Apple announces M1, the first Apple silicon SoC for Macs, with 5nm process, 16B transistors, 8-core CPU, up to 8-core GPU, and a 16-core neural engine
unless Apple creates speed differences. Mustapha Hamoui / @beirutspring : Disappointed that Apple didn't visually differentiate silicon macs from their intel predecessors... It could have been a small thing like some colors on the logo for example... https://twitter.com/... Dieter Bohn / @backlon : I wish Apple hadn't used Bezos numbers on its charts today. Show more numbers, identify more things. https://twitter.com/... James Wang / @jwangark : 1/ Apple's upcoming ARM MacBooks isn't just going to save them some money and run a bit faster. It marks the beginning of the end of the x86 era and Intel's four decade empire. Thread⬇️ Steve Troughton-Smith / @stroughtonsmith : The M1 has CPU perf that could easily be competitive in the higher-end MBPs or iMacs, but Apple's gonna need a much bigger boost in GPU to match the AMD graphics in their existing lineup. It's a shame that wasn't ready for today — they could have transitioned their entire range Craig Hockenberry / @chockenberry : You have to wonder if PC manufacturers will follow Apple's lead and not make single mention of clock cycle speed for their products. If so, good luck. Dustin Curtis / @dcurtis : The M1 chip really is just an architecture change. Fundamentally, M1 Macs are the same computer designs from a decade or more ago, at the same price, with expected performance and battery life gains. I was hoping for a Mac designed with the iPhone 12/iPad Pro design language. Nicole Nguyen / @nicnguyen : New M1 Macs: -MacBook Air starts at $999 -Pro starts at $1,299 -Mini starts at $699 Available next week. Sorry to everyone who bought a Mac during the pandemic 🥴 Roger Cheng / @rogerwcheng : There doesn't seem to be a speed difference between the Mac Mini, Air or Pro. I'm confused. #AppleEvent https://twitter.com/... Mark Gurman / @markgurman : New Mac mini, MacBook Pro 13, and MacBook Air — as expected, same designs, similar chips to the iPad Air and iPhone 12. No AirTags. 16-inch MacBook Pro coming later. M.G. Siegler / @mgsiegler : We're obviously just going off of what Apple is touting, but if this all holds up, with performance and battery of just the MacBook Air, there's no way any Windows laptop can compete with this. Microsoft will need to start making their own chips for Surface? #AppleEvent @ow : Apple switching to ARM is gonna be a big deal - the first gen features an ‘M1’ chip. But they're hedging hard with lots of “first step” and “multi-year” transition so far... https://twitter.com/... Ian Sherr / @iansherr : Now the key to my first theory — iPhone and iPad apps run on Macs. Apple talking about how developers who used its dev kits, and talking about how easy it was to port their apps and how much quicker Apple silicon was HydroxyCoreyQuinn / @quinnypig : “It's so easy to port apps!” —@cabel “We'll have Photoshop ready at some point next year.” —@adobe @ow : subtle flex that macOS is getting Among Us now that iOS apps will work there too https://twitter.com/... Patrick Moorhead / @patrickmoorhead : “M1” graphics: -8 cores -"2X PPW" (zero substantiation) -"fastest integrated graphics" (zero substantiation) -"best in-class security" (zero substantiation" @iancutress : #AppleEvent Note that the total 11 TOPs is like Qualcomm saying 7 TOPS for the S855. Not all of that is used at the same time - it's a theoretical peak at the worst perf/watt point. Shara Tibken / @sharatibken : .@Apple, as expected, is touting how the tight integration of its software and hardware gives it an advantage and sets it apart from its rivals. Others have tried to replicate that strategy, but few have succeeded #AppleEvent Liberty / @libertyrpf : The unified memory inside the SoC package is also neat. Shared memory with GPU, less need to copy stuff over from RAM, should save on power and improve performance. Charles Arthur / @charlesarthur : This Apple event is quite different from 2005, when the switch was needed just to keep up with the industry. This M1 class of chips looks like it's going to run laps around Intel. Marques Brownlee / @mkbhd : All the details on M1 Now just waiting for details on the first Mac https://twitter.com/... Devindra Hardawar / @devindra : M1 is an 8-core chip, 4 high performance cores (they're calling it the “world's fastest CPU") and 4 high efficiency cores. Apple claims it delivers far better performance per watt, so a 10W MacBook Air is 2x as fast compared to the Intel chip Horace Dediu / @asymco : 11 trillion ops per sec. is for the Neural Engine. Drew Olanoff / @yoda : sure whatever https://twitter.com/... Ian Sherr / @iansherr : Now Craig Federighi, Apple's head of software engineering is talking about Big Sur. He's noting how the Mac “instantly” wakes from sleep — and Apple's laptops are pretty quick anyway. John Paczkowski / @johnpaczkowski : craig federighi always looks like he's congratulating you on a new baby Matthew Panzarino / @panzer : Apple calls out the ISP on the M1 — so where are the cameras that can use it?? Mehedi / @mehedih_ : what the fuck https://twitter.com/... @macrumorslive : M1 has an integrated 8-core GPU that Apple says is the most advanced graphics processor it has created. 2x more graphics performance than a PC chip. World's fastest integrated graphics. https://twitter.com/... Dark Mode Dave / @davemark : All the elements that make up the Apple M1 chip... https://twitter.com/... Kyle Russell / @kylebrussell : Apple marketing genius: “You know what? I say we embrace the fact that nerds are horny for one of our software executives” https://twitter.com/... @stevestreza : may I please see some numbers https://twitter.com/... Stephen Nellis / @stephennellis : The new Apple M1 Mac chip will have 8 CPU cores, 8 GPU cores, and Apple's silicon chief Johny Srouji claims it will have twice the performance of an unspecified laptop chip (cough, Intel) while using a quarter of the power. Story will have updates: https://www.reuters.com/... Horace Dediu / @asymco : 1.5 times faster running javascript 2x “more responsive” Mike Murphy / @mcwm : we must find the Joker https://twitter.com/... Horace Dediu / @asymco : Quiet performance and better battery life. No surprises here. ARM gets you all this. @ow : these new macs are gonna be all about battery, all the time, and tbh i'm here for it https://twitter.com/... Patrick Moorhead / @patrickmoorhead : “M1” for “low power systems or small size and power efficiency” -UMA and memory sharing -5nm -16B transistors (Apple won't answer how these are counted) -"world's fastest CPU core" (no substantiation) -4 cores -2X PPW (no substantiation) #AppleEvent https://twitter.com/... Horace Dediu / @asymco : At 10W M1 is 2x CPU performance