One of the surprising specifics of the new fifteen-inch MacBooku Pro is that even the base model has an AMD graphics processor. Previously Apple it offered an integrated processor for basic models and reserved discrete graphics for "higher" models. The presence of AMD graphics was explained in a review by ArsTechnica. According to them, this was the only way to allow the machines to control two 5K monitors.
When to the new MacBooku Pro If you connect one of LG's 5K monitors, you may see the two images merge into one solid image. This is because DisplayPort, supported by Intel graphics, does not have enough bandwidth on its own to drive a 5K monitor at 60Hz. This could change with the arrival of DisplayPort 1.3. Apple now actually "sends" two DisplayPort 1.2 streams over a single Thunderbolt 3 cable. Intel graphics support a total of three streams. Since a single 5K monitor will use two of them, that means all of them could be used to drive the internal display and a single 5K monitor. AMD graphics, on the other hand, support six streams. This allows the XNUMX-inch MacBooku Pro use four of them to drive two 5K monitors, the fifth for the internal display, and the last remaining one theoretically for another 4K display.
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A review from ArsTechnica states that Apple with this step he probably wanted to avoid confusion, with some MacBooky Pro support two 5K monitors, while others are limited to just one. Using Intel Iris graphics on the 13-inch models and AMD Radeon Pro For the 15-inch models, the whole thing has become simpler: the 13-inch models support one 5K display, while the 15-inch models without exception support two. This is also why Apple couldn't decide on faster Nvidia graphics. The laptop version of the GTX 1060, which is Nvidia's slowest laptop chip, has a thermal design power of 85W, while the AMD graphics at MacBooku Pro 35W. And while Nvidia graphics support DisplayPort 1.3, Thunderbolt 3 drivers and most monitors only support DisplayPort 1.2.
Source: 9to5Mac.com
1060 is definitely not the slowest :D
Overall no, but it's currently the slowest graphics from the latest Pascal generation, because the 1050 for notebooks hasn't even been announced yet, and I guess no one expected it to Apple used graphics from the previous 9xx MaxGood generation.
AMD because of the low price, AMD supplies chips for Xbox and maybe even for PS4??
It's the cheapest, I wouldn't look for anything more in it...
Power consumption is also probably a big plus... they are cheap but perform well as a good base and if someone needs a trick for rendering, I bought an external GPU... which plugs into the damn usb-c
The first sensible video...surprisingly coming from CR!
Consumption and AMD, but the notebook…. AMD graphics are gluttons compared to NV graphics and even if I'm a fan of the red monster, the reality is simply completely different :) I would also see it only "because of the price" :)
Well, it's mainly because with a 15-inch MacbookA new version of FCPX was introduced. And as has long been known, AMD graphics have significantly higher performance in OpenCL, which FCPX uses for rendering. So if Macbookem pro is targeting professional editors (and so far it seems to be targeting them), AMD is a better choice. Prothat too MacPro uses AMD.
Adobe prefers cuda cores…
Interesting test regarding marketing expression app16gb vs. 32gb ram..
https://youtu.be/axZBbgfEZf0