Re:How macOS manages M1 CPU cores
by smoldesu on Monday April 25, 2022 @10:21AM
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Macs have long reserved ~50w of power for the display, whether or not all of it is used is a different question. Giving them the benefit of the doubt (and accounting for screens that can max out at 1500 nits), I think an upper bound of 40w is pretty close to the actual figure. OLED will always pull less power since it doesn't need a backlight, in contrast to the hundreds of backlights on newer Macs.
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Re:How macOS manages M1 CPU cores
by adgjlsfhk1 on Monday April 25, 2022 @11:26AM
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The macbook pro has a 70 watt hour battery, and has a 10 hour battery life (video playback). Also, if I'm reading correctly, the 1000 nits brightness is only achievable when plugged in, and apple automatically reduces brightness on battery to keep the power consumption lower.