They take a lot of power too and one GPU isn't enough these super gaming rigs have multiple GPUs with multiple cards. Personally I'm not into any of that today.
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Oculus Rift Won't Support Mac Until Apple Releases a 'Good Computer'
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They take a lot of power too and one GPU isn't enough these super gaming rigs have multiple GPUs with multiple cards. Personally I'm not into any of that today.
I'm pretty sure you can run external graphics cards over Thunderbolt. Actually i know you can as I've seen it done, so no reason why you could not get a GPU caddy and high-end card, driver permitting of course. Also why could they just not embed the GPU in the VR headset and run over Thunderbolt 2 or USB-C, it's a bit of an ask to expect users to have a very high end graphics card. Most won't making this niche at best.
Just build yourself a Hackintosh. I had the same dilemma, I came from a 2006 Mac Pro and also owned a 2008 Mac Pro. Both are badly trumped by my Hackintosh, even with an entry level GPU like the 960 GTX (which actually performs fairly well).
He is right, I get a £2500 iMac and all it has is a 395X inside...
Built a PC with a better GPU for less than £600 and a 144hrz 27 inch ips monitor is only £500, Apple's is only 60hrz.
I think the iMac is good, but man I got ripped off when I think about it, the thing should be £1000 less.
Built a PC with a better GPU for less than £600 and a 144hrz 27 inch ips monitor is only £500, Apple's is only 60hrz.
I think the iMac is good, but man I got ripped off when I think about it, the thing should be £1000 less.
Thats what I thought run the GPU in the VR headset but they said it would get too hot yet a Galaxy phone can do it no problem, doesn't make sense.
Interesting when you look at what Apple did. While "beefing" up Final Cut Pro X - they streamlined it to work on lower power devices. That way - they didn't have to increase the GPU/etc as much in the future. I'm simplifying, of course. Beyond Video editing (and Motion) - what else requires Apple (right now) to be more labor intensive?
Apple is just offside in everything related to computers lately. OS X was perfect, and even getting better and better with the years, every release was better than the previous one. And the performance of (discrete) GPUs used to increase with the years too...
But then Apple decided to go integrated-GPU, and OS X started to take steps back (well, unless you love iOS, that is), and the current Mac offerings is really painful and the biggest shame I've ever seen on Apple offerings across the whole History.
But then Apple decided to go integrated-GPU, and OS X started to take steps back (well, unless you love iOS, that is), and the current Mac offerings is really painful and the biggest shame I've ever seen on Apple offerings across the whole History.
Ooooooh I can't wait to revisit this thread when Apple releases VR. Its like the Phablet threads all over again....
No judgement here. Just some facts to help with understanding the situation...
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Oculus Rift video requirement: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater
Cost: NVIDIA card ~ $300 / AMD 290 ~ $200
Size: 5" x 11" x 1" (clearly this will not fit in any current Mac)
G3D benchmark scores for their recommended GPUs:
G3D benchmark scores for current Mac products
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Oculus Rift video requirement: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater
Cost: NVIDIA card ~ $300 / AMD 290 ~ $200
Size: 5" x 11" x 1" (clearly this will not fit in any current Mac)
G3D benchmark scores for their recommended GPUs:
- NVIDIA GTX 970 gets a G3D score of: 8670
- AMD 290 gets a G3D score of: 6865
G3D benchmark scores for current Mac products
- MacBook Pro top of the line graphics is AMD Radeon R9 M370X gets a G3D score of: 1800
- iMac 27" top of the line graphics is AMD Radeon R9 M395X gets a G3D score of: 5399
- MacPro top of the line graphics is AMD FirePro D500 gets a G3D score of: 5877
By that logic, why can't the first gen iPhone run iOS 9.0?
Trouble is I have a penchant for the hardware and the software.
I suspect that can only last so long tho and that sooner or later I will.
Here we are kool-aid drinkers...
The lack of a tower-style internally expandable, consumer market Mac has becomes an issue.
The lack of a tower-style internally expandable, consumer market Mac has becomes an issue.
The difference is that on the Windows side, lots of gamers already have CPU that will work and just need to upgrade their video cards, and they have multiple cards to pick from.. On the Mac side, there is really not an upgrade path to follow unless you are on a Mac Pro.
Agreed. I just think it's lame making out the computer is crap because it does not support a niche product. The failing is not with the Apple product but with the Rift for 1) needing such a high end card and 2) for not including an external GPU unit or embedded GPU chip.
I can see how hardware like you describe would appeal to people in china. That style of headset you describe is almost counting on the fact that you won't have something more powerful sitting at home.
Oculus seems to instead be banking on a much longer term vision than selling nearly outdated, non-upgradable hardware to people that don't know any better. (Which is much of the market that already has the horsepower to drive this thing or considering the upgrade anyway.)
There's a big difference between Gear VR and Oculus Rift. If you don't know that - then you should excuse yourself from the conversation.
I have the Gear VR - it's an amazing piece of tech. But on the spectrum, it's well above cardboard - but not even close to the Rift.
Yes, the target market of gamers upgrade their machines all the time.
Edit... I just need to quit commenting.. everyone has already spoken up. Non threaded view of messages are worthless.
razer core, external chassis for desktop class gpu connected via usb-c/thunberbolt3. No reason why this ability won't make it's way to apple when they feel like it.
Who seriously games on a mac anyway? On my retina anything too taxing makes the fans go crazy and drives me to distraction.
Leave Nvidia and AMD tondo the driver support..Microsoft does not write driver for Nvidia and AMD...
I don't see how ability to upgrade GPU is bad thing for Mac users, but it woulf be bad thing for Apple, because they cannot milk customers anymore
I get niche uses for architecture, etc. But virtual gaming, porn, and other stuff is just lost on me. I don't equate fun with that picture.
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