Gaming performance on Macbook and XPS 16

[Wiltrold]

Hello all..

I want to hear if any of you guys have experience with gaming on the newest Macbook and from Dell: XPS 16
Please write what game you are playing, how much FPS, resolution and graphic mode (high, medium or low)

Thanks

 

[speedyink]

May I ask why you'd want a Mac for gaming?

If your talking about the standard macbook, the dell rapes the macbook. If it's a macbook pro, they should be somewhat similar performance, with the macbook having the drawback of OSX (much fewer games available)

 

[bigd54]

well actually the newer macbooks have an 8600gt in them and your could run boot camp to run a windows os so it wouldnt be terrible but it wouldnt be good

 

[laznz1]

well actually the newer macbooks have an 8600gt in them and your could run boot camp to run a windows os so it wouldnt be terrible but it wouldnt be good

but wouldn't a PC be better at running Windows and you can upgrade the Dell

 

[speedyink]

well actually the newer macbooks have an 8600gt in them and your could run boot camp to run a windows os so it wouldnt be terrible but it wouldnt be good

Errr, no. The newer macbooks have a 9400M shared video chip. The newer macbook pros have a 9600M GT, which I would assume is about on par with the HD3670 that come in the XPS.

Why spend the extra money for a macbook if your just gonna boot windows on it? Unless you really like the macbook...

 

[luckyedboy66]

lol @ this thread.

 

[DMGrier]

Plus isn't a Dell XPS like 1200$ and a macbook pro like 2000$? The Dell XPS is better for your needs as far as performance. Bigger cpu, more Ram, I think bigger HDD and isn't the 8600m GT better then a 9400M?

 

[speedyink]

Plus isn't a Dell XPS like 1200$ and a macbook pro like 2000$? The Dell XPS is better for your needs as far as performance. Bigger cpu, more Ram, I think bigger HDD and isn't the 8600m GT better then a 9400M?

Yep. I'm not sure where the 8600gt fits in though..as neither have it

 

[Sir Travis D]

Well the old MBP's had 8600's maybe he was thinking of that.

 

[DMGrier]

Oh I was thinking of the the studio xps.