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Snow Leopard - Open CL won't work on ATI 2600

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supernet33

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http://www.apple.com/macosx/specs.html

OpenCL

* NVIDIA Geforce 8600M GT, GeForce 8800 GT, GeForce 8800 GTS, Geforce 9400M, GeForce 9600M GT, GeForce GT 120, GeForce GT 130.
* ATI Radeon 4850, Radeon 4870

Ok this sucks I have last year model iMac and it won't support OpenCL because I have ATI Radeon HD 2600 .. WTF
 
I'm not sure if I'm mistaken, but I didn't see the ATi logo during the keynote presentation of all the companies working with OpenCL. Hopefully they'll add support before release (or soon after).

I'm wondering since it's a seperate GPU (unlike the NVIDIA chips), that we could swap out our GPU's with the 4850. We would have to order it online (and it's a little pricey at around $400 bucks though). But I'm wondering if that is possible.
 
Blue Fox said:
I'm not sure if I'm mistaken, but I didn't see the ATi logo during the keynote presentation of all the companies working with OpenCL. Hopefully they'll add support before release (or soon after).

I'm wondering since it's a seperate GPU (unlike the NVIDIA chips), that we could swap out our GPU's with the 4850. We would have to order it online (and it's a little pricey at around $400 bucks though). But I'm wondering if that is possible.
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http://ati.amd.com/technology/streamcomputing/opencl.html

Not possible.
 
Blue Fox said:
I'm not sure if I'm mistaken, but I didn't see the ATi logo during the keynote presentation of all the companies working with OpenCL.
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The AMD logo was present on that slide and that is the company that owns ATI Technologies.
 
Just this past April I purchased a refurb 24" 2.8Ghz iMac. I REALLY hope that the ATI Radeon HD 2600 is supported.
Like I said in a previous thread, I'm just envisioning Apple taking advantage of OpenCL in places like iMovie and Final Cut Pro for things like rendering or real time rendering of effects.
I can also see them applying this to other aspects of the iLife package.

It would really suck to have a computer model that is only 1 year old not be supported.
 
That'd be really sad if a 9400M could do it and my 2600 won't...

I *really* hope that it's just a case of "Support will come later". This computer is not that old, I shouldn't already be cut out from current OS features.
 
The iMac has a Mobility Radeon 2600XT which has been slightly underclocked.

For legal reasons they can't claim it has a 2600XT because it's not running at full speed. So to play safe they call it the Pro.
 
Hmmm. I'm trying to figure out if I should get SL when it comes out and I too have the ATI 2600 Pro card. I won't get h264 and I won't get OpenCL. Why would I "upgrade" to SL? :confused:

Rich :cool:
 
RichardI said:
Hmmm. I'm trying to figure out if I should get SL when it comes out and I too have the ATI 2600 Pro card. I won't get h264 and I won't get OpenCL. Why would I "upgrade" to SL? :confused:

Rich :cool:
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OpenCL isn't going to do **** for you. What demo have you seen where OpenCL is kicking ass and taking names? It's a paper tiger right now. They had to fast track it into Snow Leopard.

If you have a freakin 2.8Ghz Intel Mac and you don't get Snow Leopard you need to be lobotomized.
 
If OpenCL is not supported, am I still able to install Snow Leopard? That's all that matters, I want to have my Mac's OS up to date. I'm sure I won't benefit from OpenCL anyway, as I am not a Protools user.
 
charlesbronsen said:
no snow leo for me then:mad:

not cool apple
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You can still get snow leopard. For all its worth, there are still massive speed improvements even without OpenCL. I don't know what Apple have done with their CODECS, for example, but I found that the compression under QuickTime X is faster.
 
macaliseme said:
You can still get snow leopard. For all its worth, there are still massive speed improvements even without OpenCL. I don't know what Apple have done with their CODECS, for example, but I found that the compression under QuickTime X is faster.
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He's just venting.

He's got a 2.8Ghz Core2 Duo computer what will "fly" on Snow Leopard. I've got a simple 2Ghz C2D and I'm certainly upgrading.

I think that Apple has set expectations "too" high regarding OpenCL. No one here has seen any proof that a fairly basic GPU like the 2600 will automagically unlock all this hidden power.

Apple does not lack flair for the dramatic and they've kind of written a check their behinds can't cash here. Once the benchmarks come in ..reality will set in and every Intel owner with a brain will grap the $29 upgrade. They know that Snow Leopard is a good step forward they just want to object on principal.
 
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