>> I have to ask though with the >> X86 Mac what on earth was Apple thinking with Intel integrated >> graphics. Intel integrated GPUs were considered a joke on the Wintel >> side long before Apple made the switch so why got with a graphics >> platform that many consider to be an oxymoron especially given who >> Apples clients tend to be. > > Only one Mac uses Intel graphics and in that one it's the secondary > graphics card... > > Mac Mini: "NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM > shared with main memory4" > iMac: "ATI Radeon HD 4670 graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR3 memory, > ATI Radeon HD 5670 graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR3 memory or ATI > Radeon HD 5750 graphics processor with 1GB of GDDR5 memory" depending on > the model > Mac Pro: "ATI Radeon HD 5770 with 1GB of GDDR5 memory or ATI Radeon HD > 5870 with 1GB of GDDR5 memory" depending on the BTO options. > MacBook: "NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM > shared with main memory" > Macbook Air: "NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 > SDRAM shared with main memory"
Perhaps true, but a great many so-calledHacks, as distinct from so-called "Macks", find the GMA950 to be perfectly satisfactory PROVIDED the proper support is provided in the DSDT. Now, if an inexperienced hacker should try and use the on-mobo GMA950, while attempting to provide all resolutions and CI/QE, using a variety of hacked kexts, then he gets what he deserves: poor performance. The NECESSARY and SUFFICIENT GFX0 device, for all resolutions and CI/QE is: Device (PEGP) { Name (_ADR, 0x00020000) Device (GFX0) { Name (_ADR, Zero) Method (_DSM, 4, NotSerialized) { Store (Package (0x06) { "device_type", Buffer (0x08) { "display" }, "model", Buffer (0x07) { "GMA950" }, "built-in", Buffer (One) { 0x01 } }, Local0) DTGP (Arg0, Arg1, Arg2, Arg3, RefOf (Local0)) Return (Local0) } } } Read it and weep! -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list