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Radeon 5770 or 5870 for mac pro.
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About 50% better on a benchmark.
In the real world? Depends on how much GPU your apps need.
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=Radeon+HD+5770&id=6
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=Radeon+HD+5870&id=48
In the real world? Depends on how much GPU your apps need.
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=Radeon+HD+5770&id=6
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=Radeon+HD+5870&id=48
Well I'm currently using NViDAs standard one with 5770 Radeon but somebody wants to sell me Mac Pro with 5,1 with just 5870.
7 years old videocard is so "new" to buy
What's absolutely astonishing to me is that the going price for a 5870 is above $200 USD. Look at the insane price OWC wants for a used card: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Apple/MC743ZMA/
What gives, it's an ancient video card!
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That's not the mac edition.
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My bad. I should have realized a Mac version would be 2.5x more expensive.
It's mac edition?
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Yeah, I wouldn't expect "Mac" and "Vapor-X" to be anywhere near the same sentence
OP - the mac edition of the 5770 uses a blower cooler design. Black case, red-colored blower. What do you need the video card for? Just general desktop use or do you use applications that can leverage it?
I grabbed a 5770 as an upgrade to a GT120 as the 5770 has GDDR5 and faster speed. The primary driver for that purchase is that the GT120 can't keep up with the OS X GUI in 2560x1440 resolution; I'm seeing some sluggish behavior like I'm back on older Intel integrated graphics.
I just got 5,1 3.33 mhz and came with 5870 (from another thread I mentioned about 4,1 which I was planning to sell). Before I bought the computer, i was wondering how significant is it between 5770 and 5870. Editing and music...and doing regular word processing work.Yeah, I wouldn't expect "Mac" and "Vapor-X" to be anywhere near the same sentence
OP - the mac edition of the 5770 uses a blower cooler design. Black case, red-colored blower. What do you need the video card for? Just general desktop use or do you use applications that can leverage it?
I grabbed a 5770 as an upgrade to a GT120 as the 5770 has GDDR5 and faster speed. The primary driver for that purchase is that the GT120 can't keep up with the OS X GUI in 2560x1440 resolution; I'm seeing some sluggish behavior like I'm back on older Intel integrated graphics.