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Xbox One X more powerful than iMacs Radeon Pro 580
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How well does the Xbox run Vmware, or MS office
Two very different products
How well does Xbox run Xbox?
Doses MS office count as "gaming"? I clearly saidHow well does the Xbox run Vmware, or MS office
Would the $1799 iMac not run MS office well?
So would this new Xbox be worse for gaming?
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It doesn't but the iMac is built as a generalized product able to do many things very well, where as game consoles are designed and built for a single purpose.
The non-limited edition games are typically 50 bucks and I'm amazed at the complexity and depth. I love playing Fallout 4 and Skyrim. Definitely worth the 50 or so bucks. I'm not into the limited editions that are priced higher but if people enjoy them - more power to them.
I myself play ~3 games either alone or with the kiddo, and I also have no interest in limited edition packages. I'm well past that point in my life.
I am holding off judgement until the units ship. 1080p at 60fps should have been a breeze when the Xbox One released, yet both were not matched most of the time. I hope they learned their lesson and it is actually what they say. But even my GTX 1080 struggles at 4K at 60fps. Optimization is the key here though, so we will see.
Anyway, when will people understand that Macs are NOT gaming systems? What is this obsession to get Macs to play games? I don't get a Dell workstation with Quadro video cards to play games, because Quadros suck at playing games.
Anyway, when will people understand that Macs are NOT gaming systems? What is this obsession to get Macs to play games? I don't get a Dell workstation with Quadro video cards to play games, because Quadros suck at playing games.
Sure, but the point is that the RP 570/2GB in the cheapest 27" iMac runs VMware and MS Office just as well as the top end RP 580/8GB - many people are paying that premium so that they can play games when they've finished (or trying to put off) using VMware and MS Office. For those people, a cheaper iMac + Xbox is worth considering. If only the iMac had an aux HDMI input... (probably technically difficult).
The original post was quite clear about the "if".
Not true. There are more things video cards can do than just play games. Better GPU means better FCPX. Or if you are in VR development, a better GPU will be better too. It is not just all about Games people. A GPU does a lot more these days.
The TS is trying to make a point if you are in the market for a new iMac and you also want to game it might be just better to get a lower end iMac and then used the saved money to purchase an Xbox. The TS is not indicating that one shouldn't purchase a iMac, just that you might want to consider the alternative that you could probably fund the purchase of a dedicated gaming console by not getting the top iMac model. There is obviously more considerations to this such as desktop gaming vs console but it's just a general idea for one to consider.
... although to be technically accurate, you would still need a display for the Xbox which might be added to the cost and the space where you work.
If only the iMac had a video input so you could use the same screen!
If only the iMac had a video input so you could use the same screen!
I was very excited for that as well, but it seems (at least for the moment), internal acceleration isn't supported. I wouldn't buy an iMac with the intention using an eGPU to run the internal display until we hear more.