News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for future Macs. Parent comment

Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by Joeri on Monday June 22, 2020 @03:15PM (#23604744)
But does it run better than on the current intel mac mini with integrated graphics? All it needs to do is beat intel in comparable circumstances.

It doesn't really matter what the graphics performance is, on high end macs they'll still ship a dedicated GPU from AMD. What matters is that the game is GPU-limited instead of CPU-limited.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by Mindwipe on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @06:45AM (#23612199)
> But does it run better than on the current intel mac mini with integrated graphics? All it needs to do is beat intel in comparable circumstances.

Having gone and checked, no. Not even close.

(Nor would it be plausible to expect to. But it's clear Apple have made a choice here, and that is that if you're a user who wants legacy software or desktop gaming, Apple do not care about you compared to their margins. It's that simple.)

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by sizzle on Monday June 22, 2020 @04:03PM (#23605672)
The maxed out mac mini cpu is a 6 core 3.2Ghz i7 with turbo boost to 4.6Ghz. I wonder if they can beat that with a newly ARM optimized MacOS? The current i7 has tons of power still as an 8th gen Intel cpu.
[ Parent | on HN ]