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Hey guys,
I've got a bit of a head scratcher here. I recently installed an EVGA 7800GS video card in my G4 MDD. It's a dual 1.25GHz running Leopard. The installation went remarkably smoothly, from the BIOS flash to the AGP tape mod. I didn't even have to install any drivers or software, it bonged and booted right up. Hardware accelerated Core Image was automatically enabled and everything. Everything's definitely running smoother at 1920x1200, compared to the old GF4 MX.
HOWEVER (nothing's ever 100% perfect, right?) my Geekbench score has decreased from 1073 to 954. I know Geekbench isn't a GPU benchmark, but I was expecting a small increase, since the CPU doesn't have to handle CI in software anymore. Any other G4/7800GS owners experience this?
Thanks!
I've got a bit of a head scratcher here. I recently installed an EVGA 7800GS video card in my G4 MDD. It's a dual 1.25GHz running Leopard. The installation went remarkably smoothly, from the BIOS flash to the AGP tape mod. I didn't even have to install any drivers or software, it bonged and booted right up. Hardware accelerated Core Image was automatically enabled and everything. Everything's definitely running smoother at 1920x1200, compared to the old GF4 MX.
HOWEVER (nothing's ever 100% perfect, right?) my Geekbench score has decreased from 1073 to 954. I know Geekbench isn't a GPU benchmark, but I was expecting a small increase, since the CPU doesn't have to handle CI in software anymore. Any other G4/7800GS owners experience this?
Thanks!