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Re:Apple M2 Ultra Isn't Faster Than Last Gen AMD&Intel Deskt... by garbagecoder on Saturday June 10, 2023 @12:40PM (#36272059)
My M1 Pro is about 33% as fast as a box with a 3060 in it on PyTorch and obviously it is way more efficient and doesn't require a special power supply, which is just taken for granted as something you have to do with a PC.

The best case this article can make is that if you need to play the latest game or do intense ML stuff you probably want NVIDIA, but that's the same as it ever was.

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Re:Apple M2 Ultra Isn't Faster Than Last Gen AMD&Intel Deskt... by incrudible on Saturday June 10, 2023 @03:50PM (#36274372)
It also costs a lot more. For the money you can get a laptop with a 4080m and reduce its power limit and probably get the same or better efficiency, but with room to the top if you need it.
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Re:Apple M2 Ultra Isn't Faster Than Last Gen AMD&Intel Deskt... by garbagecoder on Sunday June 11, 2023 @12:54PM (#36283066)
And I like it more, so I am willing to pay more. The implicit notion that I’m getting the same thing for less just isn’t true.
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Re:Apple M2 Ultra Isn't Faster Than Last Gen AMD&Intel Deskt... by incrudible on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @05:40AM (#36307779)
You are getting better performance potential and equal or better efficiency at comparable wattage, for a better price. Of course you will not get it the shape of an Apple laptop. We were talking about how Apple chips supposedly have superior efficiency, but at least in terms of GPU that is not true at all.
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