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    randomhkkid reacted to D13H4RD in UPDATE: NVIDIA backtracks - Hardware Unboxed blacklisted from receiving GeForce FE review samples over “focus on rasterization over ray-tracing”   
    Summary
    NVIDIA: No, you can’t just review our RTX FE cards by focusing on the stuff 95% of gamers care about and treating ray-tracing as a bonus feature!
     
    Steven Walton & Tim Schiesser: Haha, rasterization goes “weeeee!” 
     
    Not too long ago, the Hardware Unboxed Twitter posted a tweet revealing that NVIDIA has blacklisted them from receiving review samples of GeForce FE cards apparently over their focus on covering rasterized performance over ray-tracing performance. While this is unlikely to affect overall GeForce coverage (AIBs will provide them with the relevant products and the revenue from both views, sponsorships alongside Patreon should help as well), the move strikes as odd.
     
     
    My thoughts
     I think NVIDIA PR is just trying to poke a sleeping (but not hibernating) bear in the form of the internet with this one. While the GeForce RTX 30 series cards are indeed exceedingly powerful, RT still remains as a “nice to have” feature due to how games like CP2077 can look stunning with it enabled, at the cost of halving frame-rates, not to mention the number of supported titles is still limited. 
     
    I also find it funny that Hardware Unboxed has nothing but praise for the RTX 30-series lineup but NVIDIA PR somehow still finds it salty that RT isn’t covered.....and that is despite other outlets like Gamers Nexus also focusing much more on rasterization rather than ray-tracing.....because very few games make use of it...
     
    Sources
    Hardware Unboxed’s Twitter post
     
    UPDATE
    NVIDIA has, according to Hardware Unboxed's words, "apologized" for the previous email and has walked back on previous demands and restrictions applied.
     
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    randomhkkid got a reaction from ne0tic in Apple allegedly plans to drop support of the iPhone 6s and SE (1st Generation) with iOS 15   
    Still got 2 6s devices kicking around. Remarkable how well they've aged, I use one as a work phone and the other as my webcam.
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    randomhkkid reacted to Spindel in M1 Macs Reviewed   
    This one from Anandtech if anyone missed it

     
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    randomhkkid got a reaction from IAmAndre in M1 Macs Reviewed   
    Summary
    Reviews just dropped, M1 mac lineup of Macbook Air, Macbook Pro and Mac Mini Reviewed.
     
    From Anandtech where they say the M1 in the Mac mini behaves like a 20-24W TDP chip at peak loads.
     
    CPU performance:
     
    GPU performance:
     
     
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    My thoughts
    Damn. This is super impressive stuff, I was skeptical about the non-native ARM performance but either Rosetta 2 is magic or these M1 chips are absolute monsters. I'm glad that the 10hour+ laptop is back to being a thing too!
     
    Edit: GPU performance is equally as interesting. Looks like Rosetta 2 performance is just below the Nvidia 1650 and above the AMD 560X.
     
    Edit 2: I'm also personally disappointed to see each of these new Macs only support 2 displays total so only 1 external display for the Air and Pro
     
    Sources
    https://www.theverge.com/21569603/apple-macbook-air-m1-review-price-specs-features-arm-silicon
     
    https://www.anandtech.com/show/16252/mac-mini-apple-m1-tested
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    randomhkkid got a reaction from Mateyyy in M1 Macs Reviewed   
    The MBP 16 actually has pretty good cooling as long as CPU and GPU aren't loaded up at the same time. It's still not adequate for combined CPU and GPU load (I have a whole reddit thread of a VRM mod I did) but in terms of CPU benchmarks it's pretty comparable to top of the line windows laptops. It's not a valid knock on Apple to say M1 vs intel is gimped.
     
    Edit: To backup my claims you can see here I posted that the MBP 16 can maintain 3.3Ghz on all 16 threads for an unlimited amount of time. Then notebookcheck showing the Blade Pro 17" maintaining around 3.3 - 3.6GHz in a stress test using a newer 10th gen 8 core.
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    randomhkkid got a reaction from LAwLz in M1 Macs Reviewed   
    The MBP 16 actually has pretty good cooling as long as CPU and GPU aren't loaded up at the same time. It's still not adequate for combined CPU and GPU load (I have a whole reddit thread of a VRM mod I did) but in terms of CPU benchmarks it's pretty comparable to top of the line windows laptops. It's not a valid knock on Apple to say M1 vs intel is gimped.
     
    Edit: To backup my claims you can see here I posted that the MBP 16 can maintain 3.3Ghz on all 16 threads for an unlimited amount of time. Then notebookcheck showing the Blade Pro 17" maintaining around 3.3 - 3.6GHz in a stress test using a newer 10th gen 8 core.
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    randomhkkid got a reaction from Void Master in M1 Macs Reviewed   
    Summary
    Reviews just dropped, M1 mac lineup of Macbook Air, Macbook Pro and Mac Mini Reviewed.
     
    From Anandtech where they say the M1 in the Mac mini behaves like a 20-24W TDP chip at peak loads.
     
    CPU performance:
     
    GPU performance:
     
     
    Quotes
     
    My thoughts
    Damn. This is super impressive stuff, I was skeptical about the non-native ARM performance but either Rosetta 2 is magic or these M1 chips are absolute monsters. I'm glad that the 10hour+ laptop is back to being a thing too!
     
    Edit: GPU performance is equally as interesting. Looks like Rosetta 2 performance is just below the Nvidia 1650 and above the AMD 560X.
     
    Edit 2: I'm also personally disappointed to see each of these new Macs only support 2 displays total so only 1 external display for the Air and Pro
     
    Sources
    https://www.theverge.com/21569603/apple-macbook-air-m1-review-price-specs-features-arm-silicon
     
    https://www.anandtech.com/show/16252/mac-mini-apple-m1-tested
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    randomhkkid reacted to Bombastinator in M1 Macs Reviewed   
    I think there have been some systems where it isn’t bad and some where it is.  The 16” in at least a few models was good, and the Mac Pro in I think all models was good. Some weren’t though. Such an issue could only apply to the models that did have such an issue as not all did.  My memory is with the 16” the first 16” was good (2018?2019?) but following models had increasing problems. 
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    randomhkkid got a reaction from hishnash in M1 Macs Reviewed   
    I was skeptical but Anandtech made a good case for it recently in this article https://www.anandtech.com/show/16226/apple-silicon-m1-a14-deep-dive/4
     
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    randomhkkid got a reaction from thechinchinsong in M1 Macs Reviewed   
    Summary
    Reviews just dropped, M1 mac lineup of Macbook Air, Macbook Pro and Mac Mini Reviewed.
     
    From Anandtech where they say the M1 in the Mac mini behaves like a 20-24W TDP chip at peak loads.
     
    CPU performance:
     
    GPU performance:
     
     
    Quotes
     
    My thoughts
    Damn. This is super impressive stuff, I was skeptical about the non-native ARM performance but either Rosetta 2 is magic or these M1 chips are absolute monsters. I'm glad that the 10hour+ laptop is back to being a thing too!
     
    Edit: GPU performance is equally as interesting. Looks like Rosetta 2 performance is just below the Nvidia 1650 and above the AMD 560X.
     
    Edit 2: I'm also personally disappointed to see each of these new Macs only support 2 displays total so only 1 external display for the Air and Pro
     
    Sources
    https://www.theverge.com/21569603/apple-macbook-air-m1-review-price-specs-features-arm-silicon
     
    https://www.anandtech.com/show/16252/mac-mini-apple-m1-tested
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    randomhkkid reacted to LAwLz in M1 Macs Reviewed   
    @leadeater Told you so.
    The M1 is fantastic.
    Slightly better than Zen3 for single core performance.
    Way better than anything Intel has to offer.
    Only gets beaten in heavily threaded applications when compared to 6+ core chips.
     
    Also, the SPEC2006 and SPEC2017 results are more or less the same. Can we please stop hating on SPEC2006 because "hurr durr it's old so therefore it's bad" now?
    Changing from SPEC2006 to SPEC2017 changes things a little, but not to the point where one chip might look really good and then in the newer/older test it looks bad all of a sudden. It might changes a couple of percentages here and there but that's about it. Easily the kind of differences you can see in real world applications as well.
     
    SPEC2006 int:
    M1 - 69.40
    Zen3 - 68.53
    M1 performance compared to Zen3 - 101%
     
    SPEC2017 int:
    M1 - 6.66
    Zen3 - 7.29
    M1 performance compared to Zen3 - 91%
     
    SPEC2006 fp:
    M1 - 104.10
    Zen3 - 94.08
    M1 performance compared to Zen3 - 111%
     
    SPEC2017 fp:
    M1 - 10.37
    Zen3 - 9.79
    M1 performance compared to Zen3 - 106%
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    randomhkkid got a reaction from LAwLz in M1 Macs Reviewed   
    To be fair it's not just the same chip with a frequency bump. The M1 has 2 more Big cores, double the GPU as well as a load of things like TB3 controller built in.
     
    I think you're right that they're definitely near the limits of the efficiency curve for this base design but I'm expecting them to have a completely separate chip for their higher end models.
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    randomhkkid got a reaction from LAwLz in M1 Macs Reviewed   
    Summary
    Reviews just dropped, M1 mac lineup of Macbook Air, Macbook Pro and Mac Mini Reviewed.
     
    From Anandtech where they say the M1 in the Mac mini behaves like a 20-24W TDP chip at peak loads.
     
    CPU performance:
     
    GPU performance:
     
     
    Quotes
     
    My thoughts
    Damn. This is super impressive stuff, I was skeptical about the non-native ARM performance but either Rosetta 2 is magic or these M1 chips are absolute monsters. I'm glad that the 10hour+ laptop is back to being a thing too!
     
    Edit: GPU performance is equally as interesting. Looks like Rosetta 2 performance is just below the Nvidia 1650 and above the AMD 560X.
     
    Edit 2: I'm also personally disappointed to see each of these new Macs only support 2 displays total so only 1 external display for the Air and Pro
     
    Sources
    https://www.theverge.com/21569603/apple-macbook-air-m1-review-price-specs-features-arm-silicon
     
    https://www.anandtech.com/show/16252/mac-mini-apple-m1-tested
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    randomhkkid got a reaction from ne0tic in M1 Macs Reviewed   
    Summary
    Reviews just dropped, M1 mac lineup of Macbook Air, Macbook Pro and Mac Mini Reviewed.
     
    From Anandtech where they say the M1 in the Mac mini behaves like a 20-24W TDP chip at peak loads.
     
    CPU performance:
     
    GPU performance:
     
     
    Quotes
     
    My thoughts
    Damn. This is super impressive stuff, I was skeptical about the non-native ARM performance but either Rosetta 2 is magic or these M1 chips are absolute monsters. I'm glad that the 10hour+ laptop is back to being a thing too!
     
    Edit: GPU performance is equally as interesting. Looks like Rosetta 2 performance is just below the Nvidia 1650 and above the AMD 560X.
     
    Edit 2: I'm also personally disappointed to see each of these new Macs only support 2 displays total so only 1 external display for the Air and Pro
     
    Sources
    https://www.theverge.com/21569603/apple-macbook-air-m1-review-price-specs-features-arm-silicon
     
    https://www.anandtech.com/show/16252/mac-mini-apple-m1-tested
  15. Agree
    randomhkkid got a reaction from Curufinwe_wins in M1 Macs Reviewed   
    To be fair it's not just the same chip with a frequency bump. The M1 has 2 more Big cores, double the GPU as well as a load of things like TB3 controller built in.
     
    I think you're right that they're definitely near the limits of the efficiency curve for this base design but I'm expecting them to have a completely separate chip for their higher end models.
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    randomhkkid reacted to Aidoneus in M1 Macs Reviewed   
    Anandtech benchmarks show the M1 GPU pushing out 40 FPS in Rise of the Tomb Raider, 1080p Very High. Competitive with entry level dedicated cards. https://www.anandtech.com/show/16252/mac-mini-apple-m1-tested/3
     
    These chips look seriously impressive for what they are. 
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    randomhkkid got a reaction from JoseGuya in M1 Macs Reviewed   
    Summary
    Reviews just dropped, M1 mac lineup of Macbook Air, Macbook Pro and Mac Mini Reviewed.
     
    From Anandtech where they say the M1 in the Mac mini behaves like a 20-24W TDP chip at peak loads.
     
    CPU performance:
     
    GPU performance:
     
     
    Quotes
     
    My thoughts
    Damn. This is super impressive stuff, I was skeptical about the non-native ARM performance but either Rosetta 2 is magic or these M1 chips are absolute monsters. I'm glad that the 10hour+ laptop is back to being a thing too!
     
    Edit: GPU performance is equally as interesting. Looks like Rosetta 2 performance is just below the Nvidia 1650 and above the AMD 560X.
     
    Edit 2: I'm also personally disappointed to see each of these new Macs only support 2 displays total so only 1 external display for the Air and Pro
     
    Sources
    https://www.theverge.com/21569603/apple-macbook-air-m1-review-price-specs-features-arm-silicon
     
    https://www.anandtech.com/show/16252/mac-mini-apple-m1-tested
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    randomhkkid got a reaction from Master Delta Chief in M1 Macs Reviewed   
    Summary
    Reviews just dropped, M1 mac lineup of Macbook Air, Macbook Pro and Mac Mini Reviewed.
     
    From Anandtech where they say the M1 in the Mac mini behaves like a 20-24W TDP chip at peak loads.
     
    CPU performance:
     
    GPU performance:
     
     
    Quotes
     
    My thoughts
    Damn. This is super impressive stuff, I was skeptical about the non-native ARM performance but either Rosetta 2 is magic or these M1 chips are absolute monsters. I'm glad that the 10hour+ laptop is back to being a thing too!
     
    Edit: GPU performance is equally as interesting. Looks like Rosetta 2 performance is just below the Nvidia 1650 and above the AMD 560X.
     
    Edit 2: I'm also personally disappointed to see each of these new Macs only support 2 displays total so only 1 external display for the Air and Pro
     
    Sources
    https://www.theverge.com/21569603/apple-macbook-air-m1-review-price-specs-features-arm-silicon
     
    https://www.anandtech.com/show/16252/mac-mini-apple-m1-tested
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    randomhkkid got a reaction from GravityHurts in M1 Macs Reviewed   
    Summary
    Reviews just dropped, M1 mac lineup of Macbook Air, Macbook Pro and Mac Mini Reviewed.
     
    From Anandtech where they say the M1 in the Mac mini behaves like a 20-24W TDP chip at peak loads.
     
    CPU performance:
     
    GPU performance:
     
     
    Quotes
     
    My thoughts
    Damn. This is super impressive stuff, I was skeptical about the non-native ARM performance but either Rosetta 2 is magic or these M1 chips are absolute monsters. I'm glad that the 10hour+ laptop is back to being a thing too!
     
    Edit: GPU performance is equally as interesting. Looks like Rosetta 2 performance is just below the Nvidia 1650 and above the AMD 560X.
     
    Edit 2: I'm also personally disappointed to see each of these new Macs only support 2 displays total so only 1 external display for the Air and Pro
     
    Sources
    https://www.theverge.com/21569603/apple-macbook-air-m1-review-price-specs-features-arm-silicon
     
    https://www.anandtech.com/show/16252/mac-mini-apple-m1-tested
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    randomhkkid got a reaction from Spindel in M1 Macs Reviewed   
    Summary
    Reviews just dropped, M1 mac lineup of Macbook Air, Macbook Pro and Mac Mini Reviewed.
     
    From Anandtech where they say the M1 in the Mac mini behaves like a 20-24W TDP chip at peak loads.
     
    CPU performance:
     
    GPU performance:
     
     
    Quotes
     
    My thoughts
    Damn. This is super impressive stuff, I was skeptical about the non-native ARM performance but either Rosetta 2 is magic or these M1 chips are absolute monsters. I'm glad that the 10hour+ laptop is back to being a thing too!
     
    Edit: GPU performance is equally as interesting. Looks like Rosetta 2 performance is just below the Nvidia 1650 and above the AMD 560X.
     
    Edit 2: I'm also personally disappointed to see each of these new Macs only support 2 displays total so only 1 external display for the Air and Pro
     
    Sources
    https://www.theverge.com/21569603/apple-macbook-air-m1-review-price-specs-features-arm-silicon
     
    https://www.anandtech.com/show/16252/mac-mini-apple-m1-tested
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    randomhkkid got a reaction from Kilrah in MacBook Air M1 - Benchmarking & Questions   
    Exciting! I'd be interested in verification of geekbench running in Rosetta vs native performance.
     
    Also can it playback 4k 60 youtube videos at 2x speed without dropping frames? (weird use case but I do this a lot)
     
    Thanks @LAwLz turns out I can't read today. It also look like your scores differ significantly from leaked 990/4530 reported here https://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/146878-apple-m1-cinebench-r23-benchmark-scores-revealed/
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    randomhkkid got a reaction from exhaustedbrit in MacBook Air M1 - Benchmarking & Questions   
    Just indicates that the decode block doesn't handle more than 90fps for the VP9 codec I guess. Not that it's an issue given macOS's poor support for higher refresh rate displays anyways.
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    randomhkkid got a reaction from exhaustedbrit in MacBook Air M1 - Benchmarking & Questions   
    Thanks! Looks like every second it's dropping 30 frames out of every 120 (60fps x 2) so playback is 90fps. Looks like my i9 VRM modded MBP 16 still has some dignity preserved 😂
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    randomhkkid reacted to exhaustedbrit in MacBook Air M1 - Benchmarking & Questions   
    Yes it can - seemed very smooth to me though it's a 60Hz panel which might explain the debug metrics showing half of all frames dropped. Here's a video.
    Have updated with speedometer results for all my macs and an iPhone XS Max for good measure. All run the same Safari version except perhaps the iPhone.
    Installing Civilization 6 however this might take longer to get results for.
     
    Will try and give this a go if I can get it working - Steam uses Rosetta 2 and seems to behave fine FWIW.
    In the process of installing, will re-run CB23 once installed and finish other benches after it's installed.
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    randomhkkid got a reaction from LAwLz in MacBook Air M1 - Benchmarking & Questions   
    Exciting! I'd be interested in verification of geekbench running in Rosetta vs native performance.
     
    Also can it playback 4k 60 youtube videos at 2x speed without dropping frames? (weird use case but I do this a lot)
     
    Thanks @LAwLz turns out I can't read today. It also look like your scores differ significantly from leaked 990/4530 reported here https://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/146878-apple-m1-cinebench-r23-benchmark-scores-revealed/
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