I am not too surprised that they are giving up on the P/E core model. AMD's approach seems much more sane where the "efficiency" cores still have full functionality of the full fat cores.
More intense competition for AMD's X3D line is also a good thing. AMD needs more pressure for price competition and more consumer friendly product management policies.
I am not really all too happy about the switch to Nvidia for graphical acceleration, this sounds like a state sanctioned initiative and it will only serve to reduce the minimal competition we have in the GPU market (Chinese GPUs aren't really viable where I live; I am talking about purely pragmatic reasons, ignoring broader considerations with using Chinese GPUs in this particular case).
You're still using a platform upon which Google has an enormous influence, including making life much more difficult for projects like GrapheneOS. And I think it's only a matter of timer before they'll take more aggressive measures.
Btw, I am not saying one should or shouldn't use a Pixel with GrapheneOS.
An interesting thought experiment, but the $300 price is not realistic for any company other than SBCs makers (let alone Apple).
I also feel desktop computing is fundamentally a different sort of experience where there is a bigger emphasis on flexibility (both in terms of hardware and the software platform).
While this is a good initiative from South Korea (recycled older devices are often good enough for basic web usage and media consumption), a much better initiative would be to investigate Samsung and SK Hynix, who are basically colluding to maintain tight supply by refusing to build more capacity.
I highly doubt banking and eGov apps will work through the compatibility layer. But that's why I want to try using both phones in parallel; to find how to best manage the transition.
An interesting development, but it seems to be focused exclusively on parallel compute (enterprise dGPUs use cases):
The Austin, Texas-based AI chip startup says it's developing an optical processing unit (OPU) that in theory is capable of delivering 470 petaFLOPS of FP4 / INT4 compute — about 10x that of Nvidia's newly unveiled Rubin GPUs — while using roughly the same amount of power.
From my limited understanding for CPUs (which are arguably far more complex and less "predictable"), Moore's Law is definitely dead.
If you look at single-thread CPU performance, gains from say ~2013 (Haswell/Ivy Bridge) are relatively modest compared to modern ~2025 era top end CPUs (9800X3D). Just compare a late 486, say the i486DX2 from 1994 to a P3/Tualatin from ~2001, there is no comparison at all.
I love Sweeney's holier than thou attitude. MFer, you don't give a shit about anything other than self-enrichment and social standing among other oligarchs.
It is worth noting that the benchmarked Snapdragon X2 Plus ran on a reference platform, while testers used commercially available products for the other chips. This is a key caveat, as results can vary widely depending on chip binning, cooling, power limits, SSD speed, memory latency, and installed apps.
What this means is that performance with real devices will likely be even worse.
With the X Elite we also had benchmark results on "reference platforms" that were never hit on real devices.
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday it has withdrawn a plan to impose restrictions on Chinese drones to address national security concerns after an earlier crackdown on passenger cars and trucks.
Considering the mercurial nature of US policy, I wouldn't be surprised if this plan is brought back at a later date.
I believe consumer discrete graphics have already been hit, but that might more due to pro AI demand.
Leaks suggest it will be a while before Nvidia will be used for graphics, hopefully Arc not only survives, but also improves till then.
I am not too surprised that they are giving up on the P/E core model. AMD's approach seems much more sane where the "efficiency" cores still have full functionality of the full fat cores.
More intense competition for AMD's X3D line is also a good thing. AMD needs more pressure for price competition and more consumer friendly product management policies.
I am not really all too happy about the switch to Nvidia for graphical acceleration, this sounds like a state sanctioned initiative and it will only serve to reduce the minimal competition we have in the GPU market (Chinese GPUs aren't really viable where I live; I am talking about purely pragmatic reasons, ignoring broader considerations with using Chinese GPUs in this particular case).
You're still using a platform upon which Google has an enormous influence, including making life much more difficult for projects like GrapheneOS. And I think it's only a matter of timer before they'll take more aggressive measures.
Btw, I am not saying one should or shouldn't use a Pixel with GrapheneOS.
An interesting thought experiment, but the $300 price is not realistic for any company other than SBCs makers (let alone Apple).
I also feel desktop computing is fundamentally a different sort of experience where there is a bigger emphasis on flexibility (both in terms of hardware and the software platform).
While this is a good initiative from South Korea (recycled older devices are often good enough for basic web usage and media consumption), a much better initiative would be to investigate Samsung and SK Hynix, who are basically colluding to maintain tight supply by refusing to build more capacity.
I missed the power consumption table, I assumed it was 120 W Max (with Turbo).
A performance and price competitive SKU from Intel! Who could have thought?
Or is this some sort of fake launch that is meant to capitalize on lack of memory and SSDs?
IRL cyberpunk :)
I initially (just for a brief moment) thought intel somehow add Direct3D (DirectX) support on their CPUs without turning it into an iGPU.
I highly doubt banking and eGov apps will work through the compatibility layer. But that's why I want to try using both phones in parallel; to find how to best manage the transition.
I am planning to buy myself a Jolla phone later this year.
Planning to use it in parallel with my Android phone, I want to prep for switching off Android.
Banking apps and eGovernment apps is going to be a massive issue. I am really hoping there will be a big push in Europe to adopt SailfishOS.
An interesting development, but it seems to be focused exclusively on parallel compute (enterprise dGPUs use cases):
From my limited understanding for CPUs (which are arguably far more complex and less "predictable"), Moore's Law is definitely dead.
If you look at single-thread CPU performance, gains from say ~2013 (Haswell/Ivy Bridge) are relatively modest compared to modern ~2025 era top end CPUs (9800X3D). Just compare a late 486, say the i486DX2 from 1994 to a P3/Tualatin from ~2001, there is no comparison at all.
Fascinating stuff. It seems like the dead internet theory is coming to life.
Good point, TSMC is not just the pick axe seller in the gold rush, they are a generalized "best in class" tools seller.
To some degree, I don't think it matter for them what they are baffing, they'll always have demand as long as they are the clear leader.
Good stuff! )
I love Sweeney's holier than thou attitude. MFer, you don't give a shit about anything other than self-enrichment and social standing among other oligarchs.
What this means is that performance with real devices will likely be even worse.
With the X Elite we also had benchmark results on "reference platforms" that were never hit on real devices.
To hell with Starlink, it's giving money to individuals who wish you harm.
Considering the mercurial nature of US policy, I wouldn't be surprised if this plan is brought back at a later date.