On 08 Aug 2006, at 6:47 PM, Tyler Turner wrote:
--- Darcy James Argue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yes, this is exactly what I'm saying. The stock 256
MB GeForce 7300
GT video that comes with the MacPros is already
*way* above the
ceiling for typical PC tasks. Going to a higher-end
video card is not
going to improve 2D or video performance one bit --
the difference
between the GeForce 7300 GT and the other high-end
cards Apple offers
is 100% in 3D performance, which doesn't make even
the slightest big
of difference when running the OS, or 2D apps like
Finale.
When scrolling around and drawing a lot of things on
the screen at high resolution, it certainly does
affect 2D. Redraws are not instantaneous.
Tyler,
The *drawing* part of the redrawing is effectively instantaneous on
any modern video card (like, say, the GeForce 7300 GT).
It's the *calculating* part of the redraw -- which, in Finale, is
handled by the CPU, not the graphics card -- that takes time.
Have you even looked at the 2D benchmarks for the GeForce 7300 GT vs.
the other Mac Pro graphics card options? There is effectively no
difference. The only benefit to a higher-end graphics card is in 3D
applications.
- Darcy
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