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  • Should I Upgrade to ATI Radeon HD 4870

    Posted by Kevin Hedin on February 26, 2010 at 10:07 pm

    Before I plunk down $370 for an ATI Radeon HD 4870 to put in my Mac Pro, I thought I’d ask fellow AE users if this is a wise idea? Will Open GL work with this card? Or is there a better card I should consider for AE?

    Thanks.

    Kevin Hedin
    Digital One, Inc.
    Anchorage, AK

    Dima Ivan replied 16 years, 1 month ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Andy George

    February 26, 2010 at 10:18 pm

    Hi Kevin,

    [Kevin Hedin] “Will Open GL work with this card? Or is there a better card I should consider for AE?”

    Open GL won’t work well with any Graphics card….It just doesn’t work well.

    There’s little gain to updating your graphics card as far as AE is concerned.

    -Andy

  • Kevin Hedin

    February 26, 2010 at 10:25 pm

    Thanks for the quick response. It appears (now that I have read a few more posts) that AE is best with openGL off in most cases. Hopefully the OpenGL compatibility will improve in the future.

    You just saved me $370 😎

    Kevin Hedin
    Digital One, Inc.
    Anchorage, AK

  • Andy George

    February 26, 2010 at 10:30 pm

    [Kevin Hedin] “You just saved me $370 8-)”

    Ill split it with you 🙂

    -Andy

  • Dima Ivan

    March 15, 2010 at 5:07 am

    I own a sapphire one and it runs very nice, both AE7 and AE CS3 work fast and smooth on it. Just make sure not to install the CCC (catalyst control center) because you will have problems with it. It’s been a long time since this card was released but it’s still a very good card…

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