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Mac Pro Multple Graphics Card Question.
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1515643" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>MacBook Pro's and a desktop Mac Pro are TOTALLY different animals when it comes to the graphics cards. </p><p></p><p><strong>Firstly</strong>...in a MacBook Pro the "two" graphics cards are:</p><p></p><p>- a low power integrated one (low processing power & low energy)...to conserve battery power when running off the battery</p><p>- a higher power dedicated one (higher processing power & higher energy needs)...will really drain the battery fast</p><p></p><p><strong>Secondly</strong>...only one of the "two" graphics cards/selections can be used at once in a MacBook Pro.</p><p></p><p><strong>Thirdly</strong>...the MacBook Pro only has one display (of course you can plug in an external as well)...but everything runs off of the same graphics card (whichever one is chosen)</p><p></p><p>In a desktop Mac Pro...you can have up to 4 graphics cards...and run up to 8 monitors simultaneously. AND...each monitor is plugged into a specific graphics card...and that monitor can only show output from the card that it is plugged into.</p><p></p><p>So again...there is no point in comparing laptops & desktops in this situation...since they are totally different "animals"!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1515643, member: 56379"] MacBook Pro's and a desktop Mac Pro are TOTALLY different animals when it comes to the graphics cards. [b]Firstly[/b]...in a MacBook Pro the "two" graphics cards are: - a low power integrated one (low processing power & low energy)...to conserve battery power when running off the battery - a higher power dedicated one (higher processing power & higher energy needs)...will really drain the battery fast [b]Secondly[/b]...only one of the "two" graphics cards/selections can be used at once in a MacBook Pro. [b]Thirdly[/b]...the MacBook Pro only has one display (of course you can plug in an external as well)...but everything runs off of the same graphics card (whichever one is chosen) In a desktop Mac Pro...you can have up to 4 graphics cards...and run up to 8 monitors simultaneously. AND...each monitor is plugged into a specific graphics card...and that monitor can only show output from the card that it is plugged into. So again...there is no point in comparing laptops & desktops in this situation...since they are totally different "animals"!;) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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