Return-Path: Received: from s427.sureserver.com ([64.14.74.47] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4704291 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 03 May 2012 15:34:43 +0200 Received: (qmail 20905 invoked by uid 504); 3 May 2012 13:36:06 -0000 Received: from static-151-196-57-185.balt.east.verizon.net (HELO ?192.168.1.45?) (151.196.57.185) by s427.sureserver.com with SMTP; 3 May 2012 13:36:06 -0000 From: Dave Bittner Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Thunderbolt and Mac Pro slot speeds Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 09:36:05 -0400 Message-Id: <4A33E09A-4246-4CF6-830E-66643D49B1D7@pixelworkshop.com> To: IMUG Maillist , After Effects Mail List Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1257) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1257) I was curious about how much a real-world difference it makes, putting a = high performance graphics card in a 16 lane slot vs. a four lane slot, = and how this information could inform the possibilities of using = Thunderbolt for external graphics cards. So I spent a couple of hours swapping graphics cards in a Mac Pro tower, = running some benchmarks, and I wrote up what I found -=20 = http://www.pixelworkshop.com/2012/05/02/slot-card-racing-mac-pro-gpu-speed= -tests/ Interested to know what you all think. Dave Dave Bittner - Pixel Workshop Inc. www.pixelworkshop.com 410.381.8555 Twitter @bittner