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Radeon HD 3870 for Mac coming end of May
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Someone here saw it with a 'coming soon' caption in an OWC catalog.
OWC is where I'll likely buy it.
Why isn't this Front Page news yet? This should be Front Page news as soon as possible so that more people would know about this.
OWC now has it available for pre-order at $227.99
http://eshop.macsales.com/search/video+cards+PCI+Express
http://eshop.macsales.com/search/video+cards+PCI+Express
Sweet, just pre-ordered !
I look forward to Barefeats review tomorrow.
https://eshop.macsales.com/search/video+cards+PCI+Express
I look forward to Barefeats review tomorrow.
https://eshop.macsales.com/search/video+cards+PCI+Express
Radeon HD 3870 Mac & PC Edition benchmarks
I'll give you guys an early look at my test results on the Radeon HD 3870 Mac & PC Edition (vs other GPUs for the 2006-2008 Mac Pro).
http://www.barefeats.com/harper16.html (Core Image apps)
http://www.barefeats.com/harper17.html (Mac Games)
http://www.barefeats.com/harper18.html (PC only Games under Vista 64)
I'll give you guys an early look at my test results on the Radeon HD 3870 Mac & PC Edition (vs other GPUs for the 2006-2008 Mac Pro).
http://www.barefeats.com/harper16.html (Core Image apps)
http://www.barefeats.com/harper17.html (Mac Games)
http://www.barefeats.com/harper18.html (PC only Games under Vista 64)
Thanks Barefeats. The ATI Radeon HD 3870 is a good all-around card. I wonder if people are going to choose this card more than the 8800 GT for their Mac Pros?
I'm already leaning that way. I'm gonna wait a bit though to make sure all is well with the card.
Pretty lame that 3870 has same amount of memory than 1900 two years before.
Does Moore's law work anywhere anymore?
And 3870 has same performance with older MPs with FCS than with 1900.
What a progress!
Does Moore's law work anywhere anymore?
And 3870 has same performance with older MPs with FCS than with 1900.
What a progress!
Twice the price of the PC Version and obviously a welcome way to unload stock before the 4850/70 and their budget brethrens hit the PC shelves.
Why no 4850/70 for the MAC?
Why no 4850/70 for the MAC?
I will stick with the 8800GT. I actually use the computer for Pro applications but i will not change the video card to gain 30 secs to 1 minute in video rendering. I bought my Mac Pro last friday because I been waiting the 3870 for a couple of weeks and nothing... -I sold my G5 QUAD more than 1 month ago and I needed a Computer-...
Pity... -but I guess can live with that-
Pity... -but I guess can live with that-
I think its because OS X (and linux / solaris) don't support SLI / Crossfire / Multiprocessor video cards. The 3870x2 is actually a PCIE Birdge on the card for the 2 chips (cards) to talk to each other directly, which is why we didn't get one. The 4xxx are all going to be multi-gpu cards.
iPhones. Computers are, and will remain, on the backburner. No new ACD, Mini, Blu-ray, non-glossy iMac, card readers on laptops or video card updates. I picked a great time to switch.
Is there any chance you could post Cinebench 10 results vs 8800GT BUT only 1vs1??
Thank you
I'm not a big fan of the Cinebench 10 OpenGL test since it's only in a 1024x768 window and is a combination of CPU and GPU, but I'll post it here.
This is an average of three runs of the Cinebench 10 OpenGL Benchmark:
Radeon HD 2600 XT = 6475
Radeon HD 3870 = 6958
GeForce 8800 GT = 6785
Thx.
I like those numbers because they give you great idea how it performs in 3D applications and that is a big deal.
Altho I wonder how you get 64xx with the 2600. Crazy high for some reason.
Now I know that the 3870 is a go for me. Appreciate it a lot.
Right, because any game on the market today benefits from 1 GB of RAM, and given the Radeon's 256-bit memory architecture, <i>of course</i> it could introduce a 768 MB version like some of the the 384-bit GeForce cards...
Seriously, do you just look at numbers without having a damn clue what they mean? The only cards that need that much memory are workstation graphics cards.
Moore's law has to do with the total number of transistors on a chip doubling every 18 months or so, nothing to do with speed. And actually, it's more complicated than that. Go do some reading.