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Why did Apple not release their new MBP 16 with the 3950X? [1] [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21523780 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21523780

• Someone1234 7y ago
  They're Intel based mobile systems. The 3950X is a desktop class AMD CPU.
• 3JPLW 7y ago
  Because it's not a notebook chip? 105W is... a little toasty.
• HHad3 7y ago
  In addition to the points already mentioned, a good bit of Apple's software depends on Intel-proprietary features, e.g. QuickSync for video encoding. So far, no macOS system ever shipped with an AMD CPU, and porting the OS and user-mode application stack is not trivial.
  • wmf 7y ago
    There must be Macs like the iMac Pro and Mac Pro that don't have Quick Sync.
  • tachion 7y ago
    You will find people using Hackintosh machines with AMD cpu's just fine (as much as fine it is possible for a Hackintosh, that is).
• neogodless 7y ago
  Yeah, I don't think you need downvoted into oblivion for not knowing, but AMD mobile APUs are also not anywhere near this level. The top-end Ryzen 7 3780U is a 4-core multi-threaded part, using Zen+ rather than Zen 2, and the older Vega graphics. (And that's only available in a Surface laptop.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_accelerated_processing_units#Mobile_APUs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_accelerated_proces...
• ErneX 7y ago
  Desktop chip and even AMD recommends water cooling it.