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    Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac offers big performance gains, new ‘Crystal Mode’ (with video)
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    Parallels also says that Desktop 5 has a 22 percent speed advantage advantage over VMware Fusion [version 2] in 'productivity application performance.'" It offers support for 8 virtualized CPUs, and fully supports 64-bit Snow Leopard and Windows variants," Foresman reports. "Graphics is an area where Desktop 5 seems to have the biggest performance gains. It supports OpenGL 2.1 for Windows WDDM and DirectX 9Ex with Shader Model 3 for full Aero support in Windows Vista and Windows 7" Foresman reports. "It also supports OpenGL 2.1 for Linux VMs. Full Article at MacDailyNews
    Graphics is an area where Desktop 5 seems to have the biggest performance gains. It supports OpenGL 2.1 for Windows WDDM and DirectX 9Ex with Shader Model 3 for full Aero support in Windows Vista and Windows 7
    SOURCE: MacDailyNews 2 weeks ago
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Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac offers big performance gains, new ‘Crystal Mode’ (with video)
  1. It also supports OpenGL 2.1 for Linux VMs. The beefed-up graphics support in version 5 resulted in a 700 percent improvement in 3DMark 2006 Pro benchmarks over Desktop 4. This updated support is especially important if your use of Windows is primarily for gaming.
    SOURCE: MacDailyNews 2 weeks ago
  2. In the performance area, Desktop 5 claims a 300 percent performance increase in VM operations over Desktop 4. Parallels also says that Desktop 5 has a 22 percent speed advantage advantage over VMware Fusion [version 2] in 'productivity application performance.'
    SOURCE: MacDailyNews 2 weeks ago
  3. Parallels has released its answer to VMware's Fusion 3, bringing Snow Leopard compatibility as well as support for Redmond's latest OS [Windows 7]. Parallels Desktop 5 adds Crystal Mode to its Coherence OS integration and offers a serious advantage in graphics performance
    SOURCE: MacDailyNews 2 weeks ago

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