AMD Details Radeon Pro Graphics in New 15-inch MacBook Pro Models

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Maybe they are taking this GPUs because other dies chips like the 480 are more power hungry and don't fit in the thermal design or power supply of the new ultra thin MacBook Pro. Just saying.

The Razer Blade has a 250 W PSU compared to Apple's 80-ish. It is possible to have a more powerful PSU in a thin laptop. I think Apple's pursuit of thinness is what's not allowing better GPUs ... or something.

 

[scuttle]

I feel like they went for AMD because of cost (more profits), not performance.

i heard they went with AMD because AMD makes the chip thinner and able to fit into their new size factor

 

[citysnaps]

The Razer Blade is relatively thin and has a GTX 1080. Power is not an issue. I would blame Apple's relentless pursuit of thinness as the reason, but it could be that Apple is just greedy.

But your original post was crapping on Apple being greedy for not using the Radeon 470 and 480 GPUs.

As those device offer substantially greater processing, the resulting power dissipation would be far greater than the 35 watts the 460 dissipates (assuming they were suitable for mobile use). That translates to a much shorter battery life as GPU power dissipation can be a big chunk of the laptop's total power dissipation, the other two large drivers being the CPU and display.

 

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When you claimed there was innovation on the Surface Studio screen and I asked you to name it but yoo couldn't (because there is none) who looked like the loyalist? I didn't even mention Apple in that context. You can have another chance, here we go: where's the innovation in that screen?

I think pretty much anyone in here can see how ridiculous you're being. Here's something you can do ... please explain to me why it's NOT innovative?

 

[Bubba Satori]

$2,800 for the Emoji Pro with a $50 bottom of the barrel Polaris GPU with 2GB of memory.

 

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But your original post was crapping on Apple being greedy for not using the Radeon 470 and 480 GPUs.

As those device offer substantially greater processing, the resulting power dissipation would be far greater than the 35 watts the 460 dissipates (assuming they were suitable for mobile use). That translates to a much shorter battery life as GPU power dissipation can be a big chunk of the laptop's total power dissipation, the other two large drivers being the CPU and display.

I think it should be entirely up to the consumer how much power they want to use.

 

[Mattsasa]

Was comparing the TFlops of this GPU compared to the 460 RX.



The Razer Blade

okay I see.

And the Razer Blade 14" is thicker than MBP too.
a trade off, a little thicker, a little more powerful GPU.

I like the Razer blade, though it does get very very hot, and very loud. I'd probably still get one though, if it had an apple trackpad and mac OS

 

[darkgoob]

I'm sorry but this is truly pathetic. They only offer up to the 460 in even the top end MacBook Pro. Where's the 470 or even 480? You can spend nearly 5 grand after tax on the maxed out MacBook Pro and you're getting an AMD 460 and 16 GB of DDR3 RAM. Please tell me how Apple is not trying to rob everyone blind? Prices haven't been this absurd in a very long time.

Dude, it has FOUR THUNDERBOLT 3 PORTS. You can hook up any GPU externally like it was on a PCI 3 16-lane slot!! Hook up a Titan or whatever.

Good god you people are thick.

 

[Derpage]

You have yet to say anything relevant that doesn't showcase your blind loyalty to Apple and showcase your inability to remain objective and open-minded. It really is not fun talking to a wall.

Walls hold up roofs or keep things in our out. Please do not denigrate such a useful object when comparing it to useless objects. That would be unfair to the wall.

 

[Mattsasa]

$2,800 for the Emoji Pro with a $50 bottom of the barrel Polaris GPU with 2GB of memory.

where do you people get all these images of tim cook laughing?! lol

 

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It's a 17 inch gaming laptop that weighs 8 pounds and looks like it has a pride flag for a keyboard. How are you seeing this in any way comparable to an rMBP?

Pride flag? Dude, how old are you? And I mean that honestly. You are disrespectful in most of your posts without saying much. You sound like a person with a lot of deep-seated anger.

 

[Feenician]

I think pretty much anyone in here can see how ridiculous you're being. Here's something you can do ... please explain to me why it's NOT innovative?

It's just a screen on a hinge with a pizza box pc under it. Not one iota of innovation.

 

[darkgoob]

I think it should be entirely up to the consumer how much power they want to use.

The attach an NVIDIA Titan over Thunderbolt 3. Show me a PC laptop that lets you do that...!

 

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Walls hold up roofs or keep things in our out. Please do not denigrate such a useful object when comparing it to useless objects. That would be unfair to the wall.

Touché.

It's just a screen on a hinge with a pizza box pc under it. Not one iota of innovation.

Welcome to my ignore list.

 

[Derpage]

I see the 15" MBP and the Razer Blade 14" as both very good options.

The Razer Blade is a little more powerful, but also thicker.

The MacBook pro is a little less powerful, but thinner, cooler, better battery life.




But honest question what do we think the Rx460 is like 70-80% of GTX 1060m?

it's not a 1060m it's the same chip found on their cards. It's a straight up 1060.

 

[DELTAsnake]

Apple calls this designing for the experience? What experience? Overpaying for budget parts experience?

For the $4249AUD price tag they should be including a GTX 1080 not a Radeon 455 that you need to pay an additional $160 to upgrade to a 460.

 

[Feenician]

Pride flag? Dude, how old are you? And I mean that honestly. You are disrespectful in most of your posts without saying much. You sound like a person with a lot of deep-seated anger.

Lmao where's the innovation in a screen on a hinge? What's comparable about a 8lb gaming laptop to a rMBP?

 

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The attach an NVIDIA Titan over Thunderbolt 3. Show me a PC laptop that lets you do that...!

The Razer Blade ... which has Thunderbolt 3.

 

[Sneakz]

So disappointed with the GPU's they went with. I miss the days when a new generation of MacBook Pro's meant we'd get a top of the line mobile GPU. This is not the Apple I know.

When did getting a MacBook Pro ever mean getting a top of the line GPU? I don't believe it ever has.

 

[citysnaps]

I think it should be entirely up to the consumer how much power they want to use.

Yup, and if consumers want to purchase a laptop that weighs twice as much, has a fan (or two), and much shorter battery life, then they need to look elsewhere.

Thankfully, Apple will never make such a laptop.

 

[Feenician]

Walls hold up roofs or keep things in our out. Please do not denigrate such a useful object when comparing it to useless objects. That would be unfair to the wall.

Your baseless claims of innovation got called and you couldn't back them up and now you're resorting to ad-hominem attacks This is hilarious.

 

[Mattsasa]

The Razer Blade has a 250 W PSU compared to Apple's 80-ish. It is possible to have a more powerful PSU in a thin laptop. I think Apple's pursuit of thinness is what's not allowing better GPUs ... or something.

true

so consumers choose between thickness and GPU power.

it's not a 1060m it's the same chip found on their cards. It's a straight up 1060.

sorry, I meant to say 1060.
buy you are wrong, its the 1060 mobile version. nvidia just dropped the -m branding on their mobile cards.
It's like 85-90% the performance of desktop 1060

 

[darkgoob]

It's just a screen on a hinge with a pizza box pc under it. Not one iota of innovation.

You people are so daft. While you are bawwing, I will be doing WTFIW with 3.1 gb/sec of 2TB SSD and an overclocked NVIDIA Titan hooked up over Thunderbolt 3 in an external liquid nitrogen tank.

Get a plastic, piece of crap PC if you want!! Or if you are unwilling/unable to afford the best laptop on the planet, the MacBook Pro.

 

[Feenician]

When did getting a MacBook Pro ever mean getting a top of the line GPU? I don't believe it ever has.

Never. Not even once. It's a complete fantasy to say it ever did.

 

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Dude, it has FOUR THUNDERBOLT 3 PORTS. You can hook up any GPU externally like it was on a PCI 3 16-lane slot!! Hook up a Titan or whatever.

Good god you people are thick.

It's a laptop. Why would I want to tug around an external GPU enclosure when I can have the GPU in the laptop itself?
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You people are so daft. While you are bawwing, I will be doing WTFIW with 3.1 gb/sec of 2TB SSD and an overclocked NVIDIA Titan hooked up over Thunderbolt 3 in an external liquid nitrogen tank.

Get a plastic, piece of crap PC if you want!! Or if you are unwilling/unable to afford the best laptop on the planet, the MacBook Pro.

The PC that was shown is not plastic.