Thanks. So Nvidia/Lenovo updated the BIOS recently and this model has bumblebee support, is that correct?
On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 5:21 PM, Eric Appleman <erapple...@gmail.com> wrote: > There's nothing too special about the Y570 other than using a rather > frankenstein GPU. There are almost a dozen 555M GPU variants available. > Every single one uses a GF106 chip with DDR3 or GDDR5 except for the Y570 > which has a GF108 chip with GDDR5. > > The 500M series has been a chipset disaster for Nvidia. Sure, some Dell > users found ways to BIOS mod their GF108 525M into a 550M, but the other > lines have been depressing. The 555M series has been discussed to death, but > other people got screwed too. > > Take the Asus G53SW/G73SW and G53SX for example. The former has a GF106 460M > with a 192-bit bus and GDDR5. The supposed "successor", the G53SX, has a > GF116 560M with a 128-bit bus and GDDR5. Yet at the same time, G74SX, the > successor of the G73SW, has a GF116 560M with the expected 192-bit GDDR5. > > So, in the end, Nvidia's lack of coherent labelling has lead customers to > buy crippled chips. All of this could've been avoided with labelling like > the GT 520MX or bringing back Radeon-style labelling like Pro, XT, or Ultra. > > Unfortunately, this madness isn't going to end with the 600M series. The > lower end models as usual will debut first as relabelled or higher clocked > versions of 500M series. The result so far hasn't been pretty. The 635M and > 630M are going to be using both the GF106/GF116 and GF108 chipsets. So, > expect at least another 6 months of searching for the best version of the > new GPUs and drivers supporting only one version at launch. > > Eric > Bumblebee Project > > > References: > http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-Introduces-GeForce-600M-Series.66966.0.html > http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/FeatureMatrix > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units#GeForce_500M_.285xxM.29_series > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux > Post to : hybrid-graphics-linux@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux Post to : hybrid-graphics-linux@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~hybrid-graphics-linux More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
