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The other thing that makes M1 interesting is it's ARM with specific hardware support for fast x86 emulation, which IMO is unlikely to be replicated in a top of
by zucker42 6y ago
The other thing that makes M1 interesting is it's ARM with specific hardware support for fast x86 emulation, which IMO is unlikely to be replicated in a top of the line laptop for the next 5 years.
- rbanffy 6y agox86 emulation is not an issue for 99% of the ARM market. I think it's safe to assume M1 is the first Apple chip that has it.
- saagarjha 6y agoA12Z has it.
- rbanffy 6y agoThat's kind of weird. What is it used for in iOS?
- saagarjha 6y agoNothing, but the DTK uses it.
- rbanffy 6y agoInteresting. It's either that Apple wanted to use it as the first-gen ARM-based Macs or that they planned it to be used internally and in the DTK while M1 isn't ready. Either way, it's quite impressive to have deliberately engineered dark silicon on consumer devices.