Yeah, the GPU was being under utilized. It ran OK, but ran slightly faster with the 5770 because it was being used 100%, where as the 680 was being used like 20, 30 tops.
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Yeah, the GPU was being under utilized. It ran OK, but ran slightly faster with the 5770 because it was being used 100%, where as the 680 was being used like 20, 30 tops.
Wow, this a really some remarkable improvements.
What did they do in their drivers in the last few years?
Short update on the CS:GO stuff: I did a short OS X vs. Win benchmark on my rig using this Dust2 Timedemo.
On maxed out settings (1920x1200, 8xMSAA, everything else High/Very High) my R9 280 achieved 155 FPS average on OS X and 188 FPS average in Win7. I'm perfectly fine with that, 20% diff isn't a dealbreaker to me.
Can you record a timedemo of some "critical" map? Would like to see if it's a general OS X/CS:Go problem or 'just' something in the Nvidia driver...
I did some X-Plane 10 OpenGL Benchmarks using the new 10.10.4 WebDrivers
http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?showtopic=87890
14% Increase across the board vs the old Web Drivers
http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?showtopic=87890
14% Increase across the board vs the old Web Drivers
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Wow, this a really some remarkable improvements.
What did they do in their drivers in the last few years?
Short update on the CS:GO stuff: I did a short OS X vs. Win benchmark on my rig using this Dust2 Timedemo.
On maxed out settings (1920x1200, 8xMSAA, everything else High/Very High) my R9 280 achieved 155 FPS average on OS X and 188 FPS average in Win7. I'm perfectly fine with that, 20% diff isn't a dealbreaker to me.
Can you record a timedemo of some "critical" map? Would like to see if it's a general OS X/CS:Go problem or 'just' something in the Nvidia driver...
I've since bought an Xbox One and am no longer interested in gaming on OS X.
HOWEVER - I'm very curious to see how pro apps (or even iMovie) utilize the GPU, and if it's all proper 'n stuff.
Can anyone with a similar card to mine do some tests with Mission Control on Yosemite (or El Cap) and tell me when they start to lag? I can have like 20-23 windows open, but any more and I'll get frame rate dips. Is that normal with a GPU like a 680?
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