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How much GPU memory do iPhones and iPads have?
I'm wondering how GPU memory works on the iPhone and iPad. After reading the Apple tech specs on the iPad 3 (http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/) it says the A5X is a system on a chip with a dual core ...
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Is it possible to use both the GPUs in a MacBook Pro at the same time?
The Macbook Pros come with two graphical processing units, one is made by ATI and the other one by Intel.
Is it possible to use them both at the same time, to render one image/3D model/whatever on ...
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Is there a way to dedicate the discrete graphic card to CUDA on a MacBook Pro?
When a display is attached to a CUDA capable graphic card, a run time limit is enforced on CUDA kernels run on the card.
Is it possible to use the integrated graphic card to power the display and, at ...
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Can I force GPU rendering on my MBP when connected to a power source?
OS X Lion is quite demanding for old Macs. Even though I own a 15'' MBP early 2011 with the 'powerful' Intel HD 3000 for integrated graphics, some animations just don't feel right (low fps).
This is ...
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Screen tearing and redraw artifacts on any type of animation
I purchased a Macbook AIR July 2011 model about 2 months ago and I noticed in the last few weeks that animations have a lot of screen tearing. I thought at first it was Flash animations but I notice ...
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install opencv with cuda support and.. brew
i have installed opencv with brew and everything is magically ok. now i want to try to recompile by myself with cuda support.
for this i have to download opencv, change a line in CMakeList.txt ...
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Various applications are not redrawing areas of their screen (glitchy graphics)
There are a few applications that consistently show graphic glitches. I think it started happening on a recent Mac OS X update.
I have:
Mac OS X 10.8.2 (12C60)
Intel HD Graphics 288 MB (can switch ...
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Does any OS X hardware contain on chip h.264 encoding/decoding?
I know that iOS devices have the h.264 instruction set on chip, which helps to dramatically reduce processing (and thus, power, battery drain, etc.) when watching native video.
Has this been added to ...
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CentOS 6.x for CUDA development on a MBP
Here is a short description of my situation - I need a portable machine for CUDA and iOS development, so any of the newer MacBook Pros with NVIDIA GPUs seemed like a no-brainer at first. However, the ...
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What GPU functions or capabilities are behind AirPlay mirroring?
The product page for AirPlay states that advanced hardware acceleration is used to make mirroring to an Apple TV possible. The footnote shows that only Mid 2011 Macs and newer can use this function. ...
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2011 Macbook Pro - GPU dying?
I have a 2011 MBP, 2.2 GHz, 8 GB, AMD 6750M, 512GB SSD that I installed myself. No AppleCare. Recently, I have had these weird glitches showing up shortly after I connect an external screen:
What ...
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View GPU temperature from single-user mode on Mac
My mac (macbook pro 4.1 running 10.8.2) seem to be dying slowly. I am now able to boot only to single user mode, all other boots gives kernel panic. I have noticed that even if I use simple console ...
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Have to reset the SMC on Retina Macbook Pro very often
Very weird problem. About 3/10 times the discrete GPU on the Retina MBP (Nvidia GT650M) does not engage when I launch a game. The performance for the game drops to as if only the integrated GPU was ...
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Is there a workaround for Chrome's 2D accelerated canvas option rendering pages blank?
OSX Version: 10.7.4
Chrome Version: 21.0.1180.89
Extensions: None
When I try and load any page with a tag the page will turn blank as soon as the canvas tag loads. It works fine when I disable ...
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Overheating MacBook Pro GPU [closed]
I have a 5,1 Unibody 15" MBP (late 2008) that has recently started exhibiting strange behavior under Windows 7 when playing 3D games. After a few minutes of working normally it will suddenly run very ...
