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Weblog:   iMac + iBook >= PowerBook?
Subject:   mind the GPU ...
Date:   2004-10-21 17:18:16
From:   invalidname
Response to: mind the GPU ...

Lemme do a fact check on the Apple pages... hang on a sec... (omitting some highest-end options)<table><tr><td>Model</td><td>GPU</td></tr><tr><td>PowerMac G5</td><td>NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra with 64MB DDR SDRAM</td></tr><tr><td>iMac G5</td><td>NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra with 64MB DDR SDRAM </td></tr><tr><td>PowerBook</td><td>NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 with 64MB of DDR SDRAM, or<br/>ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 with 64MB of DDR SDRAM </td></tr><tr><td>iBook</td><td>ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 with 32MB of DDR SDRAM</td></tr></table>

Is the Radeon Mobility 9700 (on the bigger PB's) really that much better than GeForce FX 5200? They both do CoreImage/CoreVideo, so it's a push for me.

-Chris (invalidname