filister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoApple argues in favor of selling Macs with only 8GB of RAM9to5mac.comexternal-linkmessage-square279fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoNegative. https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/10/apple-unveils-m3-m3-pro-and-m3-max-the-most-advanced-chips-for-a-personal-computer/
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoA CPU performs liner math. A GPU performs floating-point math. Those are only two of the 18-52 cores (model dependent) of Apple M chips. The OS is designed around this for maximum efficiency. Most Macs don’t even have a fan anymore. There. Is. No. Comparison. In. PC.
minus-squareuis@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year ago A CPU performs liner math. A GPU performs floating-point math. A GPU performs integer math. A CPU performs floating point math. All four statements are true.
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThat’s correct. My mistake.
Soooo Integrated Graphics?
Negative.
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/10/apple-unveils-m3-m3-pro-and-m3-max-the-most-advanced-chips-for-a-personal-computer/
So it’s not on same chip with CPU?
A CPU performs liner math.
A GPU performs floating-point math.
Those are only two of the 18-52 cores (model dependent) of Apple M chips. The OS is designed around this for maximum efficiency. Most Macs don’t even have a fan anymore.
There. Is. No. Comparison. In. PC.
A GPU performs integer math.
A CPU performs floating point math.
All four statements are true.
That’s correct. My mistake.