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The most interesting section for me was the performance issues of the retina display ( http://www.anandtech.com/show/6023/the-nextgen-macbook-pro-with-retina-di
by axxl 14y ago
The most interesting section for me was the performance issues of the retina display ( http://www.anandtech.com/show/6023/the-nextgen-macbook-pro-with-retina-display-review/8 http://www.anandtech.com/show/6023/the-nextgen-macbook-pro-w... ). I wonder if waiting for a next generation mbp to really be able to push those pixels would be a smart choice. I had noticed a few stutters when playing around with one in the store, though if Mountain Lion will optimize it as claimed then that could fix it.
- mtgx 14y agoWhat I'm surprised about is that people are just realizing that retina uses a lot more processing power. I bet most people still don't realize that a "retina-optimized" game should should have half the performance on iPad 3 compared to the "low-res" version on iPad 2, if everything else is equal, even though the GPU in iPad 3 is twice as strong.
- axxl 14y agoYeah, twice as strong but pushing four times the pixels, I think a lot of people get easily confused. What can you do but hope the hardware improves more I guess.
- kenrikm 14y agoYes however retina games don't require 4x AA to look great. So you're trading one performance hit for another.
- FrankBooth 14y ago4x AA is only a 15-20% hit when you're talking about MSAA: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/535?i=455.488.456.492 http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/535?i=455.488.456.492
- kenrikm 14y agoNot all games support MSAA, however yes it's much more GPU friendly.
- pooriaazimi 14y agoyou're always advised to skip Apple's first generation products. Sure, If they're faulty, they'll change them for you; but it's still a hassle and you can bet 400 dollars the second iteration would be much more powerful and much cheaper (like Air). So if you're like me and your old computer still works reasonably well, skip this generation.
- rhizome 14y agoif Mountain Lion will optimize it as claimed... It's always fixed in the next version! :)
- pooriaazimi 14y agoJust FYI: Mountain Lion has been out (for developers) for over 6 months, and is almost complete now and will ship in a few weeks.