Which is a better graphics card to have in an imac?

ATI Radeon HD 4670 256MB or NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 512MB??
dont know weather to go the 27" route with the ati card or go for a 24" with the 512 card?
Going to be using all the adobe applications, and want to start experimenting with after effects a bit more. I can only afford one of these two machines, so please advise on which of these two options would be better.
Cheers

I would go with the 27". You will have more real estate to work with and that card will do everything you need it to do in your line of work.
Dave M.
Check out the new remodeled MacOSG website! 24-hour Apple-related news & support.
 MacOSG: An Apple User Group  iTunes: MacOSG Podcast  Follow us on Twitter: MacOSG

Similar Messages

Which refurbished 15 inch MBP with 8GB RAM and 256GB Storage should I get? Which has a better graphics card for gaming?

Refurbished 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-core Intel i7 with Retina Display $1,599.00
Originally released June 2012
15.4-inch (diagonal) Retina display; 2880-by-1800 resolution at 220 pixels per inch
8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB Flash Storage
720p FaceTime HD Camera
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory
Refurbished 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Quad-core Intel i7 with Retina Display $1,659.00
Originally released February 2013
15.4-inch (diagonal) Retina display; 2880-by-1800 resolution at 220 pixels per inch
8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB Flash Storage
720p FaceTime HD Camera
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory
Refurbished 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.0GHz Quad-core Intel i7 with Retina Display $1,659.00
Originally released October 2013
15.4-inch (diagonal) Retina display; 2880-by-1800 resolution at 220 pixels per inch
8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB Flash Storage1
720p FaceTime HD camera
Intel Iris Pro Graphics

If it were me, I'd save the $60 and get the 2.3GHz one. Its only 4% slower in the specs and will be hardly noticeable in use. The only advantage to the newer one is the Haswell processor which might (note that it is only a might) give a little better battery life with a trade-off of 15% in raw performance.

HP Pavilion Elite M9040N - Putting in a better Graphics Card

Hi,I've been searching for a even better Graphics Card than what I have in my computer right now.It seems that when I play the new updated Train Simulator 2015,my graphics can't keep up with the games graphics which they reccommend the Graphics Card 512MB with Pixel Shader 3.0 (AGP PCIe only) Iam trying to figure out which Card would be in the best to get and also be in mid price range or for a good deal.If anybody knows of a Graphics Card that I could upgrade from the current Nvidia Zotac GT 520 card that I have in my CPU already.I'd be greatful for anyone's opinion on this,Thank's! :-)

I have some sad news for you. The m9040n is below the minimums required for gameplay of Trainz 2015.
Your system has a 2.4Ghz processor, min is 2.8Ghz, recommended is an I-5 at 3.4Ghz.
The Zotac GT520 1GB 64bit card is too weak, but no sense upgrading the card. You do not the CPU power.
If your a steam internet sourced user, your ISP speed can be an added problem.  DSL is a no-play zone.
CPU Mark Relative to performance
As of 24th of October 2014 - Higher results represent better performance.
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz               7,696
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz               7,164
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz      2,987    *** your CPU (note the serious difference)
source
I have the hardcopy of 2006 and 2010 Trainz (LifeMember). I do not use Steam.
I am a volunteer. I am not an HP employee.
To say THANK YOU, press the "thumbs up symbol" to render a KUDO. Please click Accept as Solution, if your problem is solved. You can render both Solution and KUDO.
The Law of Effect states that positive reinforcement increases the probability of a behavior being repeated. (B.F.Skinner). You toss me KUDO and/or Solution, and I perform better.
(2) HP DV7t i7 3160QM 2.3Ghz 8GB
HP m9200t E8400,Win7 Pro 32 bit. 4GB RAM, ASUS 550Ti 2GB, Rosewill 630W. 1T HD SATA 3Gb/s
Custom Asus P8P67, I7-2600k, 16GB RAM, WIN7 Pro 64bit, EVGA GTX660 2GB, 750W OCZ, 1T HD SATA 6Gb/s
Custom Asus P8Z77, I7-3770k, 16GB RAM, WIN7 Pro 64bit, EVGA GTX670 2GB, 750W OCZ, 1T HD SATA 6Gb/s
Both Customs use Rosewill Blackhawk case.
Printer -- HP OfficeJet Pro 8600 Plus

Better graphics card for Mac Pro 5?

I have a new mac Pro and have recently been having some trouble with a 3D modeling program that I use crashing constantly. I have looked into the possibilities of it being software related but after more research I've found that many mac users using the same program are having the same issue. They replied that more often than not the issue was fixed by updating their graphics card. My question is, is there a better graphics card out there that I can upgrade to, or is what I'm running already up there?
Model Name:          Mac Pro
Model Identifier:          MacPro5,1
Processor Name:          6-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed:          2.4 GHz
Number of Processors:          2
Total Number of Cores:          12
L2 Cache (per Core):          256 KB
L3 Cache (per Processor):          12 MB
Memory:          12 GB
ATI Radeon HD 5770:
Chipset Model:          ATI Radeon HD 5770
Type:          GPU
Bus:          PCIe
Slot:          Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width:          x16
VRAM (Total):          1024 MB
EFI Driver Version:          01.00.436
Displays:
LED Cinema Display:
Display Type:          LCD
Resolution:          2560 x 1440
Pixel Depth:          32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display:          Yes
Mirror:          Off
Online:          Yes
Rotation:          Supported
Connection Type:          DisplayPort
LED Cinema Display:
Display Type:          LCD
Resolution:          2560 x 1440
Pixel Depth:          32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Mirror:          Off
Online:          Yes
Rotation:          Supported
Connection Type:          DisplayPort

The current top-end card is the ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024 MB. You can purchase it from the Apple store and install it.
However, I don't know whether it will fix your crashing issue.

I urgently need to know how I can connect 8 thunderbolt display, I was thinking with the new mac pro will come out, but I wonder if it is possible to connect an iMac to 4GB of graphics card, but suffers from the imac. thanks

I urgently need to know how I can connect 8 thunderbolt display, I was thinking with the new mac pro will come out, but I wonder if it is possible to connect an iMac to 4GB of graphics card, but suffers from the imac. thanks

I tightened all HD screws and it didn't help. With the machine running and side of the case off, I physically stopped both the video card fan and the front case fan with my finger for a couple seconds and the noise continued. I also took all hard drives out one by one and rebooted each time. Again, the noise continued until I took out the Mac HD in Bay 1, rebooted, and I had a very quiet, silent machine. The issue is the hard drive in bay 1 that shipped with the computer, it's without a doubt causing the hum/woosh sound. I still need to know if I can safely swap the Mac HD from bay 1 to bay 4 without any issues to the operating system. I would like to try that to see if it dampens the noise but I also want to make sure this swap won't screw up my machine at all.

How do i find out which version of mac os x i have on my iMac

How do i find out which version of mac os x i have on my imac?

Click on the Apple Icon. top left of the screen, click on About this Mac...

Better Graphics Card for Mac Pro !!

Hi,
I planning to upgrade my Mac with the latest Mac Pro .. so I'd like just to know ..
Which is the better performance can I get it for 3D Graphics redraw .. and Open CL feature:
A Mac Pro, have (One) NVIDIA EVGA GeForce GTX 285 1GB GDDR3 memory (Here is the Card info )
Or Mac Pro, have (3x) NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 512MB (Here is the Card info )
Or anyone can advice me another graphics card better than above for Mac Pro ?
(Except the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800)
Thanks in Advance.

Two choices, either ATI 4870 can be bought as BTO for $200, or buy with GT120 and add GTX 285 $449 afterwards (not offered as BTO configuration at reduced price).
ATI seems favored by OS X and Apple applications but has to catch up in some areas, you know, like behind on OpenCL which will take time and work really (and Nvidia with CUDA, GPGPU and Physx has a leg up).
Or, sit on pins and needles and hope ATI 5870 or GTX 480 (bit, power guzzeler).
Apple likes to have basic card that doesn't need aux power so has to work @ 75W, and only has two 6-pin, the Fermi cards have 6 and 8-pin, unless revised models of Mac Pro have more options.
Run Windows, the GTX shines.
There has never been support for SLI, and recently even CFX was disabled as well.
Photos of the 480:
http://www.hardmac.com/news/2010/03/04/first-photos-of-the-geforce-gtx-480
Specs:
http://www.hardmac.com/news/2010/03/03/first-information-about-geforce-gtx-480
And 1.5GB RAM... http://techreport.com/discussions.x/18556

Looking for a better graphic card. Need feedback and suggestion

I'm looking to get a different graphic card but I'm not sure really what to buy,
These are my computer specs
Computer: Gateway Gt5228 Media center edition
OS: Windows Xp
Current graphic card: NVIDIA GeForce 6100 PCI Express Slot avaliable
I was wondering what would be a good graphic card that is a good significant upgrade. I'm looking for one that has a significant increase over what I have right now, it doesn't necessarily have to be the best out there.
I want to be able to play a game call Diablo 3
These are the High and low Performance, that the game will run with.
Supported - High PerformanceNVIDIA AMD/ATI INTEL
GeForce GTX 590
Radeon HD 6990
N/A
GeForce GTX 580
Radeon HD 6970
GeForce GTX 570
Radeon HD 6950
GeForce GTX 560 ti
Radeon HD 6870
GeForce GTX 550 ti
Radeon HD 6850
GeForce GTX 480
Radeon HD 6790
GeForce GTX 470
Radeon HD 6770
GeForce GTX 465
Radeon HD 6750
GeForce GTX 460
Radeon HD 5970
GeForce GTS 360M
Radeon HD 5870
GeForce GTX 295
Radeon HD 5850
GeForce GTX 285
Radeon HD 5830
Geforce GTX 280
Radeon HD 5770
Geforce GTX 280M
Radeon HD 5750
GeForce GTX 275
Radeon HD 4870
GeForce GTX 260
Radeon HD 4870
Quadro FX 5800
Radeon HD 4850
Radeon HD 4800
FirePro 3D V8750
FirePro 3D V8700
FireStream 9370
Firestream 9350
FireStream 9270
FireStream 9250
Supported - Low PerformanceNVIDIA AMD/ATI INTEL
GeForce 9500 GT
Radeon HD 3650 AGP
HD Graphics 4000
GeForce 9400 GT
Radeon HD 3650
HD Graphics 3000
GeForce 9300 GS
Radeon HD 3600
HD Graphics 2000/1000
GeForce 8800 GS
Radeon HD 3470
GeForce 8600 GT
Radeon HD 3450
GeForce 8600 GTS
Radeon HD 3430
GeForce 8500 GT
Radeon HD 3200
GeForce 8400 GS
Radeon HD 3100
GeForce 8400
Radeon HD 2600 XT AGP
GeForce 8300 GS
Radeon HD 2600 XT
GeForce 8300
Radeon HD 2400 Series
GeForce 8200
Radeon HD 2350
GeForce 8100
Radeon HD 2100
GeForce 7950
Mobility Radeon HD 4530
GeForce 7900
Mobility Radeon HD 4330
GeForce 7900 GS
Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT
GeForce 9500M GS
Mobility Radeon HD 2600
GeForce 9500M G
Mobility Radeon HD 2600
GeForce 9400M
Mobility Radeon HD 2400 XT
GeForce 8600M GT
Mobility Radeon HD 2400
GeForce Go 7900
Mobility Radeon HD 2300
GeForce Go 7800
Mobility Radeon X2300
Quadro FX 5500
Radeon X1950 Series
Quadro FX 4500
Radeon E2400
Quadro FX 4000
FirePro 3D V7750
Quadro FX 3500
FirePro 3D V5700
Quadro FX 3450
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Which ones can i use with my computer but without the need to buy nothing else.
thank you
-Geo

Honestly I wouldn't spend too much trying to upgrade your computer. It has an aging dual core Athlon processor, and only 2GB of RAM. Even with the highest top of the line card, with that CPU/RAM setup, your computer is probably going to struggle to run it.
Hate to be the bearer of bad news.
If you like my post, or solution to your issue/question, go ahead and click on the little star by my name and/or accept the post as the Solution. It makes me happy.
I'm NOT an employee of Best Buy, or Geek Squad, though I did work as an Agent for a year 5 years ago. None of my posts are to be taken as the official stance that Best Buy will take on your situation. My advice is just that, advice.
Unfortunately, that's the bad luck of any electronic, there's going to be bad Apples... wait that's a horrible pun.

Looking for a Good Newer or at least better Graphics Card For M58 ThinkCentre

I'm trying to find a graphics card for my M58 ThinkCentre. I know it needs to be low profile. but i need something that will fit into my Pc. I got one of the low profiles before and found out the fan was to big even with the case off i couldnt fit it. Can anyone help me with this? Giving me some Links or Ideas on what will be able to use for my pc? Im trying to at least get a 1 gb one so i am able to play my steam games that i have. All i need is the updated Graphics card for them. Also something in the range of $30 to $70. if not possible thats okay at least ill get a idea. Just very lost and spent many hours trying to figure it out with no luck!

Demonthi3455 wrote:
So this one? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150711
Unless you have a tower case this won't work. It's a full-size card. Your original post said you needed low-profile, and this is not such a card. I assume you have a SFF case if you wanted a low-profile card.
That's why I suggested the low-profile Sapphire R7-250, which is single-slot, low-profile, low-power, and still GDDR5 memory with a 72GB/s bandwidth. Also, the retail carton contains BOTH (a) full-size bracket if you want to use this low-profile card in a full-size case, and (b) low-profile bracket if you want to use this low-profile card in a SFF case. As I mentioned, there are three digital connectors: DVI, miniDP, and microHDMI, and the retail package also includes two adapters for those smaller connectors so you can use normal full-size DP and HDMI cables to connect to your monitor
The earlier posted link (by Toruk-Makto) to a 250e is broken, so I don't know what that card that's describing. But any low-profile R7-250e card I've found myself (e.g. this one from XFX) has two bad things going for it:
(1) it's memory is DDR3 instead of DDR5, which right away sets its bandwidth to about 1/3 that of the Sapphire R7-250. You want DDR5 memory if you can get it.
(2) it doesn't indicate that it comes with a low-profile bracket as well as a full-size bracket (as the Sapphire R7-250 does), so even though the card itself appears low-profile in size you won't be able to install it in a SFF case unless you have a low-profile bracket (as the Sapphire R7-250 does). Maybe it's just the writeup for the R7-250e which overlooked the second low-profile bracket also included, but the picture shown is with a full-size bracket.
Note: the full-size bracket on the XFX R7-250e supports full-size DP and full-size HDMI as well as DVI. The low-profile bracket on the Sapphire R7-250 supports mini-DP, micro-HDMI and DVI. The retail carton also includes two adapter cables so that you can connect full-size DP and full-size HDMI cables, connecting them to the adapters. Personally I would buy a separate straight-through cable with the proper desired connector at both ends, as I don't like adapters. So for example I use a miniDP->DVI cable (from Monoprice) in one of my machines that has this card and two monitors, to connect to a second monitor which only has DVI, as I was already using the DVI connector on the card to go to my first monitor which also only has DVI.

What's the better graphics card?

The Radeon HD 6750M (1GB) from the 2011 macbook pros or the nVidia Geforce GT 650m (1GB) in the current refresh?

Depends what you're going to use it for.
The Nvidia Geforce GT650M will be a faster graphic card.
But the Radeon will have a better video quality.
The way graphic cards are built now however, it's hard to find the difference in video quality since they're all pretty fast.

Which is the best graphics card i can buy that is compatible with Mega PC 651?

I have had my Mega PC for 2 and half years, I had a MSI FX 5600, but unfortunately blew it 18 months ago by flashing the BIOS, I would now like to buy a new card but am unsure as to which one's are compatible with my motherboard, could anyone please help me with this, the graphics card will be used for gaming...SiS M650 i think this is my motherboard...

Quote
I was advised to upgrade graphics card. Will the 6600GT work for me too? Or are there any new cards in the market? I'm mainly using my pc to watch football over the internet or watching some you-tube clips which become hazy/blurred when expanded to full screen view.
Sorry, but in your case, a new graphics card won't make a blind bit of difference here. The clips become hazy/blurred (or blocky) because they are low resolution video files, which will naturally look awful when blown up to your full-screen resolution.

Want to Upgrade my Graphics Card but have no idea what I can have.

Hi guys, I've a 2 x 2Ghz Dual Core Intel Xeon Mac Pro1,1 with 1.33Ghz Bus Speed and 667Mhz DDR2 RAM, I currently have the standard GeForce 7300GT Graphics Card it came with and I'd like to upgrade it.
I believe that I can only get a GeForce 8800GT, and that there are different versions for different Mac Pro's, but I have no idea which is the one I need to be getting.
Could someone please help?

The ATI Radeon 4870 Mac Edition is the best card you can put in your machine. It absolutely smokes with Pro Apps, and is a great gaming card as well.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB999ZM/A
Some things to remember: You can only use one of these cards in your machine at a time as it will use both of your auxiliary power connectors. Also, it has one DVI and one Mini DisplayPort. If you want to run dual monitors you'll need one of these adapters for the second monitor:
If it's DVI: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB570Z/A
or
If it's the new Apple 24" Cinema: http://www.gefen.com/kvm/dproduct.jsp?prod_id=8913
JM
Message was edited by: jmyres

Satellite P100-347: Where to get a better graphic card

Hi everyone!
I need some help about laptop graphics card. Is anyone can tell me any kind of websites where i can buy graphics cards? Really need because the TechGuys repaired my laptop and exchanged my original video card to a slower one.
I have realised just now when i've installed a system analyser program.
Thank you!

Hi
Before you buy something you should take a look into this Toshiba document:
[Is it possible to upgrade the CPU/GPU of a Toshiba Notebook|http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/FAQ7A01ZW0007R01.htm]
There you will find this statement:
+ GPU: In all cases the GPU is soldered on the system board and cannot be exchanged.+
I think this says everything!!!
Regards

Can I add a better graphic card to Equium A100-306?

As the title suggests is it possible to add a graphics card to an A100 - 306 Equium in order to better handle games?
Any thoughts/comments much appreciated.
Thanks

Hello,
Honestly no its not possible. Every model has a set list of parts that can be ordered, and if your model has a graphics card of 128MB the only video card an ASP can order is the one listed for your model. The equium A100-306 is different for instance then the Equium A100-307. From looking at the parts list for your computer, your Graphics card is integrated on the MB, meaning you can not even upgrade it if you wanted. Sorry, no chance for an upgrade on your Notebook.

Suggest a better graphics card for my mac pro mid 2010

I use my Mid 2010 Mac Pro (not macbook pro) to do very heavy visual / special effects editing for film using the programs Blender, After Effects, Premier Pro and Element 3D. I need a graphics card with at least 3GB of VRAM but I am having a hard time finding one that isn't outrageously priced. I would really appreciate any suggestions for cards that aren't overclocked that would have the above VRAM or greater that would work with my particular Mac Pro. Thanks so much for any help.

How about HD7950 Mac Edition?
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/product_index.aspx?cid=1&gid=3& sgid=1157&pid=1777&psn=&leg=0&lid=1

Which is a better graphics card to have in an imac?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for