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		chvid on June 22, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple announces it will switch to its own processo... And a two year transition period. That sounds ambitious as the bigger Apple desktop machines are quite powerful. But suppose you could just fit them with multiple chips.

ls612 on June 22, 2020 [–]

If they keep the desktop thermal budget I have no doubt they could scale up the A series to be just as powerful as any intel chip.

fomine3 on June 22, 2020 | [–]

I doubt whether making big chip just for Mac Pro/iMac Pro profitable. Chiplet approach looks like benefitical.

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