I have a 2013 Macbook Pro, Intel core i7, 4 core, 2.6GHz, 16GB DDR3 Ram, 1 TB non ssd drive, NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M. It was pretty close to top of the line when I bought it.
I'm thinking about upgrading. This is my work computer, but I log onto Dungeons and Dragons Online, Forge of Empires, and Civilization 6 every so often. Rare video conferencing, semi regular Skype calling, a lot of .pdfs and Salesforce. So my needs are what I'd call... midrange.
The SSD I'm comfortable is enough of a jump to make it almost worth it by itself. But I just don't know enough about about the new chips, graphics, and RAM to make an educated decision about the new MacBook Pro's.
Is the i9 chip that much better than the i7 that's offered? Is the i7 enough of an improvement over what I have currently to buy it? I tried to look at the Tom's GPU hierarchy, but didn't see the chips offered by Apple listed.
Is 16GB of RAM still enough, or should I jump to 32?
And finally, is the Radeon Pro Vega 20 significantly superior to Pro 560x? I used the computer games on laptops check, against Civ6, and my current card is green for low and medium. The 560x is green for all but 4k, and the Vega is green for everything. That's good, but I'll hold this laptop for another 5-6 years. What's the current thoughts on video cards? Do I splurge, or are we still in the 'premium pricing' timeframe for the Vega cards?
I'm all about value, so I'm really interested in quantifying the differences. i.e. am I paying a 20% premium on a part for a 200% improvement or a 10% improvement?
I'm thinking about upgrading. This is my work computer, but I log onto Dungeons and Dragons Online, Forge of Empires, and Civilization 6 every so often. Rare video conferencing, semi regular Skype calling, a lot of .pdfs and Salesforce. So my needs are what I'd call... midrange.
The SSD I'm comfortable is enough of a jump to make it almost worth it by itself. But I just don't know enough about about the new chips, graphics, and RAM to make an educated decision about the new MacBook Pro's.
Is the i9 chip that much better than the i7 that's offered? Is the i7 enough of an improvement over what I have currently to buy it? I tried to look at the Tom's GPU hierarchy, but didn't see the chips offered by Apple listed.
Is 16GB of RAM still enough, or should I jump to 32?
And finally, is the Radeon Pro Vega 20 significantly superior to Pro 560x? I used the computer games on laptops check, against Civ6, and my current card is green for low and medium. The 560x is green for all but 4k, and the Vega is green for everything. That's good, but I'll hold this laptop for another 5-6 years. What's the current thoughts on video cards? Do I splurge, or are we still in the 'premium pricing' timeframe for the Vega cards?
I'm all about value, so I'm really interested in quantifying the differences. i.e. am I paying a 20% premium on a part for a 200% improvement or a 10% improvement?