So title. Up until now, M1 based Macs have always supported every feature in macOS. Do y'all think with the rise of AI and Apple Intelligence, that this will be the year that M1 chip will miss out on certain AI and machine learning features in macOS 16?
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Will this year finally be the year that M1 based Macs miss out on some features?
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Third-party apps and large LLM models, yes. But all of the current Apple Intelligence features will run on any M1 or later system regardless of the RAM on the machines. Most iPads with M-series chips will have 8GB or less of RAM, with only higher-capacity (1TB+) iPad Pros jumping up to 16GB.
M1 was available with 16 GB or more.
I don't think the M1 will miss out on anything significant but performance on m2 and up on a lot of AI stuff is likely significantly better due to the new cpu instructions.