Hey everyone,
Still waiting on my 8-Core D700 Mac Pro to arrive but in the mean time I spent a good amount of time comparing the 6-Core D500 model against the current top spec'd 27 inch iMac configured with an i7 CPU, GTX 780M 4GB GPU & 3TB Fusion Drive. I covered Final Cut Pro X (1080p & 4K video), Adobe Photoshop, After Effects and Premiere Pro.
http://youtu.be/50oZLFbI7jQ
I understand the Fusion Drive vs PCIe SSD on the Mac Pro is a toss up since the iMac CAN be configured with one as well but it's what I had available :)
Pretty interesting results and Adobe, please update these apps to take advantage of the power! As a lot of reviews have noted, there isn't a whole lot that takes advantage of these twin GPUs yet.
Really interesting results in Final Cut Pro X as well, as it looks like the iMac supports Intel Quick Sync, while the Mac Pro does not. On a 3 minute 1080p export using single pass compressor settings, the iMac did the job in under a minute, while the Mac Pro took just under 3!
Still waiting on my 8-Core D700 Mac Pro to arrive but in the mean time I spent a good amount of time comparing the 6-Core D500 model against the current top spec'd 27 inch iMac configured with an i7 CPU, GTX 780M 4GB GPU & 3TB Fusion Drive. I covered Final Cut Pro X (1080p & 4K video), Adobe Photoshop, After Effects and Premiere Pro.
http://youtu.be/50oZLFbI7jQ
I understand the Fusion Drive vs PCIe SSD on the Mac Pro is a toss up since the iMac CAN be configured with one as well but it's what I had available :)
Pretty interesting results and Adobe, please update these apps to take advantage of the power! As a lot of reviews have noted, there isn't a whole lot that takes advantage of these twin GPUs yet.
Really interesting results in Final Cut Pro X as well, as it looks like the iMac supports Intel Quick Sync, while the Mac Pro does not. On a 3 minute 1080p export using single pass compressor settings, the iMac did the job in under a minute, while the Mac Pro took just under 3!