Has anyone doing 3-d modeling and rendering found that the MBP video card is not fast enough. I loaded a model of mine into the apple stores MBP and changing views of my model in wire frame was choking the computer. Is that a software problem or a hardware problem (VIDEO CARD)? Also any tips on what you have done modification wise to MBP so that it works for you as a 3d modeler and renderer would be appreciated.
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MBP Video Card Issues
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I haven't used the Macbook Pro, but I have used the 20" Core Duo Intel iMac (ie, the original one). Performance was terrific. I believe it has the same GPU as the Macbook Pro (Radeon X1600 of some kind).
Chances are your software isn't universal. What app are you using?
Oh, btw: The GPU is NOT used for rendering! It's all CPU.
Chances are your software isn't universal. What app are you using?
Oh, btw: The GPU is NOT used for rendering! It's all CPU.
Black Morty Rackham said:
It should be noted that the GPU is underclocked on the MBP where it runs at full-speed on the iMac.
Also, the OP should check his energy saver properties to make sure that his CPU isn't scaled back to 1 ghz (or whatever Apple scales it back to on battery). That will impact his performance considerably.
And if he's using a program running under Rosetta, RAM is key.
If you used a demo system in an apple store, the computer is running a program called deep freeze (a lot of people are probably familiar with it-- restart the computer and it goes back to a "clean" install). Deep freeze in combination with the desktop buttons slow the computer down a significant amount 