So, is the HD4850 worth it over the GT130?

[Styxie]

Can someone please post some benchmarks or other usefull information? I'm still debating whether I should order the GT130 or the HD4850 in my new iMac.

 

[flopticalcube]

Can someone please post some benchmarks or other usefull information? I'm still debating whether I should order the GT130 or the HD4850 in my new iMac.

Barefeats has some. Massive increase in some games. https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=7460184#post7460184

 

[goondog]

the price difference is $50.
there are not too many products apple sells for that price.
i would think that in a $2k+ machine that cant get cracked open - spend it, forget about it and then enjoy it.

 

[mastershakess]

Can someone please post some benchmarks or other usefull information? I'm still debating whether I should order the GT130 or the HD4850 in my new iMac.

pay the extra $50 and know your getting a better computer overall

The better the video card the longer your computer will stay "up-to-date"

 

[RichardI]

Yep. Same advice from me. Spend the money and consider it well spent.

Rich

 

[polya80]

Anyone got the benchmark (or a link to it) of GeForce 8800GS (imac 2008), GT130 (imac 2009) and the ATI 4850 (imac 2009)? Thanks

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

Barefeats has some. Massive increase in some games. https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=7460184#post7460184

So much for the argument that because it's only $50 more it can't be that much better.

 

[Shivetya]

So much for the argument that because it's only $50 more it can't be that much better.

Yeah, one game really seals the deal


I hope it is good, but I am more than happy with my recent MBP purchase

 

[IrishBritish]

Early ATI Results look good

Well now that makes all of us who have been waiting..... and spent the extra $50 soooooo much better:

 

[definitive]

1. spend extra money on the 4850
2. play games at faster fps
3. laugh at gt130 buyers
4. ???
5. profit

 

[RobLS]

My big reason is that I prefer ATI drivers for the mac over nvidia mac drivers.