Mac Mini: Core Image compatibility

Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger), slated for release in the first half of 2005, will sport a new graphics technology called Core Image that provides enhanced optimization routines to developers and will result in greater performance from image-intense applications.

Unfortunately, the ATI Radeon 9200 card included in the Mac mini is not listed as a programmable GPU per Core Image's specs. However, the system will still be able to make use of Core Image to a limited extent, since Core Image (according to Apple) "dynamically optimizes for the CPU, automatically tuning for Velocity Engine and multiple processors as appropriate."

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