Re:ARM Mac Impact on Intel
by duskwuff on Monday June 22, 2020 @03:14AM
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A laptop (or desktop!) computer has a significantly higher energy budget than the iPad. The SoC Apple uses in those devices could conceivably be clocked higher and/or have more cores than the A12 parts they're currently using in the iPad Pro.
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You can't exactly just shove a turbo on an under-powerd commuter I4 engine (fuel efficient) and expect it to turn out well.
I wouldn't imagine just upping the vcore and the frequency clock will just magically make it faster and compete at the same level as an intel chip.
I'm deeply skeptical as a developer, you -will- get compiler errors, and it's going to suck for a while.
Re:ARM Mac Impact on Intel
by imtringued on Monday June 22, 2020 @08:05AM
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Well, it entirely depends on how they designed the chip. If they planned ahead they could design the chip for 4Ghz ahead of schedule and then take advantage of the higher frequency once they decide to actually release a desktop or laptop with an ARM chip. I don't believe that Apple did this so they will either create a new chip exclusively for desktop/laptop or they just keep the low frequency.
Re:ARM Mac Impact on Intel
by agloeregrets on Monday June 22, 2020 @05:37AM
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> You can't exactly just shove a turbo on an under-powerd commuter I4 engine (fuel efficient) and expect it to turn out well.
Isn’t this the exact concept of the VAG EA888 motor used in the Audi A4 and extended all the way up to the S3?
That said, the rumored chip is an actively cooled 12 core 5nm part which is more like an RS3 motor with extra cores/ cylinders