I'm looking to buy a new Macbook Pro within a few months, but was disappointed to see there were no AMD GPUs or even the option to add one in any of the current MBP models. Will Apple be adding AMD options anytime soon to the MBP family?
There is no way to provide options like that. The only way would be a completely new line using AMD instead of Nvidea GPUs. We cannot speculate on anything like that on the forums.
If you don't want a MBP with an Nvidia GPU, then don't buy one.
no....the new ones use Nvidia.
you can get order the late 2011 through apple's refurbished macbooks if you wish to have the AMD GPU.
good luck....
Interesting. Had only taken a cursory glance thru the specs of the non-Retina 2012 MBPs and hadn't noticed the GPU switch. It seems Apple has been flip-flopping between AMD and NVidia for awhile now, isn't it?
Not really sure what the issue is with Nvidia GPUs. The one in the new Macs is supposedly the best GPU for a notebook.
I think Nvidia's problems in Macs have been more notable than those with ATI/Radeon. So people read about it and assume there must be a problem only solvable by using the other GPU.
True. IIRC, only ONE batch of NVidia GPUs on ONE model of the MBPs came out bad and would sometimes go titsup, for which Apple instituted an extended replacement program that went above and beyond even AppleCare. But ever since, people think the brand is the bane of the world.
Thank you for the replies. I may be looking at the 2011 models. The reason I prefer AMD/ATI to nVidia is because I've had constant trouble with a few programs (and games) when it comes to shaders and UV mapping, and the problems only occur on nVidia chipsets. I also have many friends who have the same or similar issues (issues tend to vary between different nVidia chipsets).
Will the newest Macbook Pro have AMD Radeon GPUs?
