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If the M1 is a close derivative architecture of high efficiency mobile scaled to desktop, would scaled up Android processors really be that far away from M1? I
by AtlasBarfed 6y ago
If the M1 is a close derivative architecture of high efficiency mobile scaled to desktop, would scaled up Android processors really be that far away from M1? I know Apple A-series had some edge over Snapdragons, but was the gap between Android processors that big?
There are many hundred billion dollar companies motivated to close the gap. It may not be this year.
- ampdepolymerase 6y agoThere is the Microsoft SQ2 and the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2.
- frankchn 6y agoThe A14 is significantly faster than the Kirin 9000 (Cortex A77 on TSMC 5nm) on SPECint and SPECfp: https://www.anandtech.com/show/16226/apple-silicon-m1-a14-deep-dive/3 https://www.anandtech.com/show/16226/apple-silicon-m1-a14-de...
- hachari 6y ago“I know Apple A-series had some edge over Snapdragons, but was the gap between Android processors that big?” Absolutely
- AtlasBarfed 6y agoRemember there is the 5nm advantage.
- sbuk 6y agoWhat about the other A-series processors? Excluding the A14, they all used the same process as other ARM based processors, but also have a big performance advantage.