AMD Scores Key Design Win on Apple Products, New iMac & Mac Pro Powered by ATI Radeon

[de.das.dude]

dude AMD will make one version for PC and one version for MAC just like before, the MAC version will just cost MORE due to apple tax, the PC version wont change and wont even change name
like 3870 for MAC
http://www.amd.com/us/products/desk...3870-mac-pc/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-3800-mac.aspx

but AMD is loosing its purity by mingling with apple!! they are evil bastards!

 

[pr0n Inspector]

Well they wouldn't need to create new "special" drivers for Apple if they would be so up tight about controlling everything about everything. I get why they do it and in shows in the quality work they do with design, implementation, and UI (which is honestly a little too simple at times).

Setting that all aside, the reason this is an "Apple tax" and why the term applies to non-Apple hardware is because they are going to write the drivers with AMD/ATI's help, because they don't want a 3rd party writing drivers for their stuff. I think that senario is backwards. Why can't they just test and certify the drivers like Windows does. Why does it have to be re-engineered from the ground up using Apple based code and software? They did it to Nvidia and is the primary reason why the cards run at 25% power when Valve ported over Steam. I hope they have worked out that kink by now, cause that was just plain bad all around. Valve, Apple, and Nvidia dropped the ball on that one.

Well I hope that Valve, ATI, and Apple will remember to test the system before releasing it to the public or people will be back in the same $^it creek again.

They have to to write drivers just for Apple. A default installation of Mac OS X does not have X11.

 

[leonard_222003]

“Apple buyers demand the best, and AMD’s award-winning ATI Radeon graphics enable exceptional visual experiences for iMac users,” said Matt Skynner

Translating the bullshit , AMD was much cheaper and we went with them , sure we could've went with Nvidia and enable some Cuda bullshit for some Adobe video edititing software and maybe even Final Cut Pro but who cares when we can have the cheap AMD/ATI deal.
Because of the obvious thing Apple do i will never ever buy something from them , not even an iphone.

 

[Deleted member 67555]

Hmmm..
Anyone else think it's Funny that Steam Recently Started and Apple section and then this
It's like Apple is looking for a little game action sales too

 

[pantherx12]

Translating the bullshit , AMD was much cheaper and we went with them , sure we could've went with Nvidia and enable some Cuda bullshit for some Adobe video edititing software and maybe even Final Cut Pro but who cares when we can

AHhh no matter, already Stream plug-ins for that I believe.

 

[wiak]

Actually some of the hottest running iMacs ever had ATI boards. Ones with higher failure rates too. But this was mostly due to Apple cramming hotter running chips into machines already burdened with other high end parts. This gen we are only seeing up to 5750. Why 5770 was excluded is likely because Apple learned from the past high failure rates of how much the design could really take. Likely Apple went all ATI this round because NV doesn't have all their 4 series parts in order yet.

Apple jumps from maker to maker often so this really isn't like an exclusivity agreement. If NV would have had its act together, you'd prolly have seen some NV parts used.

Apple users really aren't the only stupid ones when it comes to using low end hardware. If the general PC user had half a brain, Intel wouldn't be in the GPU business. Apple used to use Intel only graphics early on in the switch. I warned people not to buy them but in a frenzy they did anyways. Short time later, everyone comes crying that they can't run their apps on GMA crap chips. Think 2 gens later, Apple dumps GMA out of their low ends then makes a fuss about low end users finally getting the basic performance they wanted. Pretty obvious ppl were not wanting Intel and Apple heeded that.

Sadly Apple is well known for not using the best graphics tech possible when available, which is odd when they use such higher end CPUs. For being a company that was so heavy in graphics and artists, they really don't give them the best tools to work with.

lul not higher than nvidia, why? bumpgate fiasco!

 

[OneCool]

They wont use their CPU's but the stupid f%$&ers will use their GPU's.

Man I hate that company and everything it stands for.

I wish AMD would have told them to get screwed

 

[TheLaughingMan]

They wont use their CPU's but the stupid f%$&ers will use their GPU's.

Man I hate that company and everything it stands for.

I wish AMD would have told them to get screwed

This is exactly what AMD needed. This will be the push to get this into an actual profit margin this half. I look forward to the reports.

 

[wahdangun]

wow, i never know there are people that will blindly hate apple, its their choice to use overpriced hardware, so please don't bash AMD for being chosen by apple to be used in their hardware, instead we must thank them because ati can overcharge them and earn more profit so amd can have more money for their RnD