To be fair, it does have 128MB L4 cache shared with the GPU - that has to help at least a bit.
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To be fair, it does have 128MB L4 cache shared with the GPU - that has to help at least a bit.
A top10 school would probably also have tons of free iMac in computer labs and hopefully they are connected online.
But good luck with your choice anyway.
The GPU info is collected and sent over the wire (see GeekBench XML). They just don't display it on their website. I am quite sure they have an extended version of their browser page that displays this information...
I think that seeing the HD5200 actually makes a dedicated GPU less likely. If it had HD4600 then a dGPU would be a sure thing.
Although I get your reasoning for why you would think this, you have to remember that the current rMBP's graphics card is quite a lot better than the 5200, so I can't see Apple making something of lesser. It's more likely they will have both a dedi and the 5200 if the bench is indeed legit.
I'm guessing it'll not have a dgpu, but they'll make it thinner to accommodate the 35w reduction in power requirements. Battery life will be about the same, as they were already calculating the power numbers with the igpu. Maybe another 30 min or so just from the general haswell improvements to power efficiency.
So if there is no dGPU IMO you might has well save a few bob and just get the current Ivy Bridge version instead of a so called all singing all dancing new model
They will have low end with HD5200 and no dGPU, also they will probably remove CMBP 15" and replace with rMBP 15" with no dGPU but with HD5200
and for high end rMBP 15" will have HD5200 + dGPU for sure
or they can have the same rMBP form factor, with increase battery space. due to lack of GPU slot ( and fans )
will we finally see a 12-hour rMBP?
maybe we should call it rMBP-lite =P----------
razer push that onto their 14".
its a pipe dream, but hey ... an overclocked 750M wouldn't be bad
or they can have the same rMBP form factor, with increase battery space. due to lack of GPU slot ( and fans )
will we finally see a 12-hour rMBP?
Dreaming is not a bad thing...
But realistically, I'd expect a 9-hour rMBP 15" at most.
The reason is because the screen is still a power hungry monster, and it's the component that'll suck up power the most... of everything else on the board.
And the current rMBP 15" already gets close to 8-9 hours on average under Mavericks, so it'll be a close call either way.
I guess temperature will be the only "improvement", and perhaps TB 2.0 and 802.11ac. CPU looks like it'll be about the same, and the GPU is a definite "downgrade" compared to the dGPU.
haha me too
personally i'd like if they strike a balance between performance and battery life..................maybe a bit to the performance side
speaking about TB2.0, i'd love to see one ... but from my knowledge these won't give much benefit especially if you don't use any 4k screens?
razer push that onto their 14".
its a pipe dream, but hey ... an overclocked 750M wouldn't be bad
Fair enough. Well, if they do manage to fit a 760/765 into the Retina, that'd be huge.
Wow! Finally something about the rMBP, wonder how many other benchmarks we will see before they refresh the line. Hopefully this is a sign that the updates are coming sooner rather than later.
Does anyone know what this means for the rMBP release date (i.e. how long is it usually between benchmark leaks and release date?).
By the way, I'm pretty sure the benchmarked rMBPs can't have Thunderbolt 2, because Intel hasn't even started TB2 production.
haha me too
personally i'd like if they strike a balance between performance and battery life..................maybe a bit to the performance side
speaking about TB2.0, i'd love to see one ... but from my knowledge these won't give much benefit especially if you don't use any 4k screens?
Looks like it'll be purely battery life this round. I've already purchased AppleCare for my rMBP, and I'll just skip to 2014 or 2015 instead. See if anything is new.
Performance isn't improving by much, and that's more important to me than anything else. My rMBP is already lasting way past a work day for me. And if not, plugging it in isn't that much of a hassle.
And yeah, TB 2.0 won't be anything special if you don't use 4K. In fact, I don't even use TB 1.0 that much. Most of the displays I have plugged in so far are HDMI-based ones, too, and HDMI 1.4 on the current rMBP does support up to 4K.
I don't think there is much point speculating when they'll be released based off of the appearance of benchmarks. Besides showing a release that is sooner rather than later I don't think they're necessarily indicative of a release that is days, weeks, months, etc away.
The new Mac Pro was benchmarked alongside the (likely) 13" rmbp, but we know the Mac Pro won't be out until later this year, as well as that it will have TB2. So, the appearance of a benchmark score doesn't indicate much beyond the fact that they will be released at some point in the future, probably not too far away.
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