graphics driver quality in os x

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  1. karohan, Jul 30, 2010

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    I constantly hear that the quality of the graphics drivers in OS X are worse than they are for Windows. Why is that true? Also, is this something that will be corrected in the future (or will the situation at least improve)?
     
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  2. RRmalvado, Jul 30, 2010

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    10.6.4 introduced some slowdowns for certain games using Steam but i'm sure Apple is hard at work to make sure 10.6.5 rectifies that.
     
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  3. Narse77, Jul 30, 2010

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    The quality is the same as windows however the speed in 10.6.4 is bad.
     
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  4. karohan, Aug 3, 2010

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    It's not just gaming performance though. There's a noticeable lag in GUI animations as well with the Intel. Things are much smoother (though not what I would say buttery smooth) with the Nvidia. With expose, the genie effect, even scrolling sometimes, I can see the choppiness quite clearly.
     
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