Post your Portal FPS / Mac Setup

victori · 05-12-2010, 09:15 PM

Since majority of the posts are "issue posts", I just want to say that Portal runs perfect here on my mac pro; no visual glitches or any bugs noticed.

MacPro: 3.0ghz (Quad) / Geforce 8800GT / 8 Gigs Ram
Mac OS X 10.6.3

250 fps max
150 fps average
60 fps low

Settings: All High - 4xAA / 16xAnisotropic - windowed 1027x768 res

Good job in optimizing the source engine for OpenGL. The performance is much better than what I experienced with codeweavers wine.

travislopes · 05-12-2010, 09:23 PM

Aluminum MacBook: 2.4GHz C2D / GeForce 9400M / 4GB RAM

35 fps max
25 fps average
15 fps low

Sambo110 · 05-12-2010, 09:35 PM

20" iMac, 2.4ghz Core 2 Duo, Ati Radeon 2400HD Mobility, I get about 20-35 FPS, not entirely sure of the settings. Wish it ran better, but CS:S I know exactly how well it runs in Windows, so will be interesting to see that.

05-12-2010, 09:38 PM

MacPro1,1 2.66GHz 6GB ram, HD4870 1GB GFX

max 50fps
min 12fps

this is a ton worse compared to in windows (boot camp on the same machine)

max ~200-250pfs
min 70fps

05-12-2010, 09:49 PM

Macbook Pro (late 2008)
2.4 GHz, 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM, Nvidia 9600m GT 256MB

1280x800, all settings maxed with 0x AA and no Motion Blur

Max 60 fps (vertical sync enabled)
Min 6 fps (water + portal funnels with a few apps running in the background, like Google Chrome)

Compared to Windows this is rather bad. In Windows I could push 1080p, max settings, 8x AA and still get never dip below 60 fps.

Patchumz · 05-12-2010, 10:02 PM

I'm just going to keep passing this information on, You get MUCH worse performance because Apple's graphics card drivers are horrible and outdated. We are having the same issue with the StarCraft II Beta, and that's what they've told us is the problem. (It's an OpenGL thing)

05-12-2010, 10:21 PM

First-gen Unibody MBP, 2.4GHz, 4GB DDR3, 9400M (256mb shared vram)

High: 40fps
Avg: 30fps
Low: 20fps

Everything on low except medium textures. No vsync.

05-12-2010, 10:26 PM

could you guys post os version as well? i think the problems i've seen (and am experiencing) are limited to 10.5.8...

Ausl0 · 05-13-2010, 02:29 AM

13" Unibody MacBook Pro: 2.26GHz C2D / Nvidia Geforce 9400M / 4 Gigs Ram
Mac OS X 10.6.3

50 fps max
35 fps average
25 fps low

Settings: All Max - 0xAA, No VSync, No Color Correction, No Motion Blur / Trilinear Filtering - Fullscreen 1280x800

I get pretty comparable results from using bootcamp.

smogsy · 05-13-2010, 03:04 AM

MacPro 2009 : 2.26ghz (octcore) / ATI 4870/ 12GB ram
Mac OS X 10.6.3

100 fps max
90fps average
40 fps low

Settings: All High+very high - 4xAA / 16xAnisotropic -Fullscreen 2560x1600 res

jeanlain · 05-13-2010, 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poopdedoop78

MacPro1,1 2.66GHz 6GB ram, HD4870 1GB GFX

max 50fps
min 12fps

this is a ton worse compared to in windows (boot camp on the same machine)

max ~200-250pfs
min 70fps

What are your screen res and settings?
I basically have the same system (flashed sapphire) but I get better results.
1050*1680, high settings, 2x AA, 4x AF, no blur, no color correction.
max 150 (300 under windows)
min 30-40 in some large rooms with water and open portals (I think it's 80-90 under windows)
most of the time over 60 (I have Vsync enabled)
So I basically get 50% of the framerate I have under bootcamp (xp).

The 8800GT seems to handle the game better, from the report we see. But the 4870 should be more powerful.

jeanlain · 05-13-2010, 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by victori

Since majority of the posts are "issue posts", I just want to say that Portal runs perfect here on my mac pro; no visual glitches or any bugs noticed.

MacPro: 3.0ghz (Quad) / Geforce 8800GT / 8 Gigs Ram
Mac OS X 10.6.3

250 fps max
150 fps average
60 fps low

Settings: All High - 4xAA / 16xAnisotropic - windowed 1027x768 res

Good job in optimizing the source engine for OpenGL. The performance is much better than what I experienced with codeweavers wine.

Out of curiosity, why don't you push the resolution a bit higher?

jeanlain · 05-13-2010, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patchumz

I'm just going to keep passing this information on, You get MUCH worse performance because Apple's graphics card drivers are horrible and outdated.

Well, technically they're not outdated. They are as recent as OS X 10.6.3, for better or worse (likely worse).

WinstonChurchil · 05-13-2010, 03:36 AM

Macbook Pro from 2009
- 2.8ghz
- 9600M
- 4GB DDR3 ram

Settings:

- res 1920x1200
- 2x AA and 2x AF
- everything else on high (or very high, where possible)

Haven't played much yet, but the intro map (where you start) gives me an average of 19fps.

The exact same settings on that same macbook pro on win7 and dx9 render the very same level at an average of 35fps.

05-13-2010, 03:40 AM

On my Imac 8,1, 2.4 Ghz, ATI HD2400 with 1 GB of Ram I get a Pathetic Frame rate even at all Settings on low, Granted i decided to try it in Native Resolution. and in Rooms with the Toxic Water it causes it to go into Slide show mode which in this game is absolutely Infuriating. I dont have an Exact read out on the FPS because i didn't bother to do that, The Game is practically un playable on OSX where as on windows i can actually run the Game in native Resolution and on Max Graphics Save for AA And Get a solid 40 - 50 FPS. This really in all Honesty Makes me sad (but not as sad as the Lack of TF2)

05-12-2010, 09:15 PM	#1
victori Join Date: May 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 78	Post your Portal FPS / Mac Setup Since majority of the posts are "issue posts", I just want to say that Portal runs perfect here on my mac pro; no visual glitches or any bugs noticed. MacPro: 3.0ghz (Quad) / Geforce 8800GT / 8 Gigs Ram Mac OS X 10.6.3 250 fps max 150 fps average 60 fps low Settings: All High - 4xAA / 16xAnisotropic - windowed 1027x768 res Good job in optimizing the source engine for OpenGL. The performance is much better than what I experienced with codeweavers wine. Last edited by victori: 05-12-2010 at 10:47 PM.

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05-12-2010, 09:23 PM	#2
travislopes Join Date: May 2009 Reputation: 142 Posts: 151	Aluminum MacBook: 2.4GHz C2D / GeForce 9400M / 4GB RAM 35 fps max 25 fps average 15 fps low

05-12-2010, 09:35 PM	#3
Sambo110 Join Date: Nov 2008 Reputation: 25 Posts: 642	20" iMac, 2.4ghz Core 2 Duo, Ati Radeon 2400HD Mobility, I get about 20-35 FPS, not entirely sure of the settings. Wish it ran better, but CS:S I know exactly how well it runs in Windows, so will be interesting to see that.

05-12-2010, 09:38 PM	#4
poopdedoop78 Guest Posts: n/a	MacPro1,1 2.66GHz 6GB ram, HD4870 1GB GFX max 50fps min 12fps this is a ton worse compared to in windows (boot camp on the same machine) max ~200-250pfs min 70fps

05-12-2010, 09:49 PM	#5
DMXell Guest Posts: n/a	Macbook Pro (late 2008) 2.4 GHz, 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM, Nvidia 9600m GT 256MB 1280x800, all settings maxed with 0x AA and no Motion Blur Max 60 fps (vertical sync enabled) Min 6 fps (water + portal funnels with a few apps running in the background, like Google Chrome) Compared to Windows this is rather bad. In Windows I could push 1080p, max settings, 8x AA and still get never dip below 60 fps.

05-12-2010, 10:02 PM	#6
Patchumz Join Date: May 2010 Reputation: 2 Posts: 138	I'm just going to keep passing this information on, You get MUCH worse performance because Apple's graphics card drivers are horrible and outdated. We are having the same issue with the StarCraft II Beta, and that's what they've told us is the problem. (It's an OpenGL thing)

05-12-2010, 10:21 PM	#7
yokken Guest Posts: n/a	First-gen Unibody MBP, 2.4GHz, 4GB DDR3, 9400M (256mb shared vram) High: 40fps Avg: 30fps Low: 20fps Everything on low except medium textures. No vsync.

05-12-2010, 10:26 PM	#8
kroqben Guest Posts: n/a	could you guys post os version as well? i think the problems i've seen (and am experiencing) are limited to 10.5.8...

05-13-2010, 02:29 AM	#9
Ausl0 Join Date: Dec 2007 Reputation: 3 Posts: 18	13" Unibody MacBook Pro: 2.26GHz C2D / Nvidia Geforce 9400M / 4 Gigs Ram Mac OS X 10.6.3 50 fps max 35 fps average 25 fps low Settings: All Max - 0xAA, No VSync, No Color Correction, No Motion Blur / Trilinear Filtering - Fullscreen 1280x800 I get pretty comparable results from using bootcamp.

05-13-2010, 03:04 AM	#10
smogsy Join Date: Aug 2006 Reputation: 0 Posts: 176	MacPro 2009 : 2.26ghz (octcore) / ATI 4870/ 12GB ram Mac OS X 10.6.3 100 fps max 90fps average 40 fps low Settings: All High+very high - 4xAA / 16xAnisotropic -Fullscreen 2560x1600 res

05-13-2010, 03:36 AM	#14
WinstonChurchil Join Date: Nov 2004 Reputation: 47 Posts: 438	Macbook Pro from 2009 - 2.8ghz - 9600M - 4GB DDR3 ram Settings: - res 1920x1200 - 2x AA and 2x AF - everything else on high (or very high, where possible) Haven't played much yet, but the intro map (where you start) gives me an average of 19fps. The exact same settings on that same macbook pro on win7 and dx9 render the very same level at an average of 35fps.

05-13-2010, 03:40 AM	#15
Hydrus Guest Posts: n/a	On my Imac 8,1, 2.4 Ghz, ATI HD2400 with 1 GB of Ram I get a Pathetic Frame rate even at all Settings on low, Granted i decided to try it in Native Resolution. and in Rooms with the Toxic Water it causes it to go into Slide show mode which in this game is absolutely Infuriating. I dont have an Exact read out on the FPS because i didn't bother to do that, The Game is practically un playable on OSX where as on windows i can actually run the Game in native Resolution and on Max Graphics Save for AA And Get a solid 40 - 50 FPS. This really in all Honesty Makes me sad (but not as sad as the Lack of TF2)