GPU advice for new MacBook Pro

[NiVanc]

I will be buying a new 15" MacBook Pro but I'm still undecided about what GPU to choose. The machine will be mainly used for development purposes. My typical workflow is:

• Xcode/Sublime Text/Terminal
• Sketch application
• multiple browser tabs

Would the Radeon Pro 450 be ok for this usage or would you guys upgrade to a 455 or 460?

 

[sinoka56]

those apps don't even need a dedicated gpu, you'll be fine

 

[leman]

Do you play games? Do very heavy photo or video editing? If yes, get the 460. If no, the 450 should be sufficient. It should have a slight edge over the M370X in the previous iteration of MBP.

 

[NiVanc]

Thanks for the input guys, I'll go for the 450 then!

 

[fob]

I thought the 455 is equivalent to the 370X as both hit 1.3 teraflops. 450 hits 1 teraflops so its less than last gen, Apple loves to nnickeland dime these days for the slightest. The 460 hits 1.8 teraflops with double the vram.

 

[leman]

I thought the 455 is equivalent to the 370X as both hit 1.3 teraflops. 450 hits 1 teraflops so its less than last gen, Apple loves to nnickeland dime these days for the slightest. The 460 hits 1.8 teraflops with double the vram.

I thought that m370X was around 1TFLOP as well? But slower VRAM and less efficient architecture. So I expect the Pro 450 it to be faster in practice.

 

[NiVanc]

I thought that m370X was around 1TFLOP as well? But slower VRAM and less efficient architecture. So I expect the Pro 450 it to be faster in practice.

The m370 has 1024 gflops (http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-M370X-Mac-vs-GeForce-GT-750M-Mac) which is about the same as the 450 (http://creators.radeon.com).

The 455 has 1300 gflops and the 460 has 1860 gflops.