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macplusplus said:

tipoo said:

macxpress said:

tipoo said:

God, those GPU choices would be so preferable over Apples to me. Apart from FCPX, the 1060 is just hilariously above the Radeon Pro 560, even the 1050 in the 13" is. 

What are you using a 13" laptop for that needs higher end graphics? Please don't tell me you're using FCP on it....

I don't understand the critique. 

If they fit the power of a GTX 1050 in a 13" laptop, the retort of "please tell me you're not _____" is flipped on its head, is it not? You weren't doing those things because 13"s weren't powerful enough. A 1050 is pretty damn powerful. So use the smallest computer you can get away with, and a more powerful 13" laptop will let more people use that for more things. 

And forget 13"ers - the 1050 in the 13" SB is more powerful then the Radeon Pro 560 in the top end 15 inch rMBP. 

So the answer is..."Whatever you'd do on a 15" with a 1050 now". I give the nod to macOS, but Apples GPU choices have left me wanting. A 1060 in the 15" rMBP and 1050 in the 13 would be amazing, but instead we have the Radeon at half the 1060s performance and an Intel IGP at half the MX150s, which is about half the 1050s...

Yes, GPUs seem impressive but there is no integrated graphics processor in the 13" i7 and 15" models. They come with Nvidia discrete graphics only, as I understand from Intel's i7-8650U's specs and Microsoft's 15" specs:

Surface Book 2 13.5” PixelSense™ Display
Intel® HD Graphics 620 integrated GPU (on Intel® i5-7300U model)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 discrete GPU w/2GB GDDR5 graphics memory (on Intel® i7-8650U models)

Surface Book 2 15” PixelSense™ Display
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 discrete GPU w/6GB GDDR5 graphics memory

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/devices/surface-book-2/tech-specs
https://ark.intel.com/products/124968/Intel-Core-i7-8650U-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_20-GHz
showing Intel UHD Graphics 620 as optional (‡).

The lack of integrated graphics in high end models is the bad news all reviews and comments seem unaware of. That means the discrete GPU will always be on, having a huge impact on battery life and the heat produced that will cause processor throttling in turn. In high-end Macbook Pros we benefit from having two GPUs since many years. macOS switches automatically between Intel GPU and discrete GPU to preserve battery and control the heat produced.