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POST here - links to any Game Benchmarks on the new iMac
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Now they have added WoW:
At least one benchmark were the HD 2600 is faster than the 7600 in OS X
Looks good, but what were the settings?
Also need to know where they were when they got those results.
Here's my benchmark for CoH.
iMac 2.4, 4gb ram 24"
WinXP with SP2 and all updates.
2600 driver v. 8.390.0.0
CoH 1.71
1920x1200 (Widescreen)
Shader Quality : High
Model Quality : High
AA: None
Texture Detail: High
Shadows: High
Reflections: High
Post Processing: On
Building Detail: High
Physics: High
Tree Quality: High
Terrain Detail : High
Effects Fidelity: High
Effects Density: High
Object Scarring: On
Model Detail: Max
Average FPS : 24.1
Max FPS : 49.0
Min FPS : 8.0
Automatic Settings benchmark - differences from above settings in bold.
1920x1200 widescreen
Shader Quality : High
Model Quality : High
AA: None
Texture Detail: High
Shadows: Low
Reflections: High
Post Processing: On
Building Detail: High
Physics: Medium
Tree Quality: Medium
Terrain Detail : Medium
Effects Fidelity: High
Effects Density: High
Object Scarring: On
Model Detail: Middle/Halfway point of the bar
Average FPS : 30.5
Max FPS : 56.1
Min FPS : 10.2
efstuck
iMac 2.4, 4gb ram 24"
WinXP with SP2 and all updates.
2600 driver v. 8.390.0.0
CoH 1.71
1920x1200 (Widescreen)
Shader Quality : High
Model Quality : High
AA: None
Texture Detail: High
Shadows: High
Reflections: High
Post Processing: On
Building Detail: High
Physics: High
Tree Quality: High
Terrain Detail : High
Effects Fidelity: High
Effects Density: High
Object Scarring: On
Model Detail: Max
Average FPS : 24.1
Max FPS : 49.0
Min FPS : 8.0
Automatic Settings benchmark - differences from above settings in bold.
1920x1200 widescreen
Shader Quality : High
Model Quality : High
AA: None
Texture Detail: High
Shadows: Low
Reflections: High
Post Processing: On
Building Detail: High
Physics: Medium
Tree Quality: Medium
Terrain Detail : Medium
Effects Fidelity: High
Effects Density: High
Object Scarring: On
Model Detail: Middle/Halfway point of the bar
Average FPS : 30.5
Max FPS : 56.1
Min FPS : 10.2
efstuck
Wow got better graphics than CoH, why does CoH got so much less fps than wow?, i guess blizzard know what they are doing !!!
LoL
What game are you talking about?, I thought u were talking about City Of Heroes which requiers:Win 2000/XP Pentium III 800MHz 256MB RAM nVidia Geforce 2 Series, ATI Radeon 7500 or Intel i810G Series Video Card 4GB HD DVD-Rom.
lol
LoL
Win 2000/XP Pentium III 800MHz 256MB RAM nVidia Geforce 2 Series, ATI Radeon 7500 or Intel i810G Series Video Card 4GB HD DVD-Rom.
lol
lol, he is talking about "Company of Heroes"
Meh,to be fair $1199 is a great price for a PC with a 20" widescreen and a full high speed computer with an 8" footprint. You can't find an AIO anywhere cheaper with similar features, fit and finish than what Apple offers. I challenge anyone.
To add to the GPU concerns, doesn't it matter at all that the HD 2600 Pro is a DX 10 card? How can it be compared to older cards that are not made for Vista's future games? Looks like in the long run the HD 2600 Pro will outshine a card such as the 7600 due to the DX 10 compatibility. I don't mind if someone challenges that, I'm looking for confirmation.
Bioshock
A vid posted in youtube...looks acceptable...mite need to tone dwn the settings during heavy firefights etc though....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbY1kTP79vc
A vid posted in youtube...looks acceptable...mite need to tone dwn the settings during heavy firefights etc though....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbY1kTP79vc
if you look at any of the dx10 benchmarks, the indications are that these GPU OUTSIDE of the iMac plays DX10 games in the single digit frame rate.... I don't think ANY computer can help those numbers, it's the card
Here's a good set of benchmarks for the Pro and XT:
http://xtreview.com/review209.htm
I would say the XT is not a bad card at all.
http://xtreview.com/review209.htm
I would say the XT is not a bad card at all.
hmm..wonder if theres any way to run a game on a smaller size...like a 20" on a 24" leaving the extra area blacked out..is there?
that should take some load of the graphics card. and the graphics wont look scaled.
that should take some load of the graphics card. and the graphics wont look scaled.
Some hilariously over the top comments from people who have had a quick look at a few benchmarks and decreed the GPU is rubbish despite never having used the new iMac.
Games do not run badly at all under Windows XP, despite being stuck with out of date drivers. I'm using FEAR, Stalker, Doom3 and Quake 4 at high resolutions with platy of the eye candy turned on and they run well.
Vista and OSX are not the best operating systems for games at present. Vista haemorrhages frame rate because its only geared up for DX10 games that aren't even available yet.
People are expecting a £300 GPU in their Macs, which ain't gonna happen.
I also think thinks will improve with Leopard, especially since Boot Camp will be complete. It's still only beta at the moment and Apple are more concerned with bringing out the final article rather than providing us new with the new drivers it seems.
I am very confused at this point.
I want a computer that can run recent games at decent settings and will do the same with those in the near future.
The iMac is not and will never be a gaming rig but I don't think this is an unreasonable expectation.
These conflicting reports are perplexing. At the very least I am put off buying the base model as it gets about half the fps as the other model in some tests.
I want a computer that can run recent games at decent settings and will do the same with those in the near future.
The iMac is not and will never be a gaming rig but I don't think this is an unreasonable expectation.
These conflicting reports are perplexing. At the very least I am put off buying the base model as it gets about half the fps as the other model in some tests.