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Matching the specs of my 5 year old iMac puts this at $1,900, and I'm not even sure if the new graphics card is comparable to the GTX 775M that Apple included 5
by aczerepinski 8y ago
Matching the specs of my 5 year old iMac puts this at $1,900, and I'm not even sure if the new graphics card is comparable to the GTX 775M that Apple included 5 years ago.
- Const-me 8y ago> I'm not even sure if the new graphics card is comparable to the GTX 775M I think you’re right about that. Apparently, GeForce GTX 775M delivers up to 2142 GFlops, UHD Graphics 630 only up to 423 GFlops. That’s 5 times difference in raw GPU performance.
- aczerepinski 8y agoWhat a bummer. My iMac cost $2k 5 years ago and included a nice 27 inch monitor. It's astonishing to me that $2k spent on the brand new Mac today would have severe downgrades like this.
- ummonk 8y agoWouldn't the new iMac be a better comparison? The Mac mini has always been hamstrung by its small form factor.
- aczerepinski 8y agoI don’t want a better comparison, I want to replace my iMac with a headless desktop for under $3,000. I have a second big monitor at my desk for my work laptop and I’d love to reclaim the real estate that the iMac is taking up. It was Apple’s choice to hamstring themselves with that form factor, not mine. Do I need to wait for Jonny Ive to retire to buy a normal $1500-$2000 Mac that I can use for programming, photo editing, casual gaming, etc?