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My workloads include running VMs and compiling something like Linux kernel so I do benefit from more cores. But I don't want to run a server for such tasks. Des
by shmerl 6y ago
My workloads include running VMs and compiling something like Linux kernel so I do benefit from more cores. But I don't want to run a server for such tasks. Desktop CPUs like modern Ryzens work pretty well for it.
Also, single core performance benefits gaming, especially when you run things in Wine where there is more overhead.
Hardware accelerated video encoding is already handled by discreet GPUs, so the benefit of putting that also in a CPU/APU is moot in the desktop use case.
What so far is missing are cards that support AV1 encoding in hardware. I doubt Apple will be much of help here too.
- socialdemocrat 6y agoBy integrating everything rather than having a discrete GPU, you get performance benefits. With discrete GPU you can have beefer GPUs because you are given a bigger thermal budget. However you also loose performance from having to move data between CPU and GPU over a slow bus.
- shmerl 6y agoI doubt integrated GPUs will ever reach the performance of discreet GPUs, as you said - thermal budget is the limiting factor. PCIe speeds are increasing, so that's not a big issue. If anything, I expect some of these co-processors to become new PCIe connected cards. I.e. in addition to GPU you'll have some other *PU with its own cooling.