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Discussion Apple Silicon SoC thread

I see you also left out the at 30,000 feet part. Lots of people on deadlines who have real lives want to edit on the go while enjoying a latte or flying on a plane. Being able to work where you want when you want is a big reason that laptops have become the best selling personal computers.
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- Nov 7, 2023
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Whatcha do - use your computer in a darkroom?
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- Nov 7, 2023
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I'm not really sure they brought down the Pro - we'll have to see benchmarks for that. At improved M3 levels the 6+6 of the M3 might be faster than the 8+4 configuration with greater efficiency - after all the M3 Max's 12+4 configuration comes just a hair short of the M2 Ultra. Apple's been...
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- Nov 7, 2023
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Don't know if I'd call it a garbage panel - it still achieves greater brightness, better color accuracy, and doesn't color shift over time (as OLED's blue pixels start to burn out or dim). It's really a beautiful looking panel and a good compromise until micro-LED shows up.
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- Post #5,592
- Nov 7, 2023
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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It's easy to forget that Apple isn't a CPU manufacturer/vendor and doesn't really care about spec wars. The Apple Silicon team produces silicon for the Apple product roadmap and to satisfy the needs of future Apple products. The fact that Apple has occasionally pulled far enough ahead to spank...
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- Nov 7, 2023
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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I think it's a fools errand to live on someone else's promises or fantasies. Best to wait for testable silicon to arrive and proceed from that point.
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- Post #5,585
- Nov 7, 2023
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Actually I heard that N3B yields were not great - so I don't think Apple's cutting down good chips to make binned configurations.
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- Post #5,584
- Nov 7, 2023
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Apple's released three tiers of M class chips, and they rejiggered the line to make a bigger difference between the Pro and Max (which makes sense). Always bothered me that the Pro and Max shared identical CPU power and only differed on the GPU/Video toolbox sides.
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- Nov 7, 2023
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I don't think so … Apple Silicon contains a lot of what ARMv9 tried to accomplish anyway. In fact, from what I understand a lot of ARMv9 is an attempt to catch up to Apple Silicon. I've heard they increased A17 to nine wide as opposed to eight wide - can't believe they even made the attempt...
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- Post #5,168
- Sep 24, 2023
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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I'm getting Single 2,963 Multi 7,355 Metal 27,088 on my 15 Pro Max. When I saw those AAA games running, I decided to get it with 1 TB. 😄 Of course, this is with all my stuff loaded, and battery is still dropping so I believe it's still indexing - probably more intensive now that iOS can now...
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- Post #5,167
- Sep 24, 2023
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking

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