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That is the talk yes, but we don't know how much of the actual performance improvements is simply due to the lower process size. And process size is independent
by yxhuvud 6y ago
That is the talk yes, but we don't know how much of the actual performance improvements is simply due to the lower process size. And process size is independent of if it is ARM or x86, but instead depends on manufacturers getting production slots in the chip foundries. Currently Apple is hogging up all the production capabilities of the smallest process that TSMC have.
- hajile 6y agoTSMC themselves say shrinking from 7nm to 5nm offers either 15% better performance OR 30% lower power. Neither of those would get x86 anywhere close to m1 in either performance or power consumption.