For Apple, this is not only a great way to have a single set of drivers to create/support (Apple creates its own drivers based on the reference code provided by AMD or NVIDIA) their procurement department can also apply greater “incentives” to get discounts. This time, the tables have been turned and AMD can enjoy being the sole discrete graphics supplier for Macbook Pro laptops, until the next revision.
While it’s not unusual to have a mix from both vendors, AMD was previously completely out. The latter is the juicy part for Mac users: video hobbyist on a clock won’t have to buy a USB dongle to get uber-fast video encode – that’s assuming that drivers and apps are ready to support the hardware.ĪMD graphics: AMD has completely displaced NVIDIA in this round. Sandy Bridge, sold under the Intel Core i5 and i7 names is a faster central processor that also contains a graphics core, and dedicated video encode/decode hardware. If you’re not familiar with Sandy Bridge, check our CES Sandy Bridge coverage. New CPU: It took a while, but Apple has finally integrated Intel’s Sandy Bridge processor in its latest Macbook Pro computers (other OEMs had done so already – to some extent) and that will make a lot of potential Mac buyers very happy. Apple has just announced that it is updating its Macbook Pro line of laptops with some features that were long overdue, like the Sandy Bridge and FaceTime HD, and others that were a bit more surprising, like the Thunderbolt I/O port and AMD GPUs.
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