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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #18

Quote: Originally Posted by Grrr Considering OS X still has a heart attack when presented with a few measly animated gif's that a 20 year old Spectrum 48 would have handled with…
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #19

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomchu I don't care anyone spins it -- that's a significant, ginormous difference in 3D performance. please...
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #20

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomchu Yeah, it is. The same game doing the same things tests the subsystems responsible for 3D graphics on both platforms. Horsepoo: Grow up. t…
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #21

bad thread name. what about, "windows twice as fast as os x on this one fps test i did on WoW and since WoW makes me cream myself i am seeing red and starting this thread"
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #22

So basically, nothing's changed. Macs aren't for games. I knew that when I switched, and I was a huge gamer. But I still have no regrets.
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #23

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomchu Gabe over at Penny Arcade did a comparison of WoW performance on his MacBook Pro under both XP and OS X. The results? OS X: 15 - 20 FPS XP: 3…
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #24

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomchu Everyone else who got defensive: OS X ain't perfect. Live with it. In every single game comparison I've ever seen, Windows simply pushes bett…
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #25

*sigh* Since the graphics subsystem is a pretty deep one, and relies on many portions of the OS being well-designed, I'd say that saying "X is faster than Y" is justified when ref…
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #27

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomchu Since the graphics subsystem is a pretty deep one, and relies on many portions of the OS being well-designed, I'd say that saying "X is faster…
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #28

Look at the latest Cinebench tests. They show (at least potentially -- Cinema 4D hasn't been updated just yet) that when apps have been well-optimized for Apple's OpenGL APIs, OS …
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #29

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomchu rhashem: I believe that ATI and NVIDIA both supply the OpenGL stacks for their corresponding drivers -- at the very least, they supply Apple …
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #30

rhashem: Ahh, that's interesting about the drivers. I figured that OS X would be taking the best advantage that it can of the 3D hardware. Anyway, you say that the only point that…
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #31

I've been reading that the clock speed of the graphic card in the MacBookPro has been reduced by Apple in order to reduce heat and save battery life. Perhaps when you boot into win…
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #32

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomchu I don't care anyone spins it -- that's a significant, ginormous difference in 3D performance. Translation: I don't care what explanatio…
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #33

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomchu Show me a 3D game that runs better in OS X than in Windows (given native, non-emulated execution), and maybe my statements will change. 3-…
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #34

Quote: Originally Posted by Chuckit 3-D games ≠ Mac OS X. You lose. Good day, sir. Gee, that's quite insightful. You've convinced me. Look, if you can't provide a good …
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #35

It's not really defensiveness. You claimed that Windows is twice as fast as OS X. You have done nothing to prove it. I don't know what else to say.
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #36

I showed that Windows is twice as fast as OS X in this particular game. Other game benchmarks show a similar story. To clarify the statement, Windows is twice as fast as OS X for …
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #37

I think "twice as fast" is an exaggeration in most cases (including this, which seems to be showing the bad full-screen glow behavior more than anything else). Most 3-D games proba…
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #38

Well, I guess we'll just have to see once more OpenGL benchmarks start popping up. :-) I think some Doom 3/Quake 4 action would be a good indicator.
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #39

Very trollish, and absurd, to call people "zealots" just for objecting to your extremely misleading title and pointing out that 3D game performance is not the same thing as overall…
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #40

I call people "zealots" for blindly apologizing for/denying certain truths that they would otherwise harp on if it were on the competitor's side. I'll change the title so that peo…
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #41

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomchu Edit: I guess this forum doesn't allow the changing of topic titles. Lame. No, I'll tell you what's lame...you! I can't believe this th…
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Windows twice as fast as OS X — #42

With Intel Macs and Boot Camp or Parallel Windows booting software you could just stay gaming on Windows and use OS X for everthings else or whenever you deem necessary. This is re…
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