I was in the Apple Store last week and they had the MacBook Pro in stock! However, at the price I was willing to spend, they only had the Radeon 455. Now, I have a model with the Radeon 460 on order, but thanks to @reidmain, I’m able to get some very basic comparisons of the two.To m
Basically the question I want to know, should I cancel my pre-order?
Here are the Unigine Valley benchmarks (the other difference is the 455 model as the 2.7 GHz Core i7 vs. the 460’s 2.9 GHz Core i7):
| Model | Score | FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455 | 1393 | 33.3 | 19.4 | 54.6 |
| 460 | 1629 | 38.9 | 21.2 | 66.6 |
1920×1080, Windowed, Medium Settings, No AA
| Model | Score | FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455 | 905 | 21.6 | 14.1 | 35.9 |
| 460 | 1087 | 26.0 | 16.2 | 45.4 |
1920×1080, Windowed, Ultra Settings, No AA
To put it lightly, I’m a little surprised that all I’m seeing is roughly a 5 FPS difference. For my needs, this is a clear choice: cancel my pre-order.
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Wouldn’t it be more appropriate to see this as a 15-20% increase in performance? Granted, 5FPS is not a lot but I suppose that the difference between 34 and 39 is noticeable (and 22 to 26 even more so).
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Would it not be better to see this as a 15-20% improvement? Granted, 5FPS is not a lot but an increase from 34 to 39 should be noticeable, and 22->26 even more so.
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Maybe that’s good for some, but for me, it still ends up just being a slightly better crappy graphics card. Not worth the price or hassle to wait for it and set up a new machine. Your mileage may vary.
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