Thinking about getting an i5 17" model for some mid range gaming. I know that the 1920 screen is going to destroy the frame rates, so I was thinking of running some games @ 1280 x 720p and such.
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How do non native resolutions look on macbook pro's specifically in videos games?
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Non-native resolutions on this or any other screen/monitor from any manufacturer typically look crappy.
Gaming in a non-native resolution is fine for me. Visually, It doesn't appear to be too blurry for me when the resolution isn't native.
The annoyance with using non-native resolutions would be more apparent you are browsing and working with office programs, where the clarity of text is more important and noticeable.
I play most of my intensive games at 1280x800 on my 24" LED cinema display when it's hooked up to my macbook pro (C2D 2.66ghz 9600m). There's not a lot of recent 3D games that can be run at 1920x1200 for my macbook pro.
Changing the resolution does influence the performance a lot. Also, It is sometimes more worthwhile to turn down the resolution instead of turning all of the graphics candies off just to keep the native resolution.
For example, I tried to play Red Alert 3 on 1920x1200, and Even if I turn all of the settings down to the lowest (which makes it look horrible), the game laggs a bit. Now, when I changed the resolution to 1280x800, Even at medium settings the game is playable.
Since you will be getting a 2010 Macbook Pro, your gaming experience will be better than mine. Maybe you can even play games like Red alert 3 at 1920x1200 well
The annoyance with using non-native resolutions would be more apparent you are browsing and working with office programs, where the clarity of text is more important and noticeable.
I play most of my intensive games at 1280x800 on my 24" LED cinema display when it's hooked up to my macbook pro (C2D 2.66ghz 9600m). There's not a lot of recent 3D games that can be run at 1920x1200 for my macbook pro.
Changing the resolution does influence the performance a lot. Also, It is sometimes more worthwhile to turn down the resolution instead of turning all of the graphics candies off just to keep the native resolution.
For example, I tried to play Red Alert 3 on 1920x1200, and Even if I turn all of the settings down to the lowest (which makes it look horrible), the game laggs a bit. Now, when I changed the resolution to 1280x800, Even at medium settings the game is playable.
Since you will be getting a 2010 Macbook Pro, your gaming experience will be better than mine. Maybe you can even play games like Red alert 3 at 1920x1200 well
If you have a photographic memory at all, or have any idea of how things "should" look like (crosshairs, edges of shapes) you will most likely hate it.
FWIW, I would rather play a game on low settings, native resolution than high settings, non-native resolution.
FWIW, I would rather play a game on low settings, native resolution than high settings, non-native resolution.
This seems exaggerated and unlikely unless you are playing with the 256mb gpu and 2gb of RAM...
This is all my personal preference, but I'd run a game at native resolution regardless if I had to turn some gfx settings down.
Typically higher resolution will only put a dent on the gpu performance if it's combined with a lot of AA. Speaking of AA, it's one of the things that taxes the gpu the most, and most modern games don't even really need it. I tend to play all my games at native resolution and no AA.
Typically higher resolution will only put a dent on the gpu performance if it's combined with a lot of AA. Speaking of AA, it's one of the things that taxes the gpu the most, and most modern games don't even really need it. I tend to play all my games at native resolution and no AA.
It will look bad. Stretched + distorted not to mention blurry. But that's going to happen on any lcd screen.
800x600 will look pretty terrible...
For the person who said there is little difference in FPS when you up the resoution... wat? Resolution tanks frames in most games more than upping details. Especially if you're bumping it to 1200p. The 330m can usually run newer games in 720p pretty good though.
For the person who said there is little difference in FPS when you up the resoution... wat? Resolution tanks frames in most games more than upping details. Especially if you're bumping it to 1200p. The 330m can usually run newer games in 720p pretty good though.