[HN Gopher] AMD Claims New Laptop Chip Is 30% Faster Than M1 Pro...
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AMD Claims New Laptop Chip Is 30% Faster Than M1 Pro, Up to 30
Hours on Battery
Author : CharlesW
Score : 44 points
Date : 2023-01-05 19:06 UTC (3 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (www.macrumors.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.macrumors.com)
| dmitrygr wrote:
| I want to believe... I'd buy such a laptop. But I'll wait to see
| real reviews from real use cases.
| FatActor wrote:
| Even if the claims are valid it is still Windows/Linux only and
| ignores the cost of getting M1 customers to leave macOS which is
| like trying to get a linux user to switch to Windows .... not
| bloody likely. Maybe they are trying to get a design win at Apple
| against Apple's own silicon also not bloody likely.
| infamia wrote:
| If Framework decided to put these new chips in their laptops
| (and assuming these claims are true), that might entice a
| number of Mac users. I've been a bit surprised at the number of
| Mac users around here saying they were excited to purchase a
| Framework Laptop.
| tluyben2 wrote:
| If this is true and if framework would and if it would run
| Linux well, I would move. Until then I am a happy m1 user.
| rchaud wrote:
| If you bothered to read beyond the headline, they compare
| performance against Intel as well
| ChuckNorris89 wrote:
| _> AMD claims the new AMD Ryzen 7040 series will offer 30+ hours
| of video playback in ultrathin notebooks_
|
| So those 30 hours from the title are just for video playback,
| with no mention of the battery size and screen resolution and
| brightness of the laptop from this benchmark.
|
| Still, as a owner of a Ryzen 5000 laptop, I'm really looking
| forward to an upgrade. Bring it on!
| tpetry wrote:
| And they didn't say how big such a notebook will be, how much
| it weights and how often you hear fans screaming when you try
| to use its power.
| pengaru wrote:
| This isn't Intel.
|
| AMD and Apple are basically in the ~same TSMC boat.
| gs17 wrote:
| They claim the Ryzen 9 7940HS has ~40W TDP, which is a little
| more than a M1 Pro, so it shouldn't be too bad.
| sagarm wrote:
| Also presumably this is not Chrome on Linux, since Chrome on
| Linux does not support hardware accelerated video decode.
| acchow wrote:
| "Google Chrome 88 (and newer) has made hardware accelerated
| video decoding available on Linux, but it's not enabled by
| default. "
|
| https://www.linuxuprising.com/2021/01/how-to-enable-
| hardware...
|
| Still doesn't support DRM for Netflix tho (so you're stuck
| with a low bitrate netflix)
| Zardoz84 wrote:
| Use Firefox
| Alifatisk wrote:
| Can't wait for the actual benchmarks
| alexklarjr wrote:
| 99wh / 30h = 3.3w not enough to keep ddr5 memory stick and pch
| running not counting screen and cpu itself. AMD marketing is
| lying as usual.
| hacym wrote:
| They are breaking the laws of thermodynamics. Truly
| revolutionary.
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