Why is Apple's M1 chip so fast?

Re:Why is Apple's M1 chip so fast? by joakleaf on Monday November 30, 2020 @03:47PM (#25258760)

Don't you think "M" is just for "Mac"?

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Re:Why is Apple's M1 chip so fast? by grecy on Monday November 30, 2020 @03:51PM (#25258813)

It sure could be, but I'll be shocked if they have their current M1 in the $999 MacBookAir and something still called "M1(x)" in the Mac Pro that has 128+ cores and >128GB RAM, etc. etc.

IMO, that's a totally different product, and it needs a different naming convention. But I'm just guessing.

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Re:Why is Apple's M1 chip so fast? by mattnewton on Monday November 30, 2020 @04:28PM (#25259213)

They put an M1 in a mac mini, I think it just stands for Mac. "M2 Max" or something is exactly what I expect for their next desktop chip name

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Re:Why is Apple's M1 chip so fast? by macintux on Monday November 30, 2020 @06:05PM (#25260186)

I suspect M stands for Mac, but it's fair to note that the Mini (and iMac) were using mobile (laptop) hardware previously, so it's certainly plausible that M stands for mobile.

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Re:Why is Apple's M1 chip so fast? by ridiculous_fish on Monday November 30, 2020 @06:13PM (#25260264)

The Intel Mac Mini and iMac both use Intel's desktop chip line, with 65 watt TDP.

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Re:Why is Apple's M1 chip so fast? by macintux on Monday November 30, 2020 @06:20PM (#25260336)

Huh, I stand corrected, thanks. Did that change at some point or have I been consistently wrong?

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Re:Why is Apple's M1 chip so fast? by ridiculous_fish on Monday November 30, 2020 @06:40PM (#25260505)

That I don't know! Except the original Bondi iMac definitely was laptop parts.

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Re:Why is Apple's M1 chip so fast? by tcskeptic on Monday November 30, 2020 @04:28PM (#25259219)

I think you are right in the P series, that would make a bunch of sense

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