Few people may have noticed, but in recent years, Apple has completed a transition from NVIDIA chips to AMD GPUs, which today are present on all Macs with dedicated cards.
However, according to the SemiAccurate, Ma will return to using NVIDIA cards in the next update of the MacBook Pro line that received minor modifications in late October.
When it comes to graphic performance, Apple has been on a snooker pool for the past few years. The licensing terms for new Intel processors, such as the current Core i5 and Core i7, do not allow the use of NVIDIA's integrated GPU solutions, forcing Apple to continue opting for older processors (Core 2 Duo, which allowed the use of NVIDIA cards), or use the integrated graphics cards from Intel itself, famous for their low performance.
Today we no longer have Macs equipped with Core 2 Duo, and the good news is that the new Ivy Bridge line will bring graphical gains of up to 60% compared to the current generation of processors from Chipzilla.
Despite the rumor of peace between Intel and NVIDIA, Apple would again use the Santa Clara company's GPUs on its dedicated cards, throwing AMD's GPUs to the side to point out that such news includes only notebooks, which would leave the doors open for AMD on Mac mini, iMac and Mac Pro (if it is not actually discontinued).
Last week, the same SemiAccurate reported that Apple almost switched from Intel chips to AMD chips, in the last update of the MacBook Air. Although it is not conflicting that the MacBook Air does not have a dedicated GPU, it would be at least strange to see Apple start using AMD processors in some machines and re-equip others with NVIDIA GPUs. But the truth is that, with lighter and thinner notebooks and the advancement of integrated GPUs, the future of dedicated cards is over.
(via MacRumors)
