Out of curiosity, are you using the 9400m or the 9600m ? You can switch GPUs in the energy preference pane.
On Mar 22, 2010, at 2:35 PM, arri wrote: > Hi, > > i didn't find any other posts on similair issues and i would actually > have been surprised > if i had. because i think there's really something wrong: > > today i opened a fairly simple patch: "Constructivism" by Futurismo > Zugakousaka. (a favorit) > http://ibeatsonline.com/index.php%3Fref=project-quartz-jp-quicktime-26_Constructivism.html > > it had been quite a while since i last worked with QC, and it was the > first time to work with QC on > my new 13" macbook pro (latest model). having high expectations, it > was a 'bit dissappointing' > to see this patch would not even run at 15 fps (!!!) while the cpu is > at max, as if all hardware- > rendering is disabled (which it is not) > > i often work in a similair graphical flat/2d style myself, also using > text, letters/typography alot and > most of the time this is a joke for video hardware to render. so i'm > extra curious why this performs > so bad. it's is not a high-end machine, but it's new and also it's not > a complex patch > > i tested it on my old '06 mini (1.66Ghz-coreduo, intel-GMA950) and no > surprise: steady 60fps > no problem and the CPU picking its' nose.. > > > i think that either there's something really wrong with my macbook, or > maybe i'm just not informed > on modern hardware, and should learn about howto build patches conform > todays standards.. > > or is it yet something else? > > > also, i have -some- exprience with OpenGL and quite alot with Quartz, > so i thought i might be able to > use some of that knowledge to learn more about the issue. i didn't > think QuartzDebug would make > miuch sense here so i looked at "OpenGL Profiler" and "OpenGL Driver Monitor" > . > both seem to generate a huge load of interesting data, but i haven't > really got an idea (yet..) of howto > interpret this data in a sensible way. before i dive into that, does > this approach make any sense? > > > > > > thanks > arri > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/doktorp%40mac.com > > This email sent to [email protected] _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
