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tech324

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Jul 25, 2010
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Anyone know if the new MBA will have the same HD 3000 as the new MBPs have? Everyone talks about processor but I wonder if the graphics will be the same or slower?
 

alust2013

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Feb 6, 2010
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Well, the base clock speeds are slower to keep power consumption down, but at turbo speeds, they are pretty similar. This applies to both CPU and GPU.
 

Young Spade

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Mar 31, 2011
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Well, the base clock speeds are slower to keep power consumption down, but at turbo speeds, they are pretty similar. This applies to both CPU and GPU.

Quick question: What would cause the processor to enter the Turbo (overclocking) mode? Would it just be strain and at x percent load, overclock automatically? Or am I missing something?
 

marrzie

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Mar 9, 2011
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Quick question: So the only time the graphics skuld be as fast as the PRO graphics skuld be in turbo mode? Would this mean turbo graphics only come with Hugh fan speed/noise?
 

alphaod

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Feb 9, 2008
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It'll probably be the HD3000; seeing the target market for the MacBook Air; it shouldn't really be a problem; most task in the Air target market are mostly CPU-bound.
 
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