GT 540m or ATI Radeon 5730

[imported_Darklite]

I was just browsing through some laptop, and I came across there two:

Brand
Acer
Series
Aspire
Model: AS5742G-6846
Part#: LX.RB902.079
Color: Mesh Black
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Type: Intel Core i3-380M (2.53GHz)
Screen: 15.6"
Memory Size: 4GB DDR3
Hard Disk: 640GB
Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
Video Memory: 1GB DDR3 VRAM
Communication: Gigabit LAN and WLAN
Battery Life: Up to 3 hours
Dimensions: 15" x 9.9" x 0.98" - 1.3"
Weight: 5.76 lbs.
CPU Type: Intel Core i3
CPU Speed: 380M(2.53GHz)
CPU Support: 3MB L3 Cache. Intel Hyper-Threading Technology
Speaker: Built-in Mono Speaker

This one costs $630 USD




And here is the other one:
Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 i3-380M 4GB 500GB ATI 5730 1GB
Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-380M Processor ( 2.53GHz 1066MHz 3MB )
Operating system: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64
Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 1GB
Total memory: 4 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz
Display: 15.6" HD LED Glare 1366x768
Pointing device: Industry Standard Touchpad
Hard Drive: 500GB 5400 RPM
Optical Drive: DVD Recordable (Dual Layer)
Battery: 6 Cell Lithium-Ion
Network Card: Intel 1000 BGN Wireless
Bluetooth: Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR
Warranty: One Year
Finger Print Reader: None

This once costs $650 USD

Which one is better for Gaming? Gt 540m or the ATI 5730? And overall?

Thanks in advance.

[AznTechie]

The HD5730 is slightly better than the GT540m, so slight, that it's basically insignificant and unimportant. It basically depends on whether you prefer better texture rendering (which the HD5730 should be better at) or particle rendering (which the 540m should be better at).

[WildStyle*]

Anyway You can't go wrong with Nvidia...Just ment more for gaming than HD series...

[AznTechie]

There is a reason many games have "Best played on Nvidia" on their box

Ya, the reason is so NVidia can get a bigger market, meaning more profit for them.

In all honesty, both AMD/ATI and NVidia are basically on equal footing right now (although you can say that AMD/ATI cards are a little better priced than NVidia cards at the moment with the exception of maybe the GTX460). It just boils down to the technicalities of what the card can do. As stated earlier, between the current generation of consumer desktop GPUs, the AMD/ATI Radeon HD5000/6000 series is better at texture rendering, while NVidia's 400/500 series is better at particle calculations. The choice is yours.