Comment on Apple argues in favor of selling Macs with only 8GB of RAM
disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 7 months agoMan, you’re kinda off the point. This is about how much UM is appropriate for a base model. I’m simply saying the architecture of an SoC utilizes UM as a storage liaison exclusively, since CPU and GPU are cores of the same chip. It simply does not mean the same thing as 8GB of RAM in standard architecture. As a pro app user, 16GB is enough. 8GB is plenty for grandma to check her Facebook and online banking.
n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
Am I missing the point really? UM is not a new concept. Specifically look at the PS5/X:SX
pcgamer.com/this-amd-mini-pc-kit-is-likely-made-o…
Notice the soldered RAM and lack of video card? Kinda like what the M series does.
And when all is said and done, 8gb is not nearly enough and apple should be chastised for just like Nvidia when they first decided to make 5 different variations of the 1060 making sure 4 of those variations will become ewaste in a few short years and again with the 3050 6gb vs 3050 8gb
disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 7 months ago
They both have have independent CPU and GPU. UM is not used to pass from CPU to GPU on an SoC system, it’s exclusively a storage liaison. Therefore it’s used far less than in non SoC applications.