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Re:An app for M1 Macs that plays the sound of a fan as CPU u... by fshbbdssbbgdd on Monday July 19, 2021 @12:16AM (#27879203)
Recently I visited the Apple store and compared the latest 11 inch iPad Air (A14 processor) and iPad Pro (M1 processor) models side-by-side. I loaded up Apple’s website in Safari and scrolled. The Pro is noticeably butter-smooth, while the Air stutters. My iPhone also stutters in the same way, but it’s never bothered me before. It’s only after looking at the performance of the M1-driven iPad Pro that I knew to look for it. And I previously had a similar experience noticing how much smoother my iPhone was than my old Android phones!

I don’t know for sure the processor is the difference, this is just a report of my observations.

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Re:An app for M1 Macs that plays the sound of a fan as CPU u... by pauldickwin on Monday July 19, 2021 @12:23AM (#27879240)
That's not because of the processor. It's because the newest iPad Pro has a 120hz display and the other devices that you were comparing to have a 60hz display.
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Re:An app for M1 Macs that plays the sound of a fan as CPU u... by Nevermark on Monday July 19, 2021 @03:15AM (#27880032)
While 60hz screen refreshes are less smooth than 120hz, the small (but noticeable) of a difference due to refresh rates wouldn't be correctly describable as "stutter".

The M1 processor makes a real difference. I have both the M1 and the most recent non-M1 iPad Pro's.

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Re:An app for M1 Macs that plays the sound of a fan as CPU u... by lathiat on Monday July 19, 2021 @01:33AM (#27879578)
Yeah you really don’t notice 60Hz scrolling until you try 120Hz scrolling. It’s a bit like you didn’t notice Retina displays until you tried one then looked at a pre-retina display. It’s crazy how you adapt to perceive things once you see something better/different.
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Re:An app for M1 Macs that plays the sound of a fan as CPU u... by fshbbdssbbgdd on Monday July 19, 2021 @01:46AM (#27879637)
Maybe I should hold off on the iPad Pro until I can get 120Hz on all my devices.
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