New MacBook Pro (retina) and MacBook Air in the comparison test
[13:24 Mon,18.June 2012 by Rob]
Rob-ART Morgan of Barefeats.com has already published benchmark tests on the new MacBook Pros (retina), and MacBook Airs. In comparison with 2012 3D gaming and 2011 MacBook Pro models, the new MacBook Pro retina clearly shows high performances, even if it was certainly not designed for 3D gaming laptop. Interesting for the occasional video editing seem to us, the newly introduced MacBook Air to be. In this comparison test, the fastest Macbook Air 2012, with the fastest MacBook Air compared to 2011 will additionally also the equivalent values u200bu200bfor the fastest MacBook Pro and MacBook Pro Retina 2011th For significantly improved graphics performance is the MacBook Air, the new integrated Intel HD 4000 graphics unit, local sales with the current IntelIvy Bridge processors will be delivered. The Intel GMA 4000 onboard graphics has not dar. the performance power of dedicated graphics cards, presents, however, the previous integrated graphics processor Intel HD 3000 in most tests, a marked increase especially through the now wide support for OpenCL would be at least theoretically clearly noticeable Leistungszuwaechse with appropriate programs (Final Cut Pro Motion X, etc.) possible. There are other systemic Flaschenhaelse at the new MacBook Air generation were eliminated (SSD connection now with 6 Gbit / s vs. Above 3 Gb / s, 8 GB maximum RAM vs. Above 4GB max RAM), we are already much on first video editing relevant tests of the new MacBook Air tense. If we additionally was the Thunderbolt fast I / O interface in the deliberations more infos at bei barefeats.com