Apple Ditches Nvidia, Goes ATI-only for Desktops
Apple using Radeons across the board for iMac and Mac Pro.
If you take a closer look at the Mac Pro and iMac refreshes this week, you'll notice that Apple has ditched Nvidia graphic parts in favor of strictly choosing ATI GPUs.
From a technology perspective, Nvidia right now has the shinier bullet point list with its Fermi-based chips, but all iMac and Mac Pro options are comprised of ATI's Evergreen family.
That's not to say that Apple has switched sides, as the company employs Nvidia chipsets and GPUs across the entire MacBook, starting with the GeForce 320M in the 13-inch MacBooks to the GeForce 330M discrete part in the MacBook Pros.
This could be a sign, however, that Apple and AMD are forming a stronger relationship. Earlier this year, rumors did the rounds that Apple may be considering using AMD CPUs in its upcoming computers.
(Sources: AppleInsider, Icrontic.)



21-inch LCD
i3-540
4GB RAM
500GB HDD
$1200 Apple Mac
$600 Windows PC (max)
Even with the free shipping on the Apple option, this is an utter joke.
Please tell me why this company is still posting profits.
anyway, I recently did the same thing. I dono, I just get this feeling ATI are more reliable.
Ati's recent offerings offer the same performances at marginally lower prices and much less power consumption (so Apple saves on a LOT on PSU wattage). Just worried about Ati's drivers.
As for AMD CPU's, another good move. Given that Apple users aren't enthusiasts, there's no need for i5s and i7s.
....Then again this hinges on the idea that they dont change the prices >_>
definitely a meme.
I agree,they couldn't use GTX 4xx series because they of their power consumption and heat.
21-inch LCD
i3-540
4GB RAM
500GB HDD
$1200 Apple Mac
$600 Windows PC (max)
Even with the free shipping on the Apple option, this is an utter joke.
Please tell me why this company is still posting profits.
Absolutely ridiculous amounts spent on their advertising campaigns?
That is, those buying a new Mac Pro won't be able to use the GPU acceleration feature of CS5. This would mean less reason to choose CS5 over Final Cut and therefore less market penetration of Nvidia's CUDA.