Return-Path: Received: from mout.perfora.net ([74.208.4.194] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4600150 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:19:23 +0100 Received: from [10.1.1.90] (71-13-195-18.static.eucl.wi.charter.com [71.13.195.18]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus0) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0M7qcS-1SaCfW1ZYG-00vT3V; Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:24:47 -0500 From: Steve Oakley Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1251.1) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_A7BBE95E-AD71-41DD-AC18-3F30CE4F1573" Subject: Re: [AE] The Future of the Mac Pro in Video Post Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:24:44 -0600 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <4961B185-883D-4E7D-B064-43F10720B655@practicali.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1251.1) X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:EjUkIPmVgYsGgIHr//2OYZjHVWwLF0BeMjsRPuJOkDE bkl1oCjSgv+JKSHjHOtx6Aoz5muwiCXUSETjxqL58uBVSsRHTg W/phv/5n4dTzYGDTWXgHfT01ayxT1EW/sSpT/8EoitS9ULbhUX E19syIbQPt/d6CL5Lsi2FteIGszw8eexLdC7vfslzJp4nRfCsv QN6uLatpmKIaJSXXHhCxFb33PeVK91Jvm613S9rDquzTjtS8L4 pSHIlEBQCbzY5SYbQgy6+06lJuw15QN4BZa/62HA8xRzyGz6Hx eg2hS0vQ80hqTaxoKgqzUgmUyCS8xeqAMUbjMhN9pOecdjPsry dzXbiXuGTjDCCKxVV1mHrMG/GNgMh7otFM8fkDeWOymHtM+ftM tcG3+iqI7NMgw== --Apple-Mail=_A7BBE95E-AD71-41DD-AC18-3F30CE4F1573 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 On Jan 18, 2012, at 12:13 PM, Paul Miller wrote: >=20 > Apple has a slight advantage here because you're using their drivers. = OpenCL, for instance, "just works" on Apple because they control the = whole driver. >=20 > On the other hand, the latest bleeding edge drivers or new GPU = functionality is usually just a download away on Windows. Things you = usually have to wait until the next big OS release on Apple to take = advantage of. apple STILL hasn't done SLI / Crossfire and those are old school on PC's = now. apple is 1-2 years behind on graphics card support and new features = in drivers. given all their blah blah blah about grand centeral = dispatch, I'm surprised they didn't finally do sli / crossfire with = 10.7. Well at least there is CUDA on mac which stays current because the = updates come directly from nV, thats a major miracle.=20 steve o= --Apple-Mail=_A7BBE95E-AD71-41DD-AC18-3F30CE4F1573 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252

Apple has a = slight advantage here because you're using their drivers. OpenCL, for = instance, "just works" on Apple because they control the whole = driver.

On the other hand, the latest bleeding edge drivers or = new GPU functionality is usually just a download away on Windows. Things = you usually have to wait until the next big OS release on Apple to take = advantage of.

apple STILL hasn't = done SLI / Crossfire and those are old school on PC's now. apple is 1-2 = years behind on graphics card support and new features in drivers. given = all their blah  blah blah about grand centeral dispatch, I'm = surprised they didn't finally do sli / crossfire with 10.7. Well at = least there is CUDA on mac which stays current because the updates come = directly from nV, thats a major = miracle. 

steve o
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