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The most frustrating part about reading this article for me isn't the article itself, but that Apple - in fine tradition - didn't back up their graphics and per
by jasoneckert 5y ago
The most frustrating part about reading this article for me isn't the article itself, but that Apple - in fine tradition - didn't back up their graphics and performance claims with anything concrete and reproducible.
With M1, I think they can move beyond these shady marketing tactics entirely and focus on what they're developing. In other words, promote the merits of their architecture and systems (which are excellent) rather than try to compare Apples with oranges.
- whywhywhywhy 5y agoBeen like this for years now, always remember the Apple twittersphere gushing about how insanely powerful the iPhone and iPad processors were yet even years after the news of this we didn't really see the platforms doing any remarkable forms of processing.
- auggierose 5y agoThey are insanely powerful, and if you write the right apps for it, you will see that. I've written a custom CAD app from scratch for iPad, and was blown away by the speed I saw with Metal. I mean, they turned these chips into desktops, because that's how good they are. Wtf are you talking about?
- post_break 5y agoThe phone in my pocket renders 4k60 video faster than my desktop, with no moving pieces. My iPad is even faster. It wasn't until that iPad processor went into my Mac that I could do that without getting burned or putting my bose headphones on.
- seanw444 5y agoGood pun. I agree. M1 with Metal is already quite good. Just leave it at that. You're not going to be able to compete with a high-end discrete GPU in most areas, so stop pretending.