What the f is 'Peak Performance' then when you're re-using last years A15 and M1???
It's not "Peak Performance".
What the f is 'Peak Performance' then when you're re-using last years A15 and M1???
Yes, unfortunate since Apple has been historically horrible with their product updates.So like the old intel days, just erm... different
Yup, and it won’t be the last time. It’s sad that people expect rumors to be factual. 90%+ of what we read here are guesses.Ironic, this isn’t the first time. It always seems the be the case before the event. Just watch having so many things being absent. I wouldn’t be surprised.
Can't see it happening. Not for the prices, Apple charges.. The iPad line is the touchscreen line. I don't see that changing, especially when they are announcing a new Ipad Air.It'd *really* surprise me if the new display is a touchscreen. I think iOS under the hood would be for something like a Sidecar implementation.
I think someone has been reading numerous comments and adjusting his predictions so that he come away looking better than if he hadn’t.Another note: I think it will be odd for the M2 to be announced alongside an M1-series Mac mini/Mac Studio/Small Mac Pro — so maybe we should look for that as part of the May-June cycle. On the other hand, Apple is testing M2 Macs (8 CPU/10 GPU cores) against App Store apps now.
...but it won't be. If you're running multithreaded/GPU-heavy workloads (which can speed up almost in proportion to the number of cores) the gain from the Pro/Max having ~twice as many GPU and CPU cores as the regular version will trump the incremental improvement between microarchitecture generations (50% would be really impressive). Then there's the extra I/O capability, RAM capacity and display support of the Pro/Max versions, which can be just as important as raw speed. Even more so if we get x4 variants.To me, an M(#+1) means a newer generation which should be better than even than M(# Pro/Max).
Why would it? Intel has had overlaps in their product line before. Waiting for the high end Laptop i9 X gen while the lowest i3 X+1 gen is rolling out already.
This would apply to things like the Macbook Air and not the 14" or 16" laptops. Where if you BTO a Macbook Air, you can't even get the M1 Pro/Max chip similarly there is no M1 option for the 14" or 16" laptops. So there should be zero confusion from anyone.Good. Those who follow the M-class developments know the differences between M1, M1 Pro and M1 Max capabilities, but most do not. They'll see 1 and 2 and think 2 is automatically newer and better. It's a hard sell long term to have a professional-focused machine sold with any "M1" generation tag while "M2" versions are already out. Do not add unnecessary hesitation for those uneducated on this.
Looking at Skylake, Apple would have to fail for another 4-5 years to be as bad as Intel.So like the old intel days, just erm... different
Peek Performance: Let's release a low-end iPhone SE. Makes sense.
I get that, but too bad the basic consumer probably doesn't....but it won't be. If you're running multithreaded/GPU-heavy workloads (which can speed up almost in proportion to the number of cores) the gain from the Pro/Max having ~twice as many GPU and CPU cores as the regular version will trump the incremental improvement between microarchitecture generations (50% would be really impressive). Then there's the extra I/O capability, RAM capacity and display support of the Pro/Max versions, which can be just as important as raw speed. Even more so if we get x4 variants.
...it's like comparing an i3 to a Xeon-W: a lot of generations will go by before the newest i3 is faster than the original Xeon. As I said, it is normal for the Xeon to be a couple of generations behind.
Yeah, pull the other one.You certainly should care if I and others start leaving Macs if they don't keep up with Intel,
Intel's 12th gen 28W P series is already exceeding M1 PRO/M1 MAX in benchmark.You certainly should care if I and others start leaving Macs if they don't keep up with Intel, as it will net to a decline in overall Mac sales and macOS usage which leads to a decline in developers focusing on Macs. They ditched Intel saying "we can do better" but if its going to be three years before they update their processors, they will effectively kill off the Mac product line entirely. Pros already have a rocky relationship with Apple at the moment. I gave them another try with the latest laptops, but if their processor upgrades are going to be 2 or 3 years, Intel will blow right passed them.
Intel is doing great with the new P-core/E-core and their newer processors do give the M1 some good competition.
Yeah, Apple should just wave the white flag and (looks at Apple event where the Studio and M1 Ultra are ?ing all over Intel...)Intel's 12th gen 28W P series is already exceeding M1 PRO/M1 MAX in benchmark.
Meanwhile apple is still on their M1 architecture released 2 years ago.
Lol. Apple just pulled an Intel...however intel has already caught up.
Yeah right, they are comparing with their older macs with intel chips, which were released...years ago?Yeah, Apple should just wave the white flag and (looks at Apple event where the Studio and M1 Ultra are ?ing all over Intel...)
You all need to get better at trolling because this is just sad.
New M2-Powered MacBooks Could Be Conspicuously Absent At Today's Apple Event
And... they were! No M2 Mac Air. Doggone it.
And Intel had worked SOOOOOOOOO very hard to show they were a few percent faster than the Pro Max after dumping two train cars of coal into the processor. The engineers were looking at those stories KNOWING this would be a rout, no M2 required!Yeah, Apple should just wave the white flag and (looks at Apple event where the Studio and M1 Ultra are ?ing all over Intel...)
You all need to get better at trolling because this is just sad.
Tell me you don't know what Xeon means, without... oh never mind. Run along now, no more attention for you.Yeah right, they are comparing with their older macs with intel chips, which were released...years ago?
It's pathetic. How about they compare with current gen alderlake cores? Or, how about you go take a look at the top single thread and multi thread chart in passmark and geekbench?