Apple A14 & M1 Compared

[JD]

Ah, okay, should be more clear. What's going to happen to Intel Mac when apps are more or less ARM based and lack X86_64 code base or even when they want to use an app that's ARM only? Sounds like we are pretty much screwed.

Same as PowerPC Mac's, they'll slowly die out. App developers will phase out x86_64 support and people will be "forced" to upgrade to a new machine.

I surely wouldn't suggest anyone to buy an Intel Mac anymore, it looks like the days are numbered.

 

[moocow]

I just got parts for a new Hackintosh since my old one is a Ivy Bridge model. It looks like it might be my last Hackintosh.

 

[Bond007]

Apparently Apple have said their own processors in everything within 2 year. Supposedly already readying 32 cores and testing up to 128. Obviously I don’t trust the verge, but it’s all over the place...this one just came up first. EDIT: I left the link, but I posted what I consider a more realistic one as well.

Apple working on a 32-core processor for high-end Macs

www.theverge.com

EDIT: this more recent article says 32 cores at the end of 2021 and working on 64 cores. Much more realistic I think.

Apple tipster hints at 64-core ARM monster chip after the M1

Tipster @LeaksApplePro hinted that Cupertino’s working on a massive 64-core ARM-based chip, possibly for future iterations of the Mac Pro. Details are thin on the ground, but the silicon could pose a threat to both Intel and AMD if it materialises.

www.notebookcheck.net