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I'm telling you the difference between a console (or embedded platform) versus a general computing device. There is a blurry line to be sure, but the smartphone
by banachtarski 7y ago
I'm telling you the difference between a console (or embedded platform) versus a general computing device. There is a blurry line to be sure, but the smartphone and a gaming console are clearly on opposite sides of the line. Consoles have dedicated hardware for antialiasing, texture streaming, etc.
- scarface74 7y agoAnd iPhones have dedicated hardware for cellular, video decoding, decryption, a dedicated GPU, motion detection, face detection, etc....
- banachtarski 7y agoAre you implementing code for them? Virtually every computing device available (your desktop included) is an SoC.
- scarface74 7y agoYes there are APIs targeting the GPU, the Mx coprocessor, the hardware decoder (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/videotoolbox https://developer.apple.com/documentation/videotoolbox), etc. But why is that relevant to how one is a general purpose computer and the other isn’t?