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ASUS UL50Vf Notebook Review - NVIDIA Optimus Takes the Stage

Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: UL50Vf Notebook with NVIDIA Optimus Technology
Date: Tue, Mar 30, 2010 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Justin West -
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ASUS UL50Vf Specifications

ASUS UL50Vf

  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 at 1.3 GHz
  • OS: Windows 7 Home Premium/Professional/Ultimate
  • Chipset: Mobile Intel GS45 Express Chipset + ICH9M
  • Memory: 4 GB DDR3 1066MHz SODIMM
  • Display: 15.6" HD (1366x768) LED Backlight
  • Video Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce G 210M, 512MB GDDR3 VRAM (with Optimus Technology)
  • HDD: 320 GB, 5400 RPM
  • Card Reader: 5-in-1 (SD, MMC, MS, MS-Pro, XD)
  • Video Camera: 0.3 Mega Pixel web camera
  • Communications: 
    • 10/100/1000 Base T RJ-45 LAN
    • 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless
    • Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
  • Interface: 
    • 1 x Microphone-in jack
    • 1 x Headphone-out jack
    • 3 x USB 2.0 ports
    • 1 x HDMI
    • 1 x VGA
    • 1 x RJ45 LAN jack
  • Audio: 
    • Built-in stereo Altec Lansing speakers with SRS Premium Sound
  • Battery Pack: 8 cells/5600 mAh
  • Dimension & Weight:
    • 38.6cm x 25.9cm x 1.64~2.64cm (W x D x H) 
    • 5.07 lbs (2.3 kg with 8-cell battery)  

Windows Experience Index

Here we see the Windows 7 Windows Experience Index. We see that the Desktop Graphics score received the lowest score of 3.9 and is deemed by Windows as the bottleneck of this notebook. It seems that the Optimus technology kicked in to give the Gaming Graphics test access to the NVIDIA G210m graphics to boost performance. Whereas the Desktop Graphics used by Aero appeared to just use the integrated Intel graphics as that is all that is needed to use Aero.

CPUZ

GPUZ

GPUZ

Above we have CPU-Z showing the specs and idle operation frequencies of the Intel Core 2 Duo CULV SU7300 processor. We also have GPU-Z screen shots showing both the Intel integrated graphics and the NVIDIA discrete G210m. Now let's get to some performance!

Next Page - Battery Life


Review Index
Page 1 - ASUS UL50Vf and NVIDIA Optimus
Page 2 - Box and Bundle
Page 3 - ASUS UL50Vf Tour
Page 4 - ASUS UL50Vf Specifications
Page 5 - Battery Life
Page 6 - Futuremark PCMark
Page 7 - Futuremark 3DMark
Page 8 - Geekbench, Sandra Memory Bandwidth and HD Tune
Page 9 - Cinebench and wPrime
Page 10 - x264 HD Encoding
Page 11 - Resident Evil 5
Page 12 - Tom Clancy H.A.W.X.
Page 13 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Page 14 - NVIDIA Optimus Testing
Page 15 - Final Thoughts