Re:Memory access on the Apple M1 processor
by jeffbee on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @05:01PM
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The outcome seems to depend greatly on the physical design of the laptops. The elsewhere-mentioned Dell XPS 13 has a particularly poor cooling design, which is why I chose the Razer Book instead. Despite being marketed in a very silly way to gamers only, it seems to have competent mechanical design.
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Re:Memory access on the Apple M1 processor
by SAI_Peregrinus on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @05:52PM
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Gamers are likely to run their systems with demanding workloads, for hours, with a color-coded performance counter (FPS stat). They'll notice if it throttles. They're particularly demanding customers, and there's quite a bit of competition for their money.
Re:Memory access on the Apple M1 processor
by wil421 on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @09:27PM
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How common are laptops for gamers? I always build my windows boxes but I’m a casual gamer.
Re:Memory access on the Apple M1 processor
by SAI_Peregrinus on Thursday January 07, 2021 @03:55PM
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I'm not sure. I know they've been getting more popular with the increased power of laptops and the ability to use external GPUs (via Thunderbolt 3). I'd guess desktops are more common, but some people will have both.