alright well i was looking at a couple of laptops on newegg that had a x1700... im assuming that that would be the equivalent of a 7600gt or so on a desktop.
No, both 7600GT in desktop and notebook can completely destroy X1700
Video Card Comparison - GPUReview.com
Video Card Comparison - GPUReview.com
7600GT has more than three times Texture fillrate...