Comments on: Mavericks brings OpenGL 4.1 plus notes on the new Mac Pros https://architosh.com/2013/09/mavericks-brings-opengl-4-1-plus-specifics-for-new-mac-pros/ architosh™ — a global-leading CAD / 3D / AEC industry technology publication and #1 source for Mac and iOS users in these segments. Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:46:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 By: Anthony Frausto-Robledo AIA, L https://architosh.com/2013/09/mavericks-brings-opengl-4-1-plus-specifics-for-new-mac-pros/#comment-57149 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:46:34 +0000 https://architosh.com/?p=10811#comment-57149 hembreeder,

Agreed!

]]> By: Anthony Frausto-Robledo AIA, LEED AP https://architosh.com/2013/09/mavericks-brings-opengl-4-1-plus-specifics-for-new-mac-pros/#comment-38360 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:46:34 +0000 https://architosh.com/?p=10811#comment-38360 hembreeder,

Agreed!

]]> By: architosh https://architosh.com/2013/09/mavericks-brings-opengl-4-1-plus-specifics-for-new-mac-pros/#comment-38359 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:46:05 +0000 https://architosh.com/?p=10811#comment-38359 Stuart,

You might want to look at our review of Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition…even inside the oldest possible Mac Pro it supports, it posted a Valley Advanced 1.0 score of 1,714 (40 fps). https://architosh.com/2013/05/product-review-amd-sapphire-hd-7950-mac-edition/2/

We just did the final second round testing on new Mac Pro kit…and the Valley score soared to 2063 (49.3 fps). We will publishing that Part 2 of the Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 7950 very shortly. And we have more GPU related items coming up.

]]> By: architosh https://architosh.com/2013/09/mavericks-brings-opengl-4-1-plus-specifics-for-new-mac-pros/#comment-38358 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:41:48 +0000 https://architosh.com/?p=10811#comment-38358 Stuart,
The scores above reporting on Mavericks OpenGL speed up with version 4.1 do not report on any specific graphic card. One would need to dig into the specifics behind the machines utilized by the individuals working with beta versions of OS X 10.9. So don’t be discouraged about those scores.

Yes, I agree, GTX 670 and Titan are awesome!

What’s important about those Valley Scores–which by the way pale in comparison to new tech–is that the Mac score equals essentially the Windows score.

]]> By: Stuart Lynch https://architosh.com/2013/09/mavericks-brings-opengl-4-1-plus-specifics-for-new-mac-pros/#comment-38357 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:13:14 +0000 https://architosh.com/?p=10811#comment-38357 The GTX 670 scores 3x this much in the same benchmarking app, The GTX Titan almost 6x as much.

If the scores are accurate across the board, they can expect the speed of a GTX 480 from 2010.

An improvement I’m sure, but nothing to write home about.
I wouldn’t want to still be working in a 3D environment with my old 480.

]]> By: architosh https://architosh.com/2013/09/mavericks-brings-opengl-4-1-plus-specifics-for-new-mac-pros/#comment-57150 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 10:46:05 +0000 https://architosh.com/?p=10811#comment-57150 Stuart,

You might want to look at our review of Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition…even inside the oldest possible Mac Pro it supports, it posted a Valley Advanced 1.0 score of 1,714 (40 fps). https://architosh.com/2013/05/product-review-amd-sapphire-hd-7950-mac-edition/2/

We just did the final second round testing on new Mac Pro kit…and the Valley score soared to 2063 (49.3 fps). We will publishing that Part 2 of the Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 7950 very shortly. And we have more GPU related items coming up.

]]> By: architosh https://architosh.com/2013/09/mavericks-brings-opengl-4-1-plus-specifics-for-new-mac-pros/#comment-57144 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 10:41:48 +0000 https://architosh.com/?p=10811#comment-57144 Stuart,
The scores above reporting on Mavericks OpenGL speed up with version 4.1 do not report on any specific graphic card. One would need to dig into the specifics behind the machines utilized by the individuals working with beta versions of OS X 10.9. So don’t be discouraged about those scores.

Yes, I agree, GTX 670 and Titan are awesome!

What’s important about those Valley Scores–which by the way pale in comparison to new tech–is that the Mac score equals essentially the Windows score.

]]> By: Stuart Lynch https://architosh.com/2013/09/mavericks-brings-opengl-4-1-plus-specifics-for-new-mac-pros/#comment-57147 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 10:13:14 +0000 https://architosh.com/?p=10811#comment-57147 The GTX 670 scores 3x this much in the same benchmarking app, The GTX Titan almost 6x as much.

If the scores are accurate across the board, they can expect the speed of a GTX 480 from 2010.

An improvement I’m sure, but nothing to write home about.
I wouldn’t want to still be working in a 3D environment with my old 480.

]]> By: hembreeder https://architosh.com/2013/09/mavericks-brings-opengl-4-1-plus-specifics-for-new-mac-pros/#comment-38286 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 22:32:36 +0000 https://architosh.com/?p=10811#comment-38286 The new Mac Pro inspires serious lust.

]]> By: hembreeder https://architosh.com/2013/09/mavericks-brings-opengl-4-1-plus-specifics-for-new-mac-pros/#comment-57145 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 18:32:36 +0000 https://architosh.com/?p=10811#comment-57145 The new Mac Pro inspires serious lust.

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