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Article #694700Re: Linux still sucks for gaming
From: Rin Stowleigh
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 02:30
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 02:30
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On Sat, 14 Nov 2015 00:37:25 -0000, "Trimble Bracegirdle" <no-spam@never.spam> wrote: >An off topic query. >How does OSX Macintosh run games compared to Windows? >Don't think I ever see this compared. >You know loading times - frame rates. Generally Windows craps all over OS X for gaming. Most Mac owners that are interested in playing performance intensive 3D games and have a GPU capable of doing so either install Windows on their Mac and dual boot to it, or they stick to playing games where performance is less of a consideration (Civilization etc). Part of this is that Mac owners tend to own use iMacs or Macbooks (for the price) and they of course do not have the proper airflow for powerful GPUs. I looked in the Mac app store at Shadow of Mordor for OSX to see how it was holding up, and it's getting panned in the app store reviews because people are saying it doesn't run, it isn't clear on which hardware it will run, etc. That's one problem with gaming on Macs, if you asked Mac owners what kind of hardware they have probably 70% of them wouldn't be able to tell you anything other than "uhh... it's a 2013 iMac" or similar. They are more likely to be able to tell you the screen size than what sort of GPU they have. Last time I checked you could get decent GPUs in the upper-end Mac Pros, but a gamer is not going to drop six grand on a system with a limited library that can't keep pace with a $1k PC. There's a video here you might be interested in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRfqNuyyPvQ
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