iMac Gaming Performance Greatly Improved Over 2010

so owned mid 2010 imac basemodel , broke 3 times ended getting mid 2011 replacement. game, , before go saying why game on mac!?, because got imac because wanted mac, , felt better in long run building pc, , boy right, sorta, mid 2010 horrible @ gaming, here tell apple has proved fanboy's wrong macs not being able game, mid 2011 imac personal experience, 75% better mid 2010 (last generation) imac in everything!

here benchmark scores , fps getting in couple games/programs. keep in mind im running windows 7 home premium sp1 bootcamp 3.3 (i need update 4.0), , catalyst 12.2 uncertified drivers mbp 6750m ultimate overclock.

windows 7 assessment score:

mid 2011 imac: 5.9 (hdd limited this)
mid 2010 imac: 5.7 (gpu/hdd limited)

battlefield 3:

mid 2011 imac: 50+ fps (medium/high settings 720p)
mid 2010 imac: 30+ fps (medium 720p)

gta iv:

mid 2011 imac: 45+ fps (medium/high settings 1080p)
mid 2010 imac: 30+ fps (medium/low settings 720p)

flight simulator x (fsx):

mid 2011 imac: 45+ fps (on ground) 60+ fps (in air) (maxed w/ rex 1080p)
mid 2010 imac: 30+ fps (on ground) 50+ fps (in air) (high w/ rex 1080p)

halo 2 vista version (dx10):

mid 2011 imac: 60+ fps (locked) (maxed 1080p)
mid 2011 imac: 48+ fps (maxed 1080p)

portal 2:

mid 2011 imac: 145+ fps (maxed 1080p)
mid 2010 imac: 90+ fps (maxed 1080p)

passmark performance test 7 64bit:

mid 2011 imac: total score: 1678.3
mid 2010 imac: total score: 1165.4


can imac can used gaming extremely doing right now. don't recommend 27" gaming because of resolution best imac gaming top 21.5", though baseline have doing extremely well. thought share this!

 

wam2 said: ↑

i don't recommend 27" gaming because of resolution best imac gaming top 21.5

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not should use imac primary gaming rig anyway 27'' has better graphics card options more vram standard , option go 2gb, , core i7 option. absolutely destroys low end base model 21.5 inch, , can run 21.5 @ 720p or 1080p or number of other resolutions can 27'' don't see statement coming lol.

 

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