Does AMD Radeon HD 6490M make my MBP looks like a cheap Apple?

[Black.Infinity]

Does AMD Radeon HD 6490M make my MBP looks like a cheap Apple

i do not know why apple says the new graphics improved 3x compare to old models but the test says something else

i am sure apple did run test on its mbp but are they really lie to people

I already ordered it 2011 MBP base model

i am not gonna play games or animations just maybe medium graphics or video editing no 3D stuff just 2D

and regular things school work and browsing

and i do not see a reason to pay 300 $ ( Edu Discount ) for better GPU and a little bit better CPU

but i know one day i will sell this to upgrade it and does this GPU really bring its resale value down

and i know better tech will come in the future

but i just want to know your opinions

Thanks for reading my post

 

[mgartner0622]

Does AMD Radeon HD 6490M make my MBP looks like a cheap Apple

i do not know why apple says the new graphics improved 3x compare to old models but the test says something else

i am sure apple did run test on its mbp but are they really lie to people

I already ordered it 2011 MBP base model

i am not gonna play games or animations just maybe medium graphics or video editing no 3D stuff just 2D

and regular things school work and browsing

and i do not see a reason to pay 300 $ ( Edu Discount ) for better GPU and a little bit better CPU

but i know one day i will sell this to upgrade it and does this GPU really bring its resale value down

and i know better tech will come in the future

but i just want to know your opinions

Thanks for reading my post

No, not at all. The GPU is still a tad better than the older generation 330m, so you'll be fine. Plus, with what you use it for, it seems even the 13" MacBook Pro's GPU would work fine for you.

 

[Black.Infinity]

No, not at all. The GPU is still a tad better than the older generation 330m, so you'll be fine. Plus, with what you use it for, it seems even the 13" MacBook Pro's GPU would work fine for you.

Thanks i wish i could go with 13 and save money but there is no hi-res and no antiglare

and i realllly like the 15 look and size when i see all mbp beside each other


plus i ordered Hi-res Anti glare

 

[Minesper]

Are you sure that the hd6490M is better than the gt330m?
Well, this review doesnt show that ;(

http://www.macworld.com/article/157893/2011/02/2011macbookpro_benchmarks.html

Check it out, they tested every mac , playing COD4 .

HD6490M - 51 fps

Geforce Gt 330M - 63fps

HD6950M - 81 fps

So bad...i really want to get the 15'' inch, but the low end has a **** graphic card...

 

[dal20402]

Making decisions about computers based on resale value is dumb. Even in the best case, spending an extra $400 on the higher-end graphics might net you $100 after a couple of years. If you don't actually do anything with the computer that would require the graphics, you've wasted money.

 

[mgartner0622]

Are you sure that the hd6490M is better than the gt330m?
Well, this review doesnt show that ;(

http://www.macworld.com/article/157893/2011/02/2011macbookpro_benchmarks.html

Check it out, they tested every mac , playing COD4 .

HD6490M - 51 fps

Geforce Gt 330M - 63fps

HD6950M - 81 fps

So bad...i really want to get the 15'' inch, but the low end has a **** graphic card...

Yes, that may be true in certain games, COD4 and one other that I can't remember coming to mind.
On paper however, the ATi card is quite a bit faster than the 330m, yet I think there are still a few driver kinks that need to be worked out.

 

[ezekielrage_99]

The 6490 only has a 64bit memory bus, 1/2 what the 330M had.. No wonder it's slower, though with that said it's a far better choice for non-games and low-end design because it runs far cooler.

 

[camelsnot]

AMD is cheap. On paper doesn't mean jack against real world tests (besides standard benchmarks too) They're still horrible with buggy drivers and never support GL 100%. Nvidia is the way to go, although, $teve doesn't like them as much.

 

[pryat]

The 6490 only has a 64bit memory bus, 1/2 what the 330M had.. No wonder it's slower, though with that said it's a far better choice for non-games and low-end design because it runs far cooler.

When you're looking at graphics card memory, you need to take into account 2 things, the bus width and the type of memory. The older 330M has 128bit GDDR3. The newer 6490 has 64bit GDDR5. The difference between GDDR3 and 5 is GDDR5 has double the data rate, so actually the two cards have equal memory performance. On a side note, AMD/ATI has always had lower bus widths, yet maintained competitive performance.

Personally I suspect the 330M is faster since it has double the geometry and pixel shaders.

AMD is cheap. On paper doesn't mean jack against real world tests (besides standard benchmarks too) They're still horrible with buggy drivers and never support GL 100%. Nvidia is the way to go, although, $teve doesn't like them as much.

Well, nVidia is a bit of a gamble too. The last of the pre-unibody Macbook Pros suffered from prematurely dying 8600Ms. It took nVidia a long time to admit that their graphics chip was faulty. Although ATI is cheap(er), they have a better price/performance ratio than nVidia in general.