How the new Apple Silicon M1 chip is set to redefine PC experience
As Apple gradually
shits its Mac devices to its own Silicon M1 chip, the purpose of the first
generation of Apple Silicon
is aimed at creating a new experience, to achieve the balance of performance
and power consumption, instead of high computing.
On November 10, Apple introduced
three new Mac devices -- MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac Mini -- powered by
the Apple M1 system on a chip (SoC).
"While the inability of Intel chips to meet emerging
requirements was the apparent trigger for Apple to have own chips, there were
many other benefits and possibilities pushing the move," according to
Brady Wang, a senior research analysts with Counterpoint Research.
Just like iOS and Android, Apple's macOS has a different ecosystem
than Windows.
"The slow improvement in PC hardware, which is dominated by
Intel, is among the key factors affecting macOS' progress," Wang wrote in
a blog post.
The M1 specifications are similar to those of the A14 Bionic.
However, the M1 on a Mac device can deliver more computing power and
applications than the A14 Bionic on an iPhone.
Both are manufactured at TSMC's 5nm and feature custom
high-performance (Firestorm), energy-efficient (Icestorm), GPU and NPU.
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