[OS X] Black Ops Mac on ATI Radeon HD 4670 256 MB

AppleDev879 · Dec 4, 2012, 03:35 PM

I initially planned to purchase Black Ops for Mac from the Mac App Store for my late 2009 iMac. I was thinking I'd then buy GameCompanion and connect an Xbox 360 controller to my computer, effectively making it an Xbox. Unfortunately, I just checked the machine's specs, only to find that I have 256 MB of video RAM instead of the recommended 512 MB.

The exact card is the ATI Radeon HD 4670 256 MB. If I did purchase the game, would I notice a severe amount of dropped frames, making gameplay really frustrating? If so, are there quality settings in the game I could turn down? Also, could the use of a wireless controller create additional lag? Any advice appreciated.

Nuttydev · Dec 4, 2012, 03:58 PM

I have the same video card and had a free weekend for BO on Windows a while ago and it ran perfectly fine on high/medium with 40-60+ fps at 1080p. Not sure how it'd be on OS X though, as games usually don't run as well as in Windows.

AppleDev879 · Dec 4, 2012, 05:42 PM

Yeah, strangely enough the PC version only requires 256 MB of video RAM, but the Mac version requires 512 MB. Do you think I could run the PC version off Parallels with better results?

eXan · Dec 4, 2012, 06:51 PM

No, virtual machine would be even worse =)

AppleDev879 · Dec 4, 2012, 07:17 PM

Well shall I just consider myself out of luck, or do you think the gameplay would be smooth enough?

eXan · Dec 4, 2012, 09:13 PM

Turn everything to lowest possible, then move up step by step to try and balance graphics quality and performance.

AppleDev879 · Dec 4, 2012, 11:38 PM

[QUOTE=eXan;16428013]Turn everything to lowest possible, then move up step by step to try and balance graphics quality and performance.[/QUOTE

Haha I would, problem is I haven't bought the game yet. I'm really hesitant to spend $50 on a game that might not even run. So I'm just trying to see if anyone has attempted to run the game with this configuration.

eXan · Dec 5, 2012, 02:03 AM

Sorry, misread your post ;;

You could search for videos on Youtube, etc on how a particular game runs on a particular Mac, I did that when I was in doubt about UT3.

I'd tell you how it runs on my, admittedly, newer iMac, but the game requires 10.8 for some reason O_o

Dec 4, 2012, 03:35 PM	#1
AppleDev879 macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2011	Black Ops Mac on ATI Radeon HD 4670 256 MB I initially planned to purchase Black Ops for Mac from the Mac App Store for my late 2009 iMac. I was thinking I'd then buy GameCompanion and connect an Xbox 360 controller to my computer, effectively making it an Xbox. Unfortunately, I just checked the machine's specs, only to find that I have 256 MB of video RAM instead of the recommended 512 MB. The exact card is the ATI Radeon HD 4670 256 MB. If I did purchase the game, would I notice a severe amount of dropped frames, making gameplay really frustrating? If so, are there quality settings in the game I could turn down? Also, could the use of a wireless controller create additional lag? Any advice appreciated.
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Dec 4, 2012, 03:58 PM	#2
Nuttydev macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, England.	I have the same video card and had a free weekend for BO on Windows a while ago and it ran perfectly fine on high/medium with 40-60+ fps at 1080p. Not sure how it'd be on OS X though, as games usually don't run as well as in Windows. __________________ 21.5" 2010 iMac; 13.3" 2012 Macbook Air; 32GB iPhone 5; 16GB iPad Mini
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Dec 4, 2012, 06:51 PM	#4
eXan macrumors 601 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Near Korea, Japan and China.	No, virtual machine would be even worse =) __________________ My WoW videos 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz \| 4 GB \| 500 GB \| Radeon 6750 13" MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz \| 4 GB \| 250 GB \| GeForce 320m
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Dec 4, 2012, 09:13 PM	#6
eXan macrumors 601 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Near Korea, Japan and China.	Turn everything to lowest possible, then move up step by step to try and balance graphics quality and performance. __________________ My WoW videos 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz \| 4 GB \| 500 GB \| Radeon 6750 13" MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz \| 4 GB \| 250 GB \| GeForce 320m
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Dec 5, 2012, 02:03 AM	#8
eXan macrumors 601 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Near Korea, Japan and China.	Sorry, misread your post ;; You could search for videos on Youtube, etc on how a particular game runs on a particular Mac, I did that when I was in doubt about UT3. I'd tell you how it runs on my, admittedly, newer iMac, but the game requires 10.8 for some reason O_o __________________ My WoW videos 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz \| 4 GB \| 500 GB \| Radeon 6750 13" MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz \| 4 GB \| 250 GB \| GeForce 320m
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Dec 4, 2012, 05:42 PM	#3
AppleDev879 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2011	Yeah, strangely enough the PC version only requires 256 MB of video RAM, but the Mac version requires 512 MB. Do you think I could run the PC version off Parallels with better results?
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Dec 4, 2012, 07:17 PM	#5
AppleDev879 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2011	Well shall I just consider myself out of luck, or do you think the gameplay would be smooth enough?
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Dec 4, 2012, 11:38 PM	#7
AppleDev879 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2011	[QUOTE=eXan;16428013]Turn everything to lowest possible, then move up step by step to try and balance graphics quality and performance.[/QUOTE Haha I would, problem is I haven't bought the game yet. I'm really hesitant to spend $50 on a game that might not even run. So I'm just trying to see if anyone has attempted to run the game with this configuration.
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