Nah that’d be the M4 Ultra. The M4 Max should launch next month along with the M4 Pro in the MBPs.I was also waiting for GPU improvements. Apple Silicon CPU are great, but the GPUs still have room for improvements.
I have been under that impression for a while now. Apple seems to be on a 'rolling release' scheme, with features added as they're ready.
I wonder if this is because their hardware team can't move as fast as their silicon team. Think about the Mac Studio. If the rumors are to be believed, the M4 Max will be released about a year after the original M4. There is plenty of space for improvements in this meantime.
8G4 will crush M1. Even 8G3 is already trading blows with it.I want to see how powerful is the SD8 Gen 4 vs M1.
Will have to see. The rumours also say 8G4 GPU consumes less power than 8G3 GPU, while being 60% faster. That... I find to be quite suspect.There is no way the Gen 4 doesn’t gobble up power like a boss. Count me surprised if they manage to pull off not doing so.
Yea just seems too pie in the sky. At least it’s not too far away to find out, with Qualcomms’ summit next month. My guess is they’ll have either a reference device? Or maybe Xiaomi will be their reference.Will have to see. The rumours also say 8G4 GPU consumes less power than 8G3 GPU, while being 60% faster. That... I find to be quite suspect.
Yeah I saw that too. Definitely hyping it up. Because we know it won’t surpass the A18Pro in ST.tee-hee!
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Man, I replied to the wrong thread. It is too early in the morning, my head is not working properly.Nah that’d be the M4 Ultra. The M4 Max should launch next month along with the M4 Pro in the MBPs.
Their CPU is top tier but it is going to be weird seeing them get beaten in MT. With 2 less efficiency cores, that’s the whole difference. Less MT, but less power draw. Some healthy competition from Qualcomm hopefully gives Apple a kick to innovate more and gain back that crown on the MT side.
For mid to late 2025 release,
Microsoft Surface Pro 12 is currently in development to get a redesign. This will include not only a 13” but an 11” model which will coincide with Qualcomm's 2nd generation Snapdragon X series release. I’m not hearing of anything before then.
It doesn’t square with what Surface Team is gearing up for in 2025. Their plan then is to seize the iPad Pro’s industry tablet crown with an 11” SKU and 2nd gen Oryon, which will have the necessary efficiency, is a crucial piece of the hardware puzzle to achieve that objective.
Abandoning Intel for Qualcomm was Microsoft Surface’s game plan since Pro X 5 years ago & has been the end goal. There will likely be one enterprise holdover in their “for Business” lineup w/ an x86 fallback. However, Intel is now officially second tier in their marketing
This goes against Tigerick's leak that Snapdragon X Gen 2 is 2026H1.For example, we may see them release a Surface Pro 12 for Business in conjunction with or shortly before the Qualcomm counterpart hits. Surface Pro 10 for Business is a prime example of where Intel now falls in the Surface foodchain. They are no longer apex in their team’s eyes.
Let's see how other leakers follow. So far, he is the only one claiming that. It seems improbable, given previous reports, unless NUVIA found a secret boost button below their desk.Hifihedgehog seems to be insisting that Snapdragon X Gen 2 will debut in 2025H2, based on information he got from Microsoft Surface team.
This goes against Tigerick's leak that Snapdragon X Gen 2 is 2026H1.
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They demoted whoever that is to CPU Architect rather than a performance oriented one. Probably coz of how underwhelming Oryon was
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I think the role of Nuvia is a bit exaggerated. The key team of P.A. Semi still works for Apple. If you check out the A14 release, the performance improvements were mediocre compared to the A13. Although Gerard worked on this design.Interesting, I guess in a few years we might see Apple CPUs pick up some steam again by that I mean >20% YoY improvements.
Edit: M4/A18 might be one of the new designs after the 2019 exodus from this new team.
How do you come to that conclusion from just one Linkedin profile? Are there many others?Interesting, I guess in a few years we might see Apple CPUs pick up some steam again by that I mean >20% YoY improvements.
Edit: M4/A18 might be one of the new designs after the 2019 exodus from this new team.
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That's not true, at least in Europe. I personnally refuse to recruit people who have been changing companies that often, and the linkedin profile shown is typically one that I'd refuse to even consider.It's fairly normal for engineers to hop from company to company in this industry. So unless there is dozens of such examples, I don't find it to be remarkable at all.
That's not true, at least in Europe. I personnally refuse to recruit people who have been changing companies that often, and the linkedin profile shown is typically one that I'd refuse to even consider.
It’s kind of wild the two colleges he came out of. Honestly I had never even heard of his graduate school. Diamond in the rough right there for sure.The "drain" of Apple's engineering talent to Nuvia was overblown, and now I see people are overblowing the fact that some who left have returned. Losing a top guy like GW III certainly has an impact, but the foot soldiers? There is always turnover, and all the time new people are brought in from elsewhere, or are hired out of grad school (bringing some fresh ideas, or so you hope) Even the loss of your top guys might be a benefit in the long run - it gives an opportunity for others to come up and lead. Maybe they turn out to be better, and had just lacked the opportunity. Even if they aren't necessarily better, they will bring their own ideas and then I guess you find out whether those ideas work out or not when they're put into silicon.