imac question

Anarchy99 · Aug 31, 2004, 04:20 PM

at apple it says stuff about the grapics card and mentions it can run doom3 how well would it run though

jsw · Aug 31, 2004, 04:22 PM

We need to wait for actual reviews of Doom 3 running on this iMac. Which would, of course, require Doom 3. You can't just look at the GPU specs; you need to see how the whole system interacts with the game.

vraxtus · Aug 31, 2004, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Anarchy99

at apple it says stuff about the grapics card and mentions it can run doom3 how well would it run though

My guess? 640x480 medium detail between 15-25 FPS average.

crazzyeddie · Aug 31, 2004, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by vraxtus

My guess? 640x480 medium detail between 15-25 FPS average.

I would probably agree. Though, you might squeeze 800x600 out of it at the same frame rates.

Timelessblur · Aug 31, 2004, 04:37 PM

I am thinking to get acceble Fram rates (25fps +) you going to have to turn off the stuff that make doom graphic great. The active light and showding engine.

Turning that off just does not make it worth it at all. plus you will be on low setting and min screen res (base on test with a 128 meg Nvid FX5200)

vraxtus · Aug 31, 2004, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by crazzyeddie

I would probably agree. Though, you might squeeze 800x600 out of it at the same frame rates.

Might... but don't forget that our cards tend to be underclocked and given that the bus speeds on these iMacs are slower than the current G5s, I wouldn't expect much... my friend posted about 30 FPS avg on a 2 ghz Athlon with a GeForce Ti 4400.

Jigglelicious · Aug 31, 2004, 05:47 PM

The 64mb Geforce card in the iMac would be limited to running in the lowest graphic options. And even then, it probably wouldn't run all that well.

Elan0204 · Aug 31, 2004, 06:38 PM

I like how all the frame rate comparisons used on the iMac pages are in percentage form. This way Apple never discloses how many frames per second a game is running at, only that it faster than the old iMac G4 by a given percentage.

Ninja_Turtle · Aug 31, 2004, 06:38 PM

then again...it is a g5...so ionno...MIGHT run alright after all

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Ninja_Turtle macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Fullerton, California	party then again...it is a g5...so ionno...MIGHT run alright after all

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Timelessblur Banned Join Date: Jun 2004	I am thinking to get acceble Fram rates (25fps +) you going to have to turn off the stuff that make doom graphic great. The active light and showding engine. Turning that off just does not make it worth it at all. plus you will be on low setting and min screen res (base on test with a 128 meg Nvid FX5200)

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