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minecraft fps?
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Since I was thinking of buying a mini for normal home use and a bit of minecraft, i was wondering on what the estimated Fps would be on minecraft. Any help appreciated
On my son's 2008 iMac he can get up to 200 fps. I would imagine any of the newer machines would do at least that well and better.
200 Fps
No, I mean up to 200+ fps. It will drop to an average of maybe 150-175 fps as movement and rendering distance becomes more complex but he frequently gets above 200 during his game play.
I didn't realize your friends PC was the standard by which we all abide
Maybe he should trade it in for a 2008 iMac No, I mean up to 200+ fps. It will drop to an average of maybe 150-175 fps as movement and rendering distance becomes more complex but he frequently gets above 200 during his game play.
I didn't realize your friends PC was the standard by which we all abide
I honestly think you must be getting confused. I don't even think its possible to get over 100 Fps on ANY computer! My MacBook has the same kind of processed as your iMac (core 2 duo) and I can pull 30 Fps on a good day. Send me a screenshot of minecraft at 200+ Fps and THEN I'll believe you
I was actually debating getting minecraft the other day as well. I'm sure it would run well on my mini, but I figured the massiveness of the game would be the one thing that would start to make my CPU get hot. I've never played it before, but it just looks so addictive and freakishly fun.
Oh, it's possible - here's what it does on my PC, with graphics set to "fancy", draw distance to "far" and power-saving mode set to "max FPS". 60 FPS would suggest that Minecraft is applying v-sync, ie only drawing as many FPS as the monitor's refresh rate will support.
The PC I'm using has an i7-2600K (at stock speed) and a GeForce GTX 460.
(FWIW, I'm planning to get a Mac Mini as soon as the new Ivy Bridge models come out - well, assuming it's relatively soon that is! I daresay the FPS on Minecraft won't quite be that high.
)well ill be darned. but i doubt you could get that amount of speed on a imac. What kinda speeds would you expect of the mini with ivybridge? ill be happy with 30fps on the maximum settings, any thing more is a bonus. My current computer only just pulls 20 on tiny view
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i would recommend getting it! its incredibly fun and i dont think that you will overheat your mini TOO much. My 2007 macbook can handle it so you should be ok
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i would recommend getting it! its incredibly fun and i dont think that you will overheat your mini TOO much. My 2007 macbook can handle it so you should be ok
well ill be darned. but i doubt you could get that amount of speed on a imac. What kinda speeds would you expect of the mini with ivybridge? ill be happy with 30fps on the maximum settings, any thing more is a bonus. My current computer only just pulls 20 on tiny view
I'll try to screen shot when I get home. But for now I'll give you my standard "FU(< YOU!" response that I give anyone who publicly implies I'm lying or "don't know what I'm talking about."
Again, a 2008 iMac giving 200+ fps, I'm quite certain the latest Mac mini will do at least as well if not better
My colleague at work was getting into the 30s on his 2010 Mac Mini with everything turned up, although I'm not sure what resolution he was running at. That has a low-end mobile GeForce GPU in it, IIRC.
I'd hope that with the HD4000 graphics built into Ivy Bridge you'd be able to at least get into the 40s FPS-wise, in HD with everything turned on.
Hopefully Apple will release some new models soon and we'll be able to find out!
I'll try to screen shot when I get home. But for now I'll give you my standard "FU(< YOU!" response that I give anyone who publicly implies I'm lying or "don't know what I'm talking about."
Again, a 2008 iMac giving 200+ fps, I'm quite certain the latest Mac mini will do at least as well if not better
can u see why i am finding it hard to believe you? when retronX is getting effing 200fps on his PC WITH GODDAMN I7 AND EXELLENT GRAPHICS CARD while u have a GODDAMN CORE 2 DUO POWERED IMAC!!!! my macbook has the same bloody stats as your bloody computer and i get 30FPS!!!!!! SO UNLESS YOU HAVE A IMAC FROM HEAVEN STOP MAKING OUTLANDISH CLAIMS!
I don't care what you believe, it doesn't impede my sons framerates any
The 8800GS in the iMac is obviously still a very capable video card. I woulda thunk the newer integrated chips were more capable these days, guess not.
Now you got my curiosity up. I'll load Minecraft on my 2009 i7 iMac and see what IT can do! You'll probably sh!!t your pants over those frame rates
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I don't care what you believe, it doesn't impede my sons framerates any
The 8800GS in the iMac is obviously still a very capable video card. I woulda thunk the newer integrated chips were more capable these days, guess not.
Now you got my curiosity up. I'll load Minecraft on my 2009 i7 iMac and see what IT can do! You'll probably sh!!t your pants over those frame rates
no need! someone elses already done it!
so what your suggesting that the legacy technology from 4 years ago is the same if not better than the top of the line, gaming standard, overclockable ect ect i7s of today? that means, using your logic i would get about 1000 fps on my typewriter!
You can get some really out there settings when you lowball all the options. Nice thing about MineCraft is that you can get decent performance out of some really old Hardware. On Fancy, with medium settings, I can get about 30-40 FPS on a 3,1 MBP - thats with the 8600M and the 2.2 CoreDuo.
Bad thing is that I swear that MC has a memory leak somewhere. I have an app that shows me how much RAM I have left and the longer I play it, the lower that number gets.
On point though, I recently picked up the i7 2011 macmini with the 6630M card - and 16gb RAM - and I have it set to max out everything graphicaly and have no issues whatsoever with framerates.
Bad thing is that I swear that MC has a memory leak somewhere. I have an app that shows me how much RAM I have left and the longer I play it, the lower that number gets.
On point though, I recently picked up the i7 2011 macmini with the 6630M card - and 16gb RAM - and I have it set to max out everything graphicaly and have no issues whatsoever with framerates.
I don't know much about the game or its settings but here's the screen shots including settings screen:
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well.... it would seem like common sense, the laws of physics and verious other things and i have been proven wrong..... I apologize marzer for doubting what seemed like impossible frame rates
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oh and sorry for insinuating that you are a lier
well.... it would seem like common sense, the laws of physics and verious other things and i have been proven wrong..... I apologize marzer for doubting what seemed like impossible frame rates
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oh and sorry for insinuating that you are a lier
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My son assures me he runs with high settings. Maybe the game just runs better on Nvidia cards than ATI. I still want to load it up on my 2009 i7 iMac and see how well it runs on that.
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my son assures me he runs with high settings. Maybe the game just runs better on nvidia cards than ati. I still want to load it up on my 2009 i7 imac and see how well it runs on that.
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using your logic i would get about 1000 fps on my typewriter!
You may be on to something, start checking Craigs list for an IBM Seletric
So I loaded Minecraft on my 2009 Quad i7 iMac (w/ATI video) and couldn't get near the frame rates that my son's 2008 C2D iMac (w/Nvidia video) achieves. With games settings identical between the two machines, my machine never approached triple digit frame rates, usually peaking in the 70s or 80s.
I would suspect the game might be optimized for Nvidia. I also noticed that on my machine the game is constantly chunking, where on his machine it will regularly reach zero throughout the game depending on whats happening in the view window. Probably a difference in how the cards (or drivers) handle OpenGL.
On my 2010 Mac mini (Core 2 Duo, Nvidia 320m) i get 30-100 FPS with Normal render distance, Fast graphic settings, Max FPS performance, Adv. OpenGL on.
When lots of TNT explode it drops to 1 FPS
I think its very playable, i usually host Minecraft server to play with friends, I get 15-60 FPS, usually 40 FPS.
With Optifine installed and Tiny render distance I got once 240 FPS.
I have 5 GB RAM installed in this computer.
When lots of TNT explode it drops to 1 FPS
I think its very playable, i usually host Minecraft server to play with friends, I get 15-60 FPS, usually 40 FPS.
With Optifine installed and Tiny render distance I got once 240 FPS.
I have 5 GB RAM installed in this computer.
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Minecraft is a very light game, it doesn't take a great computer to run it with high FPS. A similar priced gaming pc would obviously blow away a similar imac or mini, but any 2009+ mac should handle it pretty easy.
Also, remember the monitor is huge as far as FPS. Turn the resolution down and anyone can run a game at 100+FPS, but the quality will suffer greatly. FPS after about 40-60 is just overkill for 99% of people, since any increases after that point are very slight.
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Check your native and in-game resolutions. You should be achieving similar numbers with everything identical, if not higher.
Also, remember the monitor is huge as far as FPS. Turn the resolution down and anyone can run a game at 100+FPS, but the quality will suffer greatly. FPS after about 40-60 is just overkill for 99% of people, since any increases after that point are very slight.
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You may be on to something, start checking Craigs list for an IBM Seletric
So I loaded Minecraft on my 2009 Quad i7 iMac (w/ATI video) and couldn't get near the frame rates that my son's 2008 C2D iMac (w/Nvidia video) achieves. With games settings identical between the two machines, my machine never approached triple digit frame rates, usually peaking in the 70s or 80s.
I would suspect the game might be optimized for Nvidia. I also noticed that on my machine the game is constantly chunking, where on his machine it will regularly reach zero throughout the game depending on whats happening in the view window. Probably a difference in how the cards (or drivers) handle OpenGL.
Check your native and in-game resolutions. You should be achieving similar numbers with everything identical, if not higher.
Minecraft is a very light game, it doesn't take a great computer to run it with high FPS. A similar priced gaming pc would obviously blow away a similar imac or mini, but any 2009+ mac should handle it pretty easy.
Also, remember the monitor is huge as far as FPS. Turn the resolution down and anyone can run a game at 100+FPS, but the quality will suffer greatly. FPS after about 40-60 is just overkill for 99% of people, since any increases after that point are very slight.
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Check your native and in-game resolutions. You should be achieving similar numbers with everything identical, if not higher.
How do I do that? I don't see any options for changing resolution.
@marzer
You need to install OptiFine mod for changing resolution.
I suggest you use http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/844352-125-imod-macmod-installation-tool-4000-dls/ for this.
You need to install OptiFine mod for changing resolution.
I suggest you use http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/844352-125-imod-macmod-installation-tool-4000-dls/ for this.
lol 200+ Fps only with max settings?[including far]? shuch a shame
can run minecraft with short render distance with medium settings (with optifine) at 2245FPS proof? here ya go
even tho its default texture pack 16x16 doesnt make a difference for me i usally get 300~600fps with max settings including AA's from optifine and with extreme render distance (also from optifine) and if u max out from optifine it usally decreases 60% of your original fps which means i can run 4000fps with minimum settings.
Here to make it more clear:
Max settings
-Extreme render distance
-All thing maxed such as AA and AF at X16
-With 128x128 texture pack (sphax)
From this i get 300~600FPS
Kinda settings
-Far render
-All things maxed
-512x512 texture pack
From this i get 275~520fps
And yes i allocated 8GB of ram for minecraft