• Apple MacBook Pro With Retina Display Update to Fix Fan and Graphics Issues

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    Phillip Swanson
    Published on 2013-03-14 09:56 PM
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    Apple’s MacBook Pro with Retina Display is beautiful, but the added pixels have become a burden to some users who play graphically intense games. The latest MBPwRD update addresses this issue along with several other bugs.

    “This update resolves a rare issue where users may experience slow frame rates when playing graphics-intensive games on the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display. It also includes bug fixes for Power Nap, wake from sleep and fan control.” — Apple
    Expect a flurry of complaints if Apple’s supposed fix fails to impress, as widespread complaints of fan speed spikes under low processor loads have filled Apple’s support forums. Gaming and graphics wise, the problem rests in the MBPwRD’s GPU bottleneck. However, until Apple ups the discrete graphics horsepower software optimization will have to suffice.

    Source: MacRumors
    This article was originally published in forum thread: Apple MacBook Pro With Retina Display Update Hopefully Fixes Fan and Graphics Issues started by Phillip Swanson View original post
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    Comments 8 Comments
    1. okitsugu's Avatar
      okitsugu - 2013-03-14, 10:55 PM
      Finally... I've been having poor performance for months.
    1. Kyle Matthews's Avatar
      Kyle Matthews - 2013-03-14, 11:16 PM
      Also noted a few crazy fan issues when running two external monitors.
    1. mustard05's Avatar
      mustard05 - 2013-03-15, 03:41 AM
      Thank goodness.
    1. Simon's Avatar
      Simon - 2013-03-15, 04:09 AM
      Wake from sleep gives me issues all the time. Hopefully it's all fixed now.
    1. ceramicwhite's Avatar
      ceramicwhite - 2013-03-15, 04:44 AM
      when is this coming i've been waiting
    1. LittleJob's Avatar
      LittleJob - 2013-03-15, 09:17 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by ceramicwhite View Post
      when is this coming i've been waiting
      its already here.
    1. Jato_BZ's Avatar
      Jato_BZ - 2013-03-15, 10:40 PM
      Will wait for a few iterations of this unit to iron out all the issues...my MBP 17" from 2008 is still ticking along no issues at all on Lion...
    1. mustard05's Avatar
      mustard05 - 2013-03-17, 04:38 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by Jato_BZ View Post
      Will wait for a few iterations of this unit to iron out all the issues...my MBP 17" from 2008 is still ticking along no issues at all on Lion...
      Wasnt the 2008 the first model for the unibody?

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