In recent weeks we have been talking about Intel's Linux advancements as it concerns their latest 'Sandy Bridge' generation of processors with integrated graphics (and there are a few more articles on the way), but how is their latest open-source driver stack performing on the older generations of Intel integrated graphics? Kotion each g2000 drivers windows 10. Previously, the Intel Linux graphics have been the real loser in our multi-OS comparisons, but is this still the case? At least when comparing the Linux and Mac OS X performance on Intel 945 hardware, yes, the Mesa driver falls behind at OpenGL acceleration.
Today we have updated results to deliver that compare the performance of Mac OS X 10.6.6, Ubuntu 10.10, and Ubuntu 11.04 Alpha 2 under an Apple Mac Mini with Intel GMA 950 / i945 graphics. We also wanted to deliver results under Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1, but this older Mac Mini has EFI problems booting Windows 7 x64 and we do not have a copy of the 32-bit version of Windows 7. Fun online multiplayer games for mac. The Mac Mini has an Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 CPU, an Intel 945 Mobile + ICH7-M motherboard, 1GB of system memory, an 80GB Hitachi HTS54258 SATA hard drive, and Intel GMA 950 integrated graphics.
With Mac OS X 10.6.6, there is the 10.6 kernel, X Server 1.4.2-apple56, OpenGL 1.4 support, and the Journaled HFS+ file-system. On Ubuntu 10.10 there is the Linux 2.6.35 kernel, X.Org Server 1.9.0, xf86-video-intel 2.12.0 DDX, Mesa 7.9-devel, an EXT4 file-system, and the GNOME desktop. C by discovery 3rd edition pdf. Under Ubuntu 11.04 Alpha 2 is the Linux 2.6.38 kernel, X.Org Server 1.10 RC1, xf86-video-intel 2.14.0, Mesa 7.10, an EXT4 file-system, and Canonical's Unity desktop. Each OS was left in its stock configuration.
For comparing the Intel graphics performance under Mac OS X and Ubuntu Linux, Nexuiz, OpenArena, X-Plane, Warsow, and Urban Terror were run by the Phoronix Test Suite as they are capable of running with these Intel integrated graphics on Mesa and they are natively supported on both Mac OS X and Linux.
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GMABooster is a free ('donateware') program, available for Windows, Mac OS and Linux. You can endlessly use it without charge: just download a new weekly build once the previous weekly build has expired. However, if You like GMABooster and use it often, You are welcome to make a voluntary donation.
Supported operating systems: Mac® OS X 10.5 (Leopard) or higher.
Prerequisite: free Apple® CHUD Tools 4.6 (needed to enable raw hardware access).
Program usage: unzip, then double-click a GMABoosterX_CLI icon and follow the simple on screen instructions. Important! Please make sure You logged in as root (or just run the program with administrative privileges).
Supported chipsets: Intel® 945GM/GME/GMS/GSE and 943/940GML/GU Express featuring GMA 950.
Supported Apple® devices: Mac® Mini, MacBook® family (models built on a compatible chipset).
Supported PC devices: any device built on a compatible chipset with Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) or higher installed.
How does it work?
A short preamble is needed to explain what makes a GMABooster technology possible. Let's consider an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (GMA 950). This integrated solution, while not fully supporting the latest and the most demanding games, still allows a user to enjoy the mass of brilliant gaming hits of all genres. GMA 950 does also fully support Aero and QuartzGL (enhanced GPU-driven user interfaces of Windows Vista and Mac OS X). It features a basic video playback acceleration, as well.
However, if You have own a laptop/netbook/nettop computer built on Intel 945GM/GME/GMS or GSE943/940GML/GU Express chipset, the above statements may not be truth for You. These all chipsets are LV (low voltage) versions of what we normally call Intel 945. Thus, integrated graphics core has been underclocked dramatically: 166/133 MHz instead of 400 MHz (default GMA clock in a 'normal' Intel 945 chipset). But the truth is, the indicated devices could handle up to 400 MHz with ease: at a nominal low voltage, without the loss of system stability, and with minimal to none impact on thermal specifications/battery life (proven by preliminary testing).
Here the GMABooster comes! It allows a user, not a manufacturer to choose the desired GMA speed. It combines a sophisticated assembler-level technology and the user-friendly graphic user interface, offering You to near double the GMA core perfomance without even a need to restart a computer. GMABooster may be considered as a safe, free, 'software-level' GPU core upgrade!