Radeon 9100 64
> > Meg.
> > Can you tell me if it has it's own memory or if it pulls from the
> > Onboard Memory?
>
> The only Radeon 9100 I'm aware of available for laptops is the Radeon 9100
> IGP, and it does not have discrete soldered on DDR memory. It shares the
> system RAM on a 128bit path, from 16Mb minumun to 128Mb maximum. Core
speed
> is 300Mhz, memory 200Mhz (400Mhz). The Radeon 9000 IGP is it's crippled
> twin, with a 64bit memory path to main memory. And it's something that's
> integrated into the mainboard, not an add in card. As laptop video goes,
> it's decent but don't expect Radeon 8500 level performance out of it.
> There's a mobility 9200, 9600, 9600 Pro and a mobility 9700 also. These
last
> two are a much faster choice.
>
>

"Augustus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:T8gqc.18924$0e6.7297@clgrps13:


> I'm sure... the higher end mobility products do have discrete DDR
> video RAM. The 9100 IGP is not one of these. It uses a user definable
> amount, from 16Mb to 128Mb.

i stand corrected! boy im glad i opted for a notebook with Mobility Radeon
9200 instead of the IGP!!!

"Augustus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<a5gqc.18917$0e6.1468@clgrps13>...

> The only Radeon 9100 I'm aware of available for laptops is the Radeon 9100
> IGP, and it does not have discrete soldered on DDR memory. It shares the
> system RAM on a 128bit path, from 16Mb minumun to 128Mb maximum. Core speed
> is 300Mhz, memory 200Mhz (400Mhz). The Radeon 9000 IGP is it's crippled
> twin, with a 64bit memory path to main memory. And it's something that's
> integrated into the mainboard, not an add in card. As laptop video goes,
> it's decent but don't expect Radeon 8500 level performance out of it.
> There's a mobility 9200, 9600, 9600 Pro and a mobility 9700 also. These last
> two are a much faster choice.

Thank you for the information. Now before I go back to the PC shop
screaming my heart out for being sold something that I did not ask
for, can you please make sure I have it right?
The ATI Radeon 9100 AGP 64 Meg and the RADEON™ 9100 PRO IGP are the
same card. They pull from the system RAM and is integrated.

Is this correct?

Moretakitty