Does the iMac take its CPU power from the graphics card?

[Silly John Fatty]

Someone told me that the latest Mac Pro does. I'm wondering if it's the case with the latest iMac as well? I'm talking about the most high end one there is of all iMacs at the moment, with the GTX780M 4 GB.

I'm using the Mac mainly for music production. If the CPU is overloaded, will it take some of the power from the graphics card, even if it isn't graphical or 3D work?

Cheers

 

[/V\acpower]

Someone told me that the latest Mac Pro does. I'm wondering if it's the case with the latest iMac as well? I'm talking about the most high end one there is of all iMacs at the moment, with the GTX780M 4 GB.

I'm using the Mac mainly for music production. If the CPU is overloaded, will it take some of the power from the graphics card, even if it isn't graphical or 3D work?

Cheers

With OpenCL it's possible to do so, however from what I understand, your App need to be written that way. So it is not something that will automatically happen with every app you use.

 

[Silly John Fatty]

I'm using Logic Pro, do you know if it's written that way? Or do also the plugins and virtual synths I use need to be written this way?

 

[leman]

I could not find any information on whether Logic Pro supports OpenCL, so can't really answer your question. Why do you ask?

 

[Silly John Fatty]

I'd like to buy the new iMac to replace mine, and I'm wondering if I should go for the better graphics card too

 

[leman]

I wouldn't bother with a better GPU in your case.

 

[crazzyeddie]

I would not be worth it for Logic. Better to use that money on the upgrade to an i7, additional RAM and an SSD.

 

[Silly John Fatty]

It would already be the i7 model (the one with boost up to 3,9 Ghz) with 32 GB RAM (I'd buy them somewhere else, my current one has 32 as well) and a 256 GB flash drive

I really have very heavy projects and don't want to end up having a computer in a year that's useless…

 

[Nyy8]

Digging around, it looks like Logic Pro X MIGHT use OpenCL?

This is all I could find:
http://logicrumours.com/mac-pro-gpu-to-integrate-with-logic-x/

You may see benefits from the better GPU, but you may not.

 

[yjchua95]

Someone told me that the latest Mac Pro does. I'm wondering if it's the case with the latest iMac as well? I'm talking about the most high end one there is of all iMacs at the moment, with the GTX780M 4 GB.

I'm using the Mac mainly for music production. If the CPU is overloaded, will it take some of the power from the graphics card, even if it isn't graphical or 3D work?

Cheers

If you use CUDA-assisted apps, the GTX780M will be beneficial.