![]() ![]() The real coming-out party for Intel graphics required a crucial update from Apple though – namely the unlocking of OpenCL to work on integrated graphics processors, now enabled in OS X 10.9 Mavericks. Once a recipe for slow-motion slide shows in place of fluid gaming video, Intel’s integrated graphics may finally have come of age, if our test of the recent 21.5-inch iMac are any indicator. It’s still not exactly cheap, but the £1699 entry-level MacBook Pro (15-inch, Retina, Late 2013) relies entirely on the Iris Pro graphics solution that’s embedded within a Core i7 quad-core processor. ![]() And more recently, we’ve seen low-power Intel graphics included too, with automatic switching that powers up the full-bore graphics only when relevant applications are running. Every 15-inch Apple laptop since the PowerBook G4 has included either an ATI (AMD) or nVidia graphics processor. ![]()
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