Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end 16-inch MacBook Pro

Re:Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end... by chithanh on Thursday November 12, 2020 @01:39AM (#25067121)

I think the holdup for the iMac is not the CPU, but rather Apple's discrete GPU which is not ready yet.

For replacing the Xeon-W in the Mac Pro and iMac Pro, they will also need a higher performing CPU, sure.

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Re:Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end... by deergomoo on Thursday November 12, 2020 @07:42AM (#25069192)

I hope they offer an option for integrated-only for all their product lines going forward.

The 16" MacBook Pro is only available with a discrete GPU, which I don't need but causes me tons of issues with heat and fan noise. The dGPU has to be enabled to run external monitors, and due to an implementation detail, the memory clocks always run at full tilt when the resolution of driven monitors doesn't match, resulting at a constant 20W power draw even while idle.

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