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Re:Ask HN: Can competitors catch up to Apple Silicon? by wmf on Monday July 04, 2022 @01:52PM (#31979915)
Not really. GPUs regularly implement 256-bit or wider RAM.
Re:Ask HN: Can competitors catch up to Apple Silicon? by wffurr on Monday July 04, 2022 @03:16PM (#31980714)
Don't GPUs also typically have the RAM soldered on you the card, effectively "on package"?
Re:Ask HN: Can competitors catch up to Apple Silicon? by wmf on Monday July 04, 2022 @04:51PM (#31981640)
That's my point; Apple's RAM soldered on package is the same as PC laptops with RAM soldered on the motherboard. Apple has no advantage from that.
Re:Ask HN: Can competitors catch up to Apple Silicon? by erichocean on Monday July 04, 2022 @03:02PM (#31980621)
With insanely high latency relative to a CPU…