IntelUser2000
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Not really. FP16 vs FP32.
How much difference do you think it'll make?
Usually doubled compute power resulted in ~30% improvement. FP16 vs FP32 should be that. That means at best, HD 520 is equal to iPad Pro graphics.
Intel should seriously be worried. SpecCPU2000 results show that with gcc, A9 is 10% faster per clock than Haswell, which means equal to Skylake. With GPU, iPad Pro is going to do at 3-5W that Intel needs 15W to do so.
Yea ok let's assume GT3e for additional gain, but at 10x the SoC cost and still 3-4x the TDP + significantly lower battery life per WHr.
At this point it means for all intents and purposes, TSMC 16 = Intel 14. Die size, transistor performance, cost per transistor. Ok, I would assume Apple SoC design team is far more organized than Intel which is why they can put such a good result. The latter has been going like a blind man navigating through mobile "waters".
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