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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
MBP 15" 6490M or 6750M?
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1240755" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>Here's my take on it...</p><p></p><p>The 200MHz difference between the two processors is miniscule and won't be noticeable in normal conditions. If an extra 5 seconds in rendering time is critical, then it may be worth the extra money. But we're not talking about two different CPU architectures or bus speeds. These are the same chips with slightly different clock speeds, which doesn't amount to a whole hill of beans to me.</p><p></p><p>Now, there is a substantial difference between the 2 GPUs, as the higher end has 1GB of video RAM, which could prove useful in 3D applications. And as Ben said, you can't change it later, so you should buy the best you can afford in cases where you'll be doing a lot of 3D rendering. I'm not familiar with the Photoshop 3D manipulation that you mentioned, or whether there would be a significant difference in performance. But I can't imagine that rendering a relatively small 3D object (as opposed to an entire screen of a game running at 30+ FPS) would be all that noticeable.</p><p></p><p>Again, just my $0.02. I don't think you can go wrong either way, but I went with the lower end model because I thought it was better from a "bang for the buck" standpoint. If you're not on a strict budget, I wouldn't sweat it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1240755, member: 24098"] Here's my take on it... The 200MHz difference between the two processors is miniscule and won't be noticeable in normal conditions. If an extra 5 seconds in rendering time is critical, then it may be worth the extra money. But we're not talking about two different CPU architectures or bus speeds. These are the same chips with slightly different clock speeds, which doesn't amount to a whole hill of beans to me. Now, there is a substantial difference between the 2 GPUs, as the higher end has 1GB of video RAM, which could prove useful in 3D applications. And as Ben said, you can't change it later, so you should buy the best you can afford in cases where you'll be doing a lot of 3D rendering. I'm not familiar with the Photoshop 3D manipulation that you mentioned, or whether there would be a significant difference in performance. But I can't imagine that rendering a relatively small 3D object (as opposed to an entire screen of a game running at 30+ FPS) would be all that noticeable. Again, just my $0.02. I don't think you can go wrong either way, but I went with the lower end model because I thought it was better from a "bang for the buck" standpoint. If you're not on a strict budget, I wouldn't sweat it. [/QUOTE]
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