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quackquack said:
Ahh that explains it. I ran it at the "standard" 1280x1024, the only resolution allowed by the basic edition.

In terms of actual games - Fallout 3 runs between 30 and 60 fps on "high" settings at 1280x720 resolution, but with AA turned off. Average FPS of around 40-45. I haven't tried at 1400x900, but I suspect it would still be playable.

L4D2 I was able to basically max out, again with no AA, and my FPS never dropped below 28.
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have you or anyone gamed on a battery?? I want to know if the ix processors set down the max clock they can achieve while on battery, also, what kind of life do you get.

just someone test, play a game like normal, and right in the middle of gameplay pull your power, see if your FPS drops (for more than 1 second)
 
Just an updated,

Played Left 4 Dead 2 with Max everything at native resolution with 2x anti aliasing. Never dropped below 30fps. And, surprisingly, my graphics card temperature never got above 80 degrees celcius.

I was worried about overheating, but it doesn't seem to be an issue. After closing the game, it dropped back to idle temperature in about a minute or two.
 
Thanks for the update! That does sound noticably better than the older cards; maybe this is one of the ones that does better on some real-world apps than on benchmarks.
 
mikeo007 said:
I wouldn't pay that article too much attention. They say the 330m "pummeled" its predecessor, but they were comparing it to the 9400m :rolleyes:

Also, were you running in native resolution? Because they scored much lower when running at native resolution. The 7371 was scored at 1024x768.
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That doesn't sound right. 7371 sounds possible for 1280x1024, but it should be hitting at least 8000 easily if it ran at 1024x768.

TWIXMIX said:
Just an updated,

Played Left 4 Dead 2 with Max everything at native resolution with 2x anti aliasing. Never dropped below 30fps. And, surprisingly, my graphics card temperature never got above 80 degrees celcius.

I was worried about overheating, but it doesn't seem to be an issue. After closing the game, it dropped back to idle temperature in about a minute or two.
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30 fps isn't very good for L4D2. Source games aren't exactly graphically intensive. I can't stand playing any Source game under 50 fps either.
 
I am a casual gamer and I just finished playing a match of Dawn Of War II in the native 1440x900, with settings on high, and it ran beautifully. Then I decided to cause some havoc in Tamriel, in Oblivion, running on High with native resolution 1440x900 with HDR Lighting enabled, and it ran very smooth. I am very impressed with the current gaming capability of the MBP, as a laptop.

You can not compare a Laptop to a desktop, but for a laptop it is indeed impressive!

I cant wait until Starcraft 2 comes out, should be able to run that flawlessly as well.

Anyone else, enjoying their MBP gaming experience?
 
can't wait, should be getting mine in tomorrow and i'll get my win7 ultimate on there and post benchmarks as soon as i can.
 
got the top end 15" but ugraded ram to 8gb and hdd to 7200 as well as the high res screen. When it comes i'll be putting win 7 on there straight away to test out the gaming. If i remember i'll hop back in here and let you all know how the games go, though something tells me most games will be quite playable on a medium setting at a decent resolution... cant wait! :)
 
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3659/apples-15inch-core-i5-macbook-pro-the-one-to-get/6

Anand has some additional benchmarks for the GT330M in L4D2 and WoW.

The most interesting note is that Apple noticeably underclocked the GT330M. Memory is fine at 790MHz versus up to 800MHz spec, but core clock is 500MHz versus up to 575MHz spec and shader clock at 1100MHz versus up to 1275MHz spec. In fact, Apple's underclocking means that the GPU is really clocked out of it's name since it is clocked identical to the GT230M and the related GT325M rebrand. A true GT330M should be clocked slightly higher than the older GT240M. Kind of disappointing since the faster, cooler 15-19W HD5650 seems so much more ideal for the MacBook Pro's thermal limitations without underclocking.

vasuba said:
Thinks its safe to say we will be seeing pretty similar results. Just realized the benchmarks being passed around already are the 1GB model of the 330M and that is a Medium Setting if lucky GPU.

The 256 has no shot in hell of being worth a damn and the 512 is gonna be just slightly better than the 256 so their cutting corners GPU wise is gonna be alot more apparent
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I don't think having only 512MB of VRAM max is a huge performance limiter. The GT330M isn't really powerful enough to handle the resolutions or very large textures that would need 1GB of VRAM. I believe even a desktop HD4850 doesn't show a huge performance difference between 512MB and 1GB models and the GT330M is no where near as powerful. I would rather Apple clocked the GT330M closer to spec to get more performance than double the VRAM.

The VRAM limitation is a physical motherboard space limitation anyways rather than just cheapening out. The motherboard only fits 4 memory chips and the highest density GDDR3 is currently 1Gb (128MB) so 512MB is the best they can fit.
 
I'm getting a stock 15" i7. I'm not a heavy gamer anymore, but I will use the hardware as a new opportunity to get back into it in a casual way. Planning to pick up spore.

What're the chances I'll be able to run spore comfortably at native resolution (I'm getting the stock screen, 1440x900 or whatever it is) with all the settings maxed out?
 
cathyy said:
That doesn't sound right. 7371 sounds possible for 1280x1024, but it should be hitting at least 8000 easily if it ran at 1024x768.



30 fps isn't very good for L4D2. Source games aren't exactly graphically intensive. I can't stand playing any Source game under 50 fps either.
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Well, it never went below 30. It was between that and 60. Usually in the middle. It ran very smooth, going down to 30 normally just when there was blood, or other decals splattered on the screen of the player. Kinda weird, but it never became slow enough to be unplayable at all.

I was playing with my friend who has the last gen macbook pro with the 9600m, and I can run it with much higher settings than him it seems. It could be a combination of the i7 with the 330m.
 
Those of you with the new 15" and 17" MBPs, do you get discrete GPU only in Windows? Can we get Optimus support? Since that's NVIDIA's implementation and is Windows-only...

If we don't get Optimus support. Is the Intel HD IGP turned off? Or are they both on...?

I also second on BFBC2 benchmarks. It would be interesting to know how it runs.
 
strang said:
Those of you with the new 15" and 17" MBPs, do you get discrete GPU only in Windows? Can we get Optimus support? Since that's NVIDIA's implementation and is Windows-only...

If we don't get Optimus support. Is the Intel HD IGP turned off? Or are they both on...?

I also second on BFBC2 benchmarks. It would be interesting to know how it runs.
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Windows device manager shows only the 330M, so it looks like the IGP is turned off, or is at least undetected. I don't see any reason why someone couldn't modify the optimus drivers to work with the macbook pro's though. Something to keep an eye out for.
 
quackquack said:
Windows device manager shows only the 330M, so it looks like the IGP is turned off, or is at least undetected. I don't see any reason why someone couldn't modify the optimus drivers to work with the macbook pro's though. Something to keep an eye out for.
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You're only able to use the 330M under Windows.
 
Base 13'' MBP

:confused: Hi Everybody, I bought the cheapest/base new 13'' MBP today (C2D/2.4GHz/4GB/Graphics 320). Can I use it with some satisfaction for very casual gaming on CIVILIZATION IV // WoW. Please let me know what u think...
 
borgonuovo said:
:confused: Hi Everybody, I bought the cheapest/base new 13'' MBP today (C2D/2.4GHz/4GB/Graphics 320). Can I use it with some satisfaction for very casual gaming on CIVILIZATION IV // WoW. Please let me know what u think...
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I am pretty sure it'll be a bit weak for WoW, but it may well be playable with low settings.
 
borgonuovo said:
:confused: Hi Everybody, I bought the cheapest/base new 13'' MBP today (C2D/2.4GHz/4GB/Graphics 320). Can I use it with some satisfaction for very casual gaming on CIVILIZATION IV // WoW. Please let me know what u think...
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look up 2.53 9600m GT, MBP's from last gen and see what they got.
 
rmbrown09 said:
Saying "I can play" this or that on these specs can be misleading lol.

most games have a huge range of specs that allow it to be played at some level.
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What's your point? The previous poster appears to be concerned about playing a game that I manage to do so on a miserable IGP. Civilization IV leverages the processor greatly for the AI and the game is very playable at lower resolutions and settings on my GMA X3100. I don't see how it detracts from the players experience to play a turn based game as such. The fan noise is the only annoying thing.
 
Eidorian said:
What's your point? The previous poster appears to be concerned about playing a game that I manage to do so on a miserable IGP. Civilization IV leverages the processor greatly for the AI and the game is very playable at lower resolutions and settings on my GMA X3100. I don't see how it detracts from the players experience to play a turn based game as such. The fan noise is the only annoying thing.
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I'm just saying that it is not the same thing when you play a game on low low settings and max.

Hey I can play that game on my 9600m gt!

Hey I can play that game on my quad sli 480 GTX's

both are true statements, but obviously there are major differences. (let's take Crysis as the game in question)
 
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