Question about GPU compatibility with Leopard and how to switch which screen a full screen app displays on.
4,1 Mac Pro currently has a Gt120 and an HD 4870. These are period-correct Apple-vended GPU’s.
I’ve recently installed Windows 7 to finally play the games I’ve always wanted to. I quit being interested in video games around 2007-2010 so Windows 7 is completely adequate for the games I enjoy.
Right now, Crysis (2007) runs excellently on the HD 4870 with Dx10. At near max settings, I pulled off mid 30’s-fps in the GPU and CPU benchmarks. Actual gameplay is pretty fluid and rarely has any dropped frames and I notice no tearing. Beyond that, the games I’ve downloaded for demonstration purposes have all played wonderfully. Splinter Cell Blacklist (2013), Need For Speed Most Wanted (2012), COD: MW3 (2011), and FarCry 3 (2012) all glide along adequately in near if not at max settings at up to 1600x900 resolution.
The games that I really enjoy right now are Splinter Cell (2002), Star Wars Battlefront (2004), Flatout 2 (2006) and all of these play at max settings perfectly smoothly under OS X. Splinter Cell and Battlefront run under Rosetta in Leopard, BTW, but never drop a frame at max resolution.
The other games I’m enjoying now are under Windows and include Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire and Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. These are from the DOS or Win95 days so no use going on about performance. It’s like running a calculator app on a mainframe.
I will be purchasing full versions of Crysis (2007), the Splinter Cell trilogy, probably every COD from COD4-MW3, a few Need for Speed titles, MS Flight Simulator X, maybe a few Battlefield games etc. but generally older titles.
All that said: if I want to get the most out of my current setup, I’ve read that the Geforce GTX 680 was offered by Apple and even supports DirectX 12. In a sticky thread here, somebody mentioned that the card supports 10.5 Leopard in “single resolution mode”. I’m not sure what this means and whether or not it is a plug-and-play affair with Leopard if I buy the Apple-specific version of the card.
Finally, when I run games in OS X Leopard they may open in my left or right display. I don’t always agree with where the app launches. Is there any way to adjust which display is used? I try Command-Tab to switch apps or trigger Exposé or whatever I can but the apps lock my displays and the only way I can do anything outside of the game is to quit it. This is, again, within 10.5 Leopard so does anybody remember any tricks?
Thanks all.
4,1 Mac Pro currently has a Gt120 and an HD 4870. These are period-correct Apple-vended GPU’s.
I’ve recently installed Windows 7 to finally play the games I’ve always wanted to. I quit being interested in video games around 2007-2010 so Windows 7 is completely adequate for the games I enjoy.
Right now, Crysis (2007) runs excellently on the HD 4870 with Dx10. At near max settings, I pulled off mid 30’s-fps in the GPU and CPU benchmarks. Actual gameplay is pretty fluid and rarely has any dropped frames and I notice no tearing. Beyond that, the games I’ve downloaded for demonstration purposes have all played wonderfully. Splinter Cell Blacklist (2013), Need For Speed Most Wanted (2012), COD: MW3 (2011), and FarCry 3 (2012) all glide along adequately in near if not at max settings at up to 1600x900 resolution.
The games that I really enjoy right now are Splinter Cell (2002), Star Wars Battlefront (2004), Flatout 2 (2006) and all of these play at max settings perfectly smoothly under OS X. Splinter Cell and Battlefront run under Rosetta in Leopard, BTW, but never drop a frame at max resolution.
The other games I’m enjoying now are under Windows and include Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire and Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. These are from the DOS or Win95 days so no use going on about performance. It’s like running a calculator app on a mainframe.
I will be purchasing full versions of Crysis (2007), the Splinter Cell trilogy, probably every COD from COD4-MW3, a few Need for Speed titles, MS Flight Simulator X, maybe a few Battlefield games etc. but generally older titles.
All that said: if I want to get the most out of my current setup, I’ve read that the Geforce GTX 680 was offered by Apple and even supports DirectX 12. In a sticky thread here, somebody mentioned that the card supports 10.5 Leopard in “single resolution mode”. I’m not sure what this means and whether or not it is a plug-and-play affair with Leopard if I buy the Apple-specific version of the card.
Finally, when I run games in OS X Leopard they may open in my left or right display. I don’t always agree with where the app launches. Is there any way to adjust which display is used? I try Command-Tab to switch apps or trigger Exposé or whatever I can but the apps lock my displays and the only way I can do anything outside of the game is to quit it. This is, again, within 10.5 Leopard so does anybody remember any tricks?
Thanks all.
