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Eh, it was designed for a different system configuration. Apple was betting on multi-GPU architectures when they designed that thing in 2012/2013, but then tec
by ascagnel_ 7y ago
Eh, it was designed for a different system configuration. Apple was betting on multi-GPU architectures when they designed that thing in 2012/2013, but then tech didn't really follow that path.
The CPUs and multiple GPUs put out (relatively) equal heat, so they could make the single, big cooler work. But when the world went back to a single, big, hot GPU, it pushed things _just_ out of whack enough that it wasn't worthwhile to continue down that path.
- Someone1234 7y agoI think that is a little too generous. It was a poor design because it didn't take into account the thermals of the hardware it was sold containing. It throttled its graphics cards from the start but also got worse as dust/age set in. It couldn't be upgraded or fixed because they chose appearance over practicality. It was, is, and will always be the "garbage can." It has nothing to do with the industry's direction, it was poor as-sold.