15"Late 2012 GT650M i7 2.6 VS 13" 2016

[nikguitar]

I would like to go thinner & lighter, and so I wondered if a new 13" would equal the performance of my loved retina 15" late 2012.

My most used apps include office, mail, illy, photo and vmware, sometime few of them running at the same time.

Please share your thoughts with me.

Thanks,
Nic

 

[nikguitar]

is there anyone out there willing to help me with this?

 

[killawat]

Equal perf? Nah. Nope. Keep in mind, Iris Pro from the 2015 15" Macbook Pro wasn't even faster than the GT650M. Iris is even less Iris Pro. it's nice, but not that nice.

Will you NOTICE? That's another question entirely. Those apps do not sound like you need a hotrod dGPU. I would expect them to perform admirably on any 2016 system.

 

[nikguitar]

Will you NOTICE? That's another question entirely. Those apps do not sound like you need a hotrod dGPU. I would expect them to perform admirably on any 2016 system.

Thanks Killa. What about the fact that 2016 13" is dual-core and my 2012 15" is an (older) quad-core. Would I notice that difference?

 

[motime]

Thanks Killa. What about the fact that 2016 13" is dual-core and my 2012 15" is an (older) quad-core. Would I notice that difference?

Yes it should, especially if you are using apps that can utilize them.

 

[Mathias Denichi]

I would like to go thinner & lighter, and so I wondered if a new 13" would equal the performance of my loved retina 15" late 2012.

My most used apps include office, mail, illy, photo and vmware, sometime few of them running at the same time.

Please share your thoughts with me.

Thanks,
Nic

I'm currently having the same issue. The iris 550 is slightly less than the GT650m. I have a gaming pc I built, however, I would like a mobile computer for trips. I prefer the 13" size, but the 460 in the 15".

 

[NickPhamUK]

Those apps don't even stress the GPU...

I'd say go for it.

The base 15" is not more powerful graphics-wise either, you'd need to spend an extra $200 to upgrade to Radeon Pro 460 which will give you 86% more graphics power. So you're looking at $2599 at least.

 

[nikguitar]

Those apps don't even stress the GPU...

I'd say go for it.

The base 15" is not more powerful graphics-wise either, you'd need to spend an extra $200 to upgrade to Radeon Pro 460 which will give you 86% more graphics power. So you're looking at $2599 at least.

Thanks Nick. Any comments on the dual vs quad core - see above.

 

[Ma2k5]

Thanks Nick. Any comments on the dual vs quad core - see above.

Quad core will be considerably faster than dual core even if from 2012, but as for if it is noticeable, it will depend on what you do.