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Windows 10 vs Mac OS (same hardware)

Discussion in 'Getting Started' started by contrast, Sep 30, 2020.

  1. contrast

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    I own a Macbook Air 2020. I could install a dual boot of Windows 10 on it. So that made me wonder if the Unity Editor would run any faster under Windows 10 vs Mac OS given the same hardware. Has this been benchmarked and documented? Thanks.
     
    contrast, Sep 30, 2020
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    That would be an interesting test.
     
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    Is there a way for Unity to run a benchmark on your hardware and give it a score for how it will perform?
     
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    Unity has the Profiler. You could open the same project in both Win and Mac and see if you see noticeable differences between the platforms inside the Profiler.
     
    Joe-Censored, Oct 1, 2020
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    Excellent, I'll give it a try this weekend if I have the time. Thanks for the info.

    Update: The results came out the same, that's good to know.
     
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    contrast, Oct 1, 2020
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