Video Card/Processor comparison and what to look for?

I'm looking for a Gaming computer with slightly above decent speed and graphics, trying to decide between a Desktop or a Laptop. Obviously th Desktop is better but I'm trying to decide if the extra $150 Is worth it, If the Laptop's processing and graphics are actually that much worse. It would also be very helpful if you could point on what exactly makes them better.



(Desktop) HP Pavilion Elite HPE-300z series-

Graphics Card: 512MB ATI Radeon HD 5450 [DVI, HDMI, VGA adapter]

Processor:AMD Athlon(TM) X4 635 quad-core processor [2.9GHz, 2MB L2, up to 4000MHz bus]



(Laptop) HP Pavilion dv6t series-

Graphics Card: Intel(R) HD Graphics OR (optional) 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 5470 switchable graphics

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-350M Dual Core processor (2.26GHz, 3MB L3 Cache)



Thank-you for you reply.|||You can upgrade desktops. With laptops, you're pretty much stuck with whatever hardware you initially bought.



The i3 dual core is substantially less powerful than that Athlon II quad core processor. That's not crucial for most games, however. Integrated graphics are weak for 3D playing, which is the laptops primary fault. (If you buy the optional Mobility Radeon HD 5470 option, graphics improve).



However, neither the Mobilitiy Radeon HD 5470 or desktop Radeon HD 5450 are particularly powerful gaming cards. They're really entry level video cards, suitable for light gaming, not intense 3D versions. I'd really like to see a HD 5670 video card at least (or 5770 for serious gaming) in the desktop.