iMac and 3D

[josh8711]

I am currently in the market for a new set up and I am wondering if the iMac could handle Modo doing product design with no animation

 

[simsaladimbamba]

I am currently in the market for a new set up and I am wondering if the iMac could handle Modo doing product design with no animation

Yes, the iMac can handle modo 40 and 501, though the GPU is not a professional OpenGL GPU (like the Fire or Quadro or the former 3Dlabs products), you might see some drawbacks if you have a really complex scene.

 

[josh8711]

Yes, the iMac can handle modo 40 and 501, though the GPU is not a professional OpenGL GPU (like the Fire or Quadro or the former 3Dlabs products), you might see some drawbacks if you have a really complex scene.

Would the iMac gpu outperform an 8800GT(my current card)?

 

[Hellhammer]

Would the iMac gpu outperform an 8800GT(my current card)?

Yes, if you're going for the high-end

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/178?vs=173