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Why do 3d shooters only get 1-5 frames per second?

Do I need a driver update for the radeon? I downloaded the latest but it does nothing useful. I do not get the advanced controls to turn off v-sync or a/a and this and that. The latest radeon driver does not support the x1600 for macs yet appearantly? Is this true? I can't find anything on the internet about it. I'd really like to see what this puppy has. CHIPSET: Machine Name:iMac Machine Model:iMac4,1 Processor Name:Intel Core Duo Processor Speed:2 GHz Number Of Processors:1 Total Number Of Cores:2 L2 Cache (per processor):2 MB Memory:1 GB Bus Speed:667 MHz VIDEO: Chipset Model:ATY,RadeonX1600 Type:Display Bus:PCIe VRAM (Total):256 MB Vendor:ATI (0x1002) Device ID:0x71c5 Revision ID:0x0000 EFI Driver Version:01.00.063 not running bootcamp, no... sorry forgot to mention the os 10.4.8 i believe. osx yea but my 5 year old nvidia geforce w/ 128 runs better then this card. its like the duo intel + radeon does not cooperate when it comes to direct 3d or opengl?

Public Comments

1. I assume you are playing these games in Windows under Bootcamp? If so, that's your problem. The performance of windows on a mac is very poor. It's good enough for office applications, but not for gaming. You could try reducing the resolution or turning off effects to speed up the framerate.
2. I think that is pretty normal , the X1600 is a very cheap and bad GPU. I tried 2 of them and they both were sub-par.