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Re:Apple Mac Studio by yurishimo on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @02:28PM (#30605150)
The comparison chart for the high spec M1 Ultra was using a 3090.

So even if it "only" reaches 3060 levels of performance in games, I think many people would be okay with that. Reality will likely place it somewhere between a 3060 and the 3090.

Re:Apple Mac Studio by Thaxll on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @02:33PM (#30605293)
It's their perf per watt chart that is irrelevant for gaming.
Re:Apple Mac Studio by olyjohn on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @04:49PM (#30607587)
Honestly, performance per watt is probably the least important consideration for a desktop computer.

Running a farm of these things? Maybe perf per watt makes sense to save some money. Mobile device running on battery? I totally get it.

But surely, the difference in cost for one person running it in their house, or a few hundred people in an office... like who cares? The cost savings won't even be noticeable on the power bill.

Re:Apple Mac Studio by marviio on Thursday March 10, 2022 @07:13AM (#30626052)
Performance per watt is also a good indicator of noise levels.
Re:Apple Mac Studio by borodi on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @02:31PM (#30605243)
So 3090 price for 3060 performance, doesn't sound very promising. I wish we could exploit those gpus easier for compute, but compute with metal is simply not there, at least for now.
Re:Apple Mac Studio by yurishimo on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @02:39PM (#30605431)
It's not priced like a 3090 though? There's an entire computer there and the CPU performance is no slouch, even if the GPU may be lacking for what gamers want today.
Re:Apple Mac Studio by brimble on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @02:50PM (#30605688)
I'm pretty sure the gamers who're always rocking high-end video cards are a small minority of PC gamers, anyway, even if we only count "serious" gamers (not just Candy Crush or whatever) to remove that potential objection.

A lot more probably find a best-bang-for-the-buck midrange card and hang on to it for ~3 years, before upgrading to another midrange card.

Re:Apple Mac Studio by JAlexoid on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @03:00PM (#30605930)
You're right, it's priced higher than RTX3090. Because HP sells the whole system with RTX3090 at $2909 right now.