Macbook Pro 15inch 2011 ATI 6750m Game Benchmarks

[FrutigerSans]

Ok i’m a little confused. Some have noted that Catalyst 11.2 works for them, others say they’re stuck with Apple’s Default drivers.

So if i’m running my MBP (6750m) on bootcamp Win 7 ultimate, which drivers should i attempt to install?

 

[ddoolin0]

Crysis > Very High = Stable playing. I didn't bench it. I played the game, and I wasn't lagging. No choppiness or whatever. Just saying.

 

[goldsaint]

Crysis > Very High = Stable playing. I didn't bench it. I played the game, and I wasn't lagging. No choppiness or whatever. Just saying.

i also finally got the 2.2ghz quadcore i7 with the 6750m hd and i have to say its faster than my gt330m 512mb.

But, it is not a significant upgrade for my mid2010 since i can get the same benchmark with the geforce overclocking.

but an overclocked ati 6750 with msi tools is 10-15% faster than overclocked gt330.

so...i am still deciding wether i sell my mid2010 or return the 2011...

i payed 1600$ for mid2010 (from my former apple employee friend who got me this deal...now he's not working for apple anymore which sucks;(
i payed 2449$ for 2011 (2149 university employee price + taxes)

so overall for me 6750 is lets say 20% faster. if your an avid gamer you'll want to upgrade, if you can play at 30-60fps, you'll likely keep your current macbook pro

i personnally like all unibodies macbook pro's cause of the build quality.

if i wanted a gamer laptop i would certainly go with my friend's asus who got a gtx420 from nvidia and yes it runs starcraft on extreme settings at 60-70 fps.
but the laptop is huuge and all made from plastics.

so overall, i am very satisfied with the macbook pro the all in one capability machine
i just wanted to see for myself the benchmarks.

 

[imperialnavy]

For me its actually more than a 20% increase, at least in some games
Especially Fallout 3/New Vegas are like 50% faster, very noticable as i use all those fancy mods

I am rather curious how the gpu will handle future games such as Skyrim..

 

[Arni99]

Wow these are pretty high clocks...now i know that ATI cards are known for being great when it comes to overclocking, so what does the temperature say ?
Will it survive extended gaming with these clocks too ?

I overclocked mine to 650/820, just did an extensive rampage in Mafia 2, maximum temperature was 85°C..i guess there is room for more

84°C after playing Battlefield BC 2 for about 30min at 1440x900 high textures, high details, no AA/AF at 60-80fps . LOW shadows and LOW effects.
780/955 with MSI afterburner.

 

[JasonH42]

Ok i’m a little confused. Some have noted that Catalyst 11.2 works for them, others say they’re stuck with Apple’s Default drivers.

So if i’m running my MBP (6750m) on bootcamp Win 7 ultimate, which drivers should i attempt to install?

Post #318 tells you...

 

[imperialnavy]

84°C after playing Battlefield BC 2 for about 30min at 1440x900 high textures, high details, no AA/AF at 60-80fps . LOW shadows and LOW effects.
780/955 with MSI afterburner.

You didnt do anything to the thermal paste, right ?
What temperature do you have if you dont overclock ?
It would be kinda cool if temperature doesnt change, although you overclocked the core by almost 200mhz...

 

[monstar-x]

12527 Points in 3DMark06

Overclocked
GPU 780 / RAM 990

Windows7 64Bit / 8GB RAM

 

[Arni99]

You didnt do anything to the thermal paste, right ?
What temperature do you have if you dont overclock ?
It would be kinda cool if temperature doesnt change, although you overclocked the core by almost 200mhz...

No thermal paste mods .
Standard GPU-clock temp. was 84-85°C.
Same temp. as overclocked.

W7 HP 64bit/8GB RAM.

 

[cap7ainclu7ch]

Sounds like this card is working really well. Can somebody with an OC'ed setup try out crysis 2 and report on the performance? I'm wondering how well it should be able to play it in dx11. Also how would this card compare to say a 460m (seems like most of the PC gamer laptops are using that). Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[joecool99]

confirm the MSI afterburner works, BUT only for GPU/MEM clock NOT for shader.

740/900 stable so far - playing Dead Space on Very High on DELL U2410 in native 1920 x 1200. nice and smooth.

anyone figured out how to OC the shader ?

to enable the OC, you must edit 1 .CFG file here:

http://www.overclock.net/ati/641299-guide-enabling-unofficial-overclocking-msi-afterburner.html

 

[lukta]

I just finished playing some SCII for about 2 hours. I was playing at full res (1680X1050) on mostly high settings on my top end 15 inch MBP. I played a whole game of desert strike (about 100-300 units on the screen at once) and only experienced a little bit of lag when there was a 200vs100 unit battle. Otherwise everything ran crisp and my temps never got over 66-70C for CPU/GPU.

It helps that I was playing on a granite countertop

I tried to upload a picture of the carnage but it's too large for an attachment here and tinypic says it's too big when it isn't.

 

[Arni99]

confirm the MSI afterburner works, BUT only for GPU/MEM clock NOT for shader.

740/900 stable so far - playing Dead Space on Very High on DELL U2410 in native 1920 x 1200. nice and smooth.

anyone figured out how to OC the shader ?

to enable the OC, you must edit 1 .CFG file here:

http://www.overclock.net/ati/641299-guide-enabling-unofficial-overclocking-msi-afterburner.html

For AMD graphic cards the shader clock is synchronised with the memory clock according to the MSI afterburner manual. Thats the reason why you cant modify it .

 

[WonkyPanda]

I need to test further, but BC2 gave me 2 hard locks off my 750/850 OC. Thing is, I played DA2 demo for about two hours and I had no issues; yet, 10-20m of BC2 gave me a hard lock with a slightly lower temp than DA2. My speculation is a driver issue and BC2 is notorious for giving you hard locks when it doesn't like something.

 

[joecool99]

For AMD graphic cards the shader clock is synchronised with the memory clock according to the MSI afterburner manual. Thats the reason why you cant modify it .

in that case, the MSI tool is not the best, since the shader clock is a lot higher.

someone reported this earlier:

GPU 500 -> 650 Mhz
Memory 790 -> 900 Mhz
Shaders 1100 -> 1430 Mhz

original 3dmark06 score : 6700
overclocked 3dmark06 : 8900

 

[joecool99]

stock :

GPU 500 -> 650 Mhz
Memory 790 -> 900 Mhz
Shaders 1100 -> 1430 Mhz

original 3dmark06 score : 6700
overclocked 3dmark06 : 8900

also some members in macforums were able to get 9500 god knows how...

how did you OC the shader ? the MSI tool doesn't support shader in this instance. Rivatools are way too old - or did it work for you ?

 

[ninja2000]

how did you OC the shader ? the MSI tool doesn't support shader in this instance. Rivatools are way too old - or did it work for you ?

Goldsaint is talking about overclocking an nvidia 330m! Only the nvidia's cards have a seperate shader clock you can manipulate, ATI cards only give you access to core and mem.

 

[imperialnavy]

I suppose what we need are updates to MSI Afterburner, Catalyst and Gpu Z...altogether probably going to take a few months..

 

[joecool99]

Goldsaint is talking about overclocking an nvidia 330m! Only the nvidia's cards have a seperate shader clock you can manipulate, ATI cards only give you access to core and mem.

ok. however what is the stock clock to the shader on 6750m ?

if you OC the MEM to 900 - don't you then lower the shader clock too ? (as someone mentioned they are linked ?

 

[Erasmus]

ok. however what is the stock clock to the shader on 6750m ?

if you OC the MEM to 900 - don't you then lower the shader clock too ? (as someone mentioned they are linked ?

They said "synchronised". So one would assume the original shader clock is 800MHz, and if you overclock the memory to 900MHz, the shader clock will also rise to 900MHz.

 

[StatutoryGrapes]

If someone could fire up FSX or FS9 on any of the 2011 MBP's and let me know how that goes, I would really appreciate it.

 

[adrian1480]

how are you guys measuring your GPU temps in Windows? HWMonitor and Afterburner are showing me incorrect temperature readings. Unless my system is hitting 100,000C without me knowing. lol.

nobody else here is seeing any GPU measurement anomalies in Windows?

 

[joecool99]

They said "synchronised". So one would assume the original shader clock is 800MHz, and if you overclock the memory to 900MHz, the shader clock will also rise to 900MHz.

isn't the shader clock usually higher then MEM clock ?
the 330m was 1100MHz - 1400 possible OC.

 

[Erasmus]

isn't the shader clock usually higher then MEM clock ?
the 330m was 1100MHz - 1400 possible OC.

Maybe the 6750M has proportionally more shader cores than the 330M?

 

[Inara]

I played with 700/900 settings at L4D, Borderlands and The Witcher, at hi-res max details anis 16x and AA 2x, very smooth, these new mbps are very powerful indeed!

Max temp 80-81 C, the fan was at about 80%