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 gsich on Thursday November 12, 2020 @02:39PM (#25073946)

Maybe, but distinct from real "gaming".

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Re:Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end... by xodice on Thursday November 12, 2020 @05:08PM (#25075794)

A game is a game. There is no "real gaming". Apple Arcade with a Xbox controller paired to a Mac is actually a fun gaming device for some types of gamers.

Genshin Impact is a great game that is on iOS in addition to "real consoles". Oceanhorn 2 is an amazing game that was originally on Apple Arcade and brought to Nintendo's "real console".

There is also quite a number of ports that I think you aren't aware of.

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Re:Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end... by gsich on Thursday November 12, 2020 @05:46PM (#25076275)

There is a difference between Tetris on Facebook versus Dota or CSGO on PC. The later is "real gaming", the former not. The border might be a gradient.

It's like calling yourself a programmer because you can set a timer on your VCR. (dated but still accurate)

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Re:Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end... by EugeneOZ on Thursday November 12, 2020 @06:40PM (#25076865)

And since when CSGO is a GPU-demanding game?

You think "real games" are for "hard triers only", but it's just your point of view.

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Re:Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end... by gsich on Friday November 13, 2020 @12:00AM (#25079057)

Mine and many others. Rightfully so, see the example.

GPU was not the issue here.

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