4/11/2023 0 Comments Gfxcardstatus windows 7![]() Because it requires an effective doubling of resolution both horizontal and vertical (and thus a quadrupling of pixels), it requires substantial computing power, which I think is why the GT750M is running hot at high resolutions (say 2400x1500 = 4800x3000). The Iris Pro 5200 seems hardware limited to 4095x4095 (which of course is fine with most applications).Ī general observation that I have had is that the way OS X scales with Retina is less ideal than I originally thought. Running 2880x1800 native is fine with the Iris Pro 5200, so that still works for Windows sessions. Therefore I'll keep this resolution even though a bit higher would be nice (fi 2160x1375 or 2304x1440). This takes considerable energy and heats up the rMBP, which I don't like. Getting QuickResX to do HiDPi resolutions beyond 2040x1275 requires activating the GT750M. On the Windows side it is slightly better although the resolution changes after the Parallels session is activated, so you can see the changes happening (my Windows 7 instance runs in a different Space). I say near-perfect as the changes in resolution force some of the windows on the Mac side to jump around (in particular Finder) and also windows get shrunk where there is not enough space on the desktop. Using QuickResX to change resolutions is a near-perfect solution. I've been experimenting quite a lot with QuickResX and have now bought a license. Hi joevt, thank you very much for your reply, it has been a great help. The largest 16:9 mode of the same height will cause a kernel panic (7282 x 4096), therefore a reduced height would be required. The largest 16:10 mode I could create is 6554 x 4096 on an NVIDIA GTX 680 2 GB. Some large scaled resolutions will cause a kernel panic on NVIDIA cards which allows scaled resolutions up to 8192 wide or 4096 tall even in Mavericks. The Radeon allowed resolutions as tall or wide as 4096 pixels. In previous versions of Mac OS, I was able to create a scaled resolution as high as 3584 x 2240 on a Radeon HD 5870 1 GB. 3840 x 2400 allows a HiDPI mode of 1920 x 1200.Īpple disabled scaled resolutions larger than the display size for some or all Radeon cards in Mavericks. For example, the MacBook Pro includes a scaled resolution of 3840 x 2400 even though the display is only 2880 x 1800. ![]() You can use SwitchResX to create scaled resolutions that are larger than your monitor's native resolution. The HiDPI mode will show in the menu as half the width and height of the resolution the mode corresponds to. When HiDPI modes are enabled, there will be a HiDPI mode for every resolution that is greater than a certain size. Older versions of Quartz Debug.app allowed using a variable scale factor between 1 and 3. HiDPI modes use a scale factor of 2 (width and height) when rendering UI elements. People with non-Retina displays can test Retina display modes by using Quartz Debug.app from the Developer tools to enable HiDPI modes. This will make the Mac OS UI elements a quarter of the size that they are in Best for Retina. Use SwitchResX to enable a 2880 x 1800 non HiDPI mode. Only when I switch OS X to Best for Retina Parallels will give Windows the native 2880x1800 resolution and text looks perfectly sharp.ĭoes anyone know of a way to force the native resolution in Parallels regardless of the OS X display if you're reading, a configuration setting for this would be very welcome!!! Not as much as with Windows 7, but still noticeable. And voila the text starts looking blurred again. What now happens is that Windows starts to render at this resolution (which it can now perfectly well) only for OS X to scale it down to 2880x1800. When I run at the More Space option (effectively 1920x1200 on OS X), Parallels gives Windows in full screen mode the resolution 3840x2400. I personally think that Best for Retina is pretty useless since you end up with a lot less screen real estate. One thing that is seriously bugging me is that Parallels refuses to run at native resolution in any other OS X display mode than Best for Retina. Since the scaling of Windows 7 is terrible (1920x1200 full screen on the retina display is quite blurred) I have ventured out to try Windows 8.1 with Office 2013 and to a large degree have been pleasantly surprised. I have been running Parallels for a few years, previously on a MBA with Windows 7 with Office 2010 and since a few months on a 15" rMBP. Parallels version 7 with Windows 8.1 build 9600
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