[Qgis-user] QGis and Mac hardware

[Matthias Kuhn]

Hi

On 11/07/2016 05:02 PM, Square Cube wrote:
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>> I am looking to update some hardware and am trying to evaluate what
>> performance difference in QGis might be gained from the options
>> currently on offer from Apple.  I have two specific questions:
>>
>> - Does QGis have GPU acceleration features that leave the graphics
>> card to perform certain calculations, instead of the CPU?

No

>>
>> - Does QGis take advantage of multiple cores and / or multithreaded
>> rendering?

Yes, and it is expected that it will make even more use of multiple
cores in the upcoming QGIS 3.0 version.

Matthias

>>
>> I am trying to understand if it would be worth my while investing in a
>> 15" MacBookPro (with quad core CPU and discreet graphics card) over a
>> 13" MacBook Pro (with dual core CPU and integrated graphics).
>>
>> Very grateful for any advice. 
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