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Designed for the mobile gaming enthusiast, MOBILITY RADEON 9800 enables users to enjoy the latest DirectX 9 games at optimal settings for the highest levels of performance. Based on core technology from the award-winning RADEON X800, MOBILITY RADEON 9800 is a powerhouse visual processor that blends the best of the desktop and mobile graphics world, to the ultimate benefit of the user. MOBILITY RADEON 9800 is available from Dell on the Inspiron XPS in North America and the Inspiron 9100 in Europe.

"Thanks to the new Mobility RADEON 9800, the Dell Inspiron XPS is the first laptop in the world with the power to run the Splinter Cell 3 E3 Weather demo at above 30 fps." said Dany Lepage, Splinter Cell 3 lead programmer at Ubisoft's Montreal studio. "The strong performance of the Mobility RADEON 9800, with antialiasing and the widescreen display of the Inspiron XPS, should allow players to experience Splinter Cell 3 in the best possible conditions."

"ATI continues its outstanding graphics performance with the MOBILITY RADEON 9800 and enables us to be more creative with the visual effects in our games," says Peter Molyneux, founder of Lionhead Studios. "Gamers can now experience the advanced 3D graphics in applications like Black and White 2 previously available only to desktop users."

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#1 CheeseCow on 27 Jul 2004 - 19:11

The thing that matters the most to me when it comes to portables, is battery life; does this chip "scale" well, so that if I only want to work on spreadsheets on my way to work, it will last longer than if I have a quick fix with UT2k4?

...and how will it perform with up-and-coming Doom 3?

#2 imtoomuch on 27 Jul 2004 - 19:14

Cool, but you'll pay and arm and both your legs to get it in a laptop. :/ I wish I could afford a high end laptop with this card right about now.

(4 replies) #3 Dazzla on 27 Jul 2004 - 19:15

"Based on the X800 core"? Then why label it a 9800 Mobility, surely they would've got away with labelling it as a X800 mobility and lapped up the good PR?

#3.1 ev0| on 27 Jul 2004 - 19:21

X800 is a similar core design to the 9800's.
Probably because the performance is only around the 9800 level in a laptop. I think it's a smart move.

#3.2 Dazzla on 27 Jul 2004 - 20:02

QUOTE (#3.1)

Yeah, I was thinking that as I pressed submit, but it's still an opportunity to take it a step up in the marketing war with nVidia. Although there's not much competition at the moment.

#3.3 aaroniekins on 27 Jul 2004 - 20:12

i read somewhere the x800's had lower power requirements and gave off elss heat
imagine when downclocked to 9800's

#3.4 T-Metal on 27 Jul 2004 - 20:15

They're reserving the "X" marker for their upcoming PCI-Express variant of the chip codenamed M24. The one you're seeing today is the M18, which is still the AGP version. The M18 is also not going to be available for very long. I personally am going to wait for the PCI-Express version. It will have a longer upgrade cycle than the AGP version. It's rumoured to debut in the next few months, so hang on, it's going to be a wild ride.

#4 STi Sev on 27 Jul 2004 - 19:16

Oh man. I love you ATi. I love you.

I've got my Toshiba 2.2Ghz Celeron Laptop that I scored for $825 brand new shipped and no tax from a friend that's going real strong. I figure it can last another year and a half or so until I get another laptop. I wonder what's next for the mobile Radeon series.

CheeseChow,

I was wondering the same thing; how does it perform battery-wise?

(1 reply) #5 heffe2001 on 27 Jul 2004 - 19:52

The 9800 is going to be exclusive to Dell laptops from what I've read. Good thing I bought the 9100 (it's a upgrade for it and the XPS). Now to get past the projected 400.00 cost for the thing, and I'll be set

#5.1 T-Metal on 27 Jul 2004 - 20:17

It will be exclusive for Dell for the first 30 days only. But knowing Alienware they'll probably bribe ATI so they can get at least a limited amount.

#6 sumeet on 27 Jul 2004 - 20:02

if i had a laptop i would get it

#7 altermind on 27 Jul 2004 - 20:24

very nice.. even tho I'm a nvidia boy... a 9800 in a laptop is sweet

#8 slapnuts_ox on 27 Jul 2004 - 22:10

if ATI had better linux driver's i'd definantly be using their product.....

(1 reply) #9 enzo on 28 Jul 2004 - 16:52

No PCIe? I thought one of the major advantages (one of the only major advantages) of PCIe was that it had lower power consumption then AGP. Now that I think about it, I don't think ATi has mobile PCIe video cards yet.

#9.1 T-Metal on 28 Jul 2004 - 22:25

They're working on it. Patience my friend. The PCI-Express version is codenamed M24. That one will have an "X" in its name. Expect it very late this year or early next year.

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