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> Linux will most likely beat macOS in performance on the same hardware Not exactly, because since M series was introduced we only have Asahi, developed by rev
by lucasoshiro 2y ago
> Linux will most likely beat macOS in performance on the same hardware
Not exactly, because since M series was introduced we only have Asahi, developed by reversing engineering Apple Silicon processors instead of using drivers of macOS that were developed by Apple for the hardware that they know how works.
Apple Silicon processors have efficiency and performance cores, macOS scheduler was made to manage it. I don't know if Asahi handles them as different cores.
But I must say, Asahi team is doing a great job.
- throwaway1194 2y agoI've seen some Asahi benchmarks and Linux beats macOS in some of them while it loses in some others. Asahi also supports the latest version of OpenGL and Vulkan was recently added, I can only imagine things will get even better.
- lucasoshiro 2y ago> I can only imagine things will get even better. Me too. Their work is really impressive. But I don't think it is worth getting a MacBook for running Linux nowadays.
- throwaway1194 2y ago> Me too. Their work is really impressive. It is indeed, I have a theory about why that is and I think it comes down to the people who work on it. Not saying that Apple doesn't have good engineering but people like Alyssa Rosenzweig are on another level. Also, the fact that Linux has supported ARM for years probably helps. > But I don't think it is worth getting a MacBook for running Linux nowadays. Why though? I probably wouldn't as well but I'm curious about what you have to say.