Just posted this: Does OS X Mountain Lion do graphics faster?

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Mountain Lion graphics are both faster and slower
Started by rob_ART, Jul 27 2012 12:30 PM
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Posted 27 July 2012 - 12:42 PM
Slower and faster? I'm sorry to hear such good news?
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Posted 27 July 2012 - 01:43 PM
The Adobe stuff I could see being out of sync with using drivers in an optimal way but 3D games? Seems off. I'm assuming these are what 3 or 5 cycles on each test?
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Posted 27 July 2012 - 08:29 PM
Got an 8600M GT MBP you could run tests on? 
My tests haven't exactly been scientific, just "this feels faster." But 10.8 definitely does feel a good deal snappier than 10.7.4 on my machine.
My tests haven't exactly been scientific, just "this feels faster." But 10.8 definitely does feel a good deal snappier than 10.7.4 on my machine.
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Posted 27 July 2012 - 09:21 PM
the Battle Cat, on 27 July 2012 - 12:42 PM, said:
Slower and faster? I'm sorry to hear such good news?
Mind if I quote you in my sig?
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Alex Delarg, A Clockwork Orange said:
It's funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you viddy them on the screen.
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Slower and faster? I'm sorry to hear such good news?
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Posted 28 July 2012 - 02:21 AM
I hope they do something to fix that - the MP performance is generally down which is shocking. I was considering upgrading this weekend but I think I'll pass for now 
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Posted 28 July 2012 - 02:45 AM
I'm benchmarrking my iMac with 10.6.8, 10.7.4 and 10.8.0 for Rob.
I will also update my blog with some numbers, i will post here the results.
I will also update my blog with some numbers, i will post here the results.
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..and Darkest of Days is still slow ;-)
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Posted 28 July 2012 - 08:03 AM
Frost, on 27 July 2012 - 08:29 PM, said:
My tests haven't exactly been scientific, just "this feels faster." But 10.8 definitely does feel a good deal snappier than 10.7.4 on my machine.
What I'm wondering: has anyone already checked whether ML improved the OpenGL 4.x support?
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Posted 28 July 2012 - 09:11 AM
Smoke_Tetsu, on 27 July 2012 - 09:21 PM, said:
Mind if I quote you in my sig?
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Posted 28 July 2012 - 09:40 AM
Played some StarCraft 2 campaign last night. May not be a difference on the newer machines, but on this one it was definitely a good deal smoother. Framerate was either higher or more consistent or both.
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When there's a multiplayer version, I'm going to be on Frost's team. Well, except he doesn't seem to actually need a team...I mean, what's the point? "Hey look, it's Frost and His Merry Gang of Useless Hangers-On!" Or something.
When there's a multiplayer version, I'm going to be on Frost's team. Well, except he doesn't seem to actually need a team...I mean, what's the point? "Hey look, it's Frost and His Merry Gang of Useless Hangers-On!" Or something.
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Posted 29 July 2012 - 03:46 AM
the Battle Cat, on 27 July 2012 - 12:42 PM, said:
Slower and faster? I'm sorry to hear such good news?
This reads like something Zoidberg would say.
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Posted 30 July 2012 - 02:27 AM
teflon, on 29 July 2012 - 03:46 AM, said:
This reads like something Zoidberg would say.
Yup.
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