Re:Helping Valve to power up Steam devices
by tonyarkles on Friday November 21, 2025 @11:13PM
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That’s very much the trick. Apple is actually exceptionally good at making CPUs. Look at these single-thread benchmarks: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/single-thread/ Similarly, if you look for the M4 in this list and then look for other ARM chips, you’ll have to look quite a ways down the list: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/multithread/mobile
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Re:Helping Valve to power up Steam devices
by madeofpalk on Saturday November 22, 2025 @01:20PM
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It’s baffling to me that no one else (Qualcomm) has not been able to come close.
My guess is that CPU design is existential for Apple, and no one else cares enough to be dedicated enough to do what Apple has done.
Re:Helping Valve to power up Steam devices
by l11r on Saturday November 22, 2025 @04:29PM
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This is exactly what happens when you invest billions and hire the best industry specialists for decades. M-series processors did not magically appear out of nowhere. Apple perfected them for years in iPhones, but people didn't have the ability to compare since Apple doesn't share their processors with anyone.