okay so i'm sure the 6470 256mb will not run starcraft with ease but will the 6750 with 1 gb run it well on the hi res 15'?
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6750 and starcraft
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Medium is already very playable with the 330M (with no slowdowns in big fights) in OSX, is the 6750 really not that much better?
The 6490M, unless worse than the GT 330M it replaces, should run SC2 on high with no problem. The 6750M should, as stated push really nice high settings or even decent Ultra specs. But I wouldn't know, I don't own the machines nor do I work for Blizzard on the StarCraft II Mac support team.
Smoother on low settings than the Mid-2010 13" model, worse on medium settings.
Yeah I'm interested in hearing if someone has tested the game on both OSX and Win7.
I imagine the 6750 should be able to do ultra in Bootcamp Win7 but in OSX? Not so sure... :S
I imagine the 6750 should be able to do ultra in Bootcamp Win7 but in OSX? Not so sure... :S
deal is sealed then . haha im like definitely getting the 6750 my ancient desktop can only play it at medium max and laggy at times too gt9500 if you're curious
I'm still trying to decide between the 6750 and 6490...
If the 6490 can play Starcraft at the high settings, or maybe even medium... that would be ok for me. Although, getting the 6750 would make it a little more future proof.... Ahhhhh decisions.
If the 6490 can play Starcraft at the high settings, or maybe even medium... that would be ok for me. Although, getting the 6750 would make it a little more future proof.... Ahhhhh decisions.
you're a student right? get the student discount! and take it as next year's upgrade haha
I just finished installing and running starcraft 2 on my new i7 15" 2011 and was able to run at 1440x900 with all settings on high and the frames stayed really solid. I was running in OSX. I will try to push the settings to ultra and get back with how well that works out.
Is that 6490 or 6750?
Also you can check the framerate with ctrl+alt+F (or maybe it's cmd-alt-F in OSX :S)
Sorry my model is running the 6750M Ill check the FPS and get back.
Update: The FPS in a decent replay or game was about 30-40 fps. In cutscenes and on the ship about the same result. It never really dipped lower than 30 fps. Im sure in Win 7 you would be able to get better results. I never felt like it wasn't smooth or seemed to lag so I'm quite pleased with how it runs in OSX and I doubt I'll bother using boot camp and win 7 to play it.
Update: The FPS in a decent replay or game was about 30-40 fps. In cutscenes and on the ship about the same result. It never really dipped lower than 30 fps. Im sure in Win 7 you would be able to get better results. I never felt like it wasn't smooth or seemed to lag so I'm quite pleased with how it runs in OSX and I doubt I'll bother using boot camp and win 7 to play it.
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6750 all the way. There really isn't any other option unless it's a money issue.
Thanks for the info.
Can anyone comment what the performance is like with high-res 1680x1050 and HD6750?
1680x1050 and HD6750?
I would like to know the performance of sc2 with high-res 1680x1050 and HD6750 both in OSX and bootcamp W7.
I would like to know the performance of sc2 with high-res 1680x1050 and HD6750 both in OSX and bootcamp W7.
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Hm even though its in osx. 30 fps on high settings, is kinda a let down. The old fen mbp almost managed that. Oh well. Looking forward to windows gaming tests
Hm even though its in osx. 30 fps on high settings, is kinda a let down. The old fen mbp almost managed that. Oh well. Looking forward to windows gaming tests
Well all he said was "decent replay/game". Maybe he was playing "the fastest map ever" custom game. That would be impressive imo
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Haha true
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Well all he said was "decent replay/game". Maybe he was playing "the fastest map ever" custom game. That would be impressive imo
Haha true