The top M3 Max Studio model could have 32 processing cores and a whopping 80-core GPU, but the machine isn't expected to arrive this year.
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MetalHudLoader lets jailbreakers see live GPU information in Metal-based apps
Have you ever wanted to be able to gauge your handset’s GPU performance? Apart from developing a keen eye for jitteriness, you’d be hard-pressed to find a good method on the iPhone; until now, that is.
Why Apple silicon Mac Pro might not support user-upgradeable GPU and RAM
The next Mac Pro probably won’t permit RAM or GPU upgrades because the memory and graphics are now part of the Apple silicon processor.
Apple silicon Mac Pro may merge two M1 Ultra chips into a single 40-core mega CPU
Apple silicon Mac Pro could merge two M1 Ultra processors into a single mega chip rocking up to 40 CPU cores, a cool 128 GPU cores, up to 256GB of RAM and more.
Bloomberg: Overhauled Apple silicon MacBook Pros with 10 CPU cores, 16/32 GPU cores and up to 64GB RAM coming in the summer
As soon as this summer Apple may launch redesigned MacBook Pro notebooks with new Apple silicon chips featuring eight high-performance processing cores and two high-efficiency ones.
macOS Big Sur 11.4 adds support for AMD Navi 6800, 6800XT and 6900XT to Intel-based Macs
The first developer beta of macOS Big Sur 11.4 includes new graphics drivers that permit Intel-based Macs to connect to some GPUs from AMD based on the Navi RDNA2 architecture.
Lack of eGPU support in M1 Macs may only be temporary
As iDownloadBlog reported a few days ago, the new Apple Silicon-powered M1 Macs do not support external GPUs (eGPU), but that could be a temporary hiccup. That's because macOS Big Sur has bee discovered to detect a connected eGPU over Thunderbolt 3, although it's not exposed to the user or actually accessible for compute and graphics tasks.
Apple’s new M1 laptop chip is limited to 16GB of RAM, doesn’t support external GPUs
The new M1 laptop chip in Apple's refreshed Mac mini, as well as in the 13-inch MacBook Air and Pro models, maxes out at 32 gigabytes of RAM. Also, it doesn't support external GPUs (eGPU) via Thunderbolt like its Intel-based counterpart does. Here's what's going on...
Transitions! Apple announces the move to its own ARM-based processor for the Mac
The Mac is transitioning to Apple's own silicon, CEO Tim Cook announced at the WWDC 2020.
New iMac rumor: iPad Pro design language, AMD Navi GPU, no Fusion drive and more
Apple should unveil a new iMac at its upcoming virtual WWDC event that kicks off June 22.
Bloomberg: Apple to announce its own desktop chips ahead of first ARM-based Macs in 2021
Apple's for years been rumored to have been secretly developing its own desktop chips, based on iPhone and iPad processors, to ditch Intel from Macs. Bloomberg in a new report this morning claims that the tech giant is going to announce the first in-house designed main processors for Macs at the upcoming virtual WWDC event, which kicks off June 22.
BlackMagic eGPU Pro has been discontinued after AMD dropped Radeon RX Vega 56
The high-end version of BlackMagic's external GPU for Mac computers has been officially discontinued now that AMD recently dropped its Radeon RX Vega 56 graphics chip.