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They are also on a different process shrug
by stefan_ 6y ago
They are also on a different process shrug
- unix_fan 6y agoProcess node improvements don’ty bring that much performance.
- stefan_ 6y agoGiven the massive drop in power consumption and therefore heat, they seem to bring inordinate amounts of performance in a mobile chip.
- unix_fan 6y agoThe apple a14 brought no improvements over the last generation despite being on a superior process node.
- floatboth 6y agoEven evolution within the same process node can bring noticeable performance improvements. Launch day AMD Zen 2 (TSMC 7FF) chips could barely clock to 4.2GHz, ones manufactured months later can often do 4.4.
- happymellon 6y agoSo they are competitive, because they are a node ahead?
- coolspot 6y ago5nm, they are two nodes ahead compared to Intel’s 10nm
- GeekyBear 6y agoWhen you shrink nodes you can either increase performance, cut power, or go with some mix of the two. TSMC's 5nm is 30% more power efficient OR 15% faster than their 7nm process. Apple took the power reduction. https://www.anandtech.com/show/16088/apple-announces-5nm-a14-soc-meagre-upgrades-or-less-power-hungry https://www.anandtech.com/show/16088/apple-announces-5nm-a14...