It is faster but the ANTIC/GTIA steals cycles from the 6502 while the VIC-II cycles are interleaved with the 6502 to greatly reduce cycle stealing: https://www.

It is faster but the ANTIC/GTIA steals cycles from the 6502 while the VIC-II cycles are interleaved with the 6502 to greatly reduce cycle stealing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxi5_VhxkJQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxi5_VhxkJQ