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Join Date: May 2005
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Well maybe issues... not sure. The Apple site specs state that my machine should ship with the following video card:
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I have contacted Apple - who were not very helpful. Anyone got any ideas? SH |
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I am worthless beyond hope. Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Berkeley
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9650 is just marketing fluff
you have the right card. system profiler probably just doesn't know apple markets it as different when its really not much different at all |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Minnesota
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Yeah, you should feel lucky it's listed as a 9600 at all. System Profiler used to use internal ATI names like "ATY Rage M6" (or M7, don't remember) for the Mobility Radeon 7500. People who didn't know any better thought they were getting a Rage GPU when it fact they had a Radeon.
So yeah, "9650" is just the Apple name for a 9600 XT with dual-link DVI. |
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Join Date: May 2005
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Thank you for the confirmation - I'm glad I'm just the victim of a little Apple marketing rather than getting the wrong card...
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Check this link out, sounds like your better off.
http://everythingapple.blogspot.com/ |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Chicago
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(Also R300 == Radeon 9700 and R350 == Radeon 9800) Oh and M6 == Mobility Radeon == M6 (It was called M6 in some marketing literature). M7 == Mobility Radeon 7500. |
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Join Date: May 2004
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Interesting observation! I assumed that since Apple listed the same fill rate (1.6 Gpx/s) for both the 9600XT and the 9650 that they were the same card. But look at what a quick Google search for "RV351" turned up:
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