Which video card is better for gaming purposes?

[huendin]

256MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3650

or

256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GS

I talked to two Dell employees about this concern and they both had very opposite opinions, so I was hoping maybe a few people here could help me decide.

 

[zomgjerry]

seriously...the 8400M GS, because the ATI Mobilty Radeon 3650 is more for media play back, and the 8400M GS is a lower range gaming card.

 

[N3crosis]

I could have sworn the HD 3650 was much better than the 8400 GS? Am I mistaken? I'm pretty sure It's better, but don't quote me on it.

EDIT: It seems as though the 3650 is just a bit worse than the 8700M GT http://www.notebookcheck.net/ATI-Mobility-Radeon-HD-3670.9595.0.html

 

[evil-xxx]

3650 definitely.8400gs and 3450 are in the same level.

 

[Geoff]

The 3650 is MUCH, MUCH better! The 3650 is placed between the 8600M GT and the 9500M GS.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html

 

[Justin]

yup. and a 8400gs is close to 7300gs which i had. pretty crap on new games.

 

[huendin]

See, I heard the 256MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3650 was better for media playback, rather than gaming. Is that true?

 

[oscaryu1]

True, compared to higher end cards. When comparing 2 not-so-high-end cards, the HD3650 comes out top (in this case).