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Apple turns 50 today: here's what it does better than PC (no foolin')

By Jacob Ridley Published

Happy birthday The Mac vs PC debate is as old as the companies that make 'em. But even I can admit Apple silicon is a bit of a beast.

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Apple announces new M5 chip with double the per-core performance of the M1 and it's got me wondering why AMD and Intel can't keep up with Apple's single-core performance gains

By Jeremy Laird Published

News New M5 chip is about twice as fast as the original M1 in raw single-thread benchmarks.

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Valve does its homework the night before deadline: Switches Steam to run on Mac chips right as Apple announces it's ditching Intel for good

By Joshua Wolens Published

News Incredible news if you are A) Me B) One of like three other people on Earth.

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Apple M1 Ultra next to an AMD Ryzen 3 3300X for scale.
'Correctness comes first. Performance improves next.' Fedora Asahi Remix project brings Windows PC gaming to Apple silicon Macs

By Nick Evanson Published

news That's great news for Mac owners and potentially PC owners, too.

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Apple's M1 Ultra System-on-chip
Apple's new M1 Ultra chip isn't a PC killer, it's just a sign of great things to come

By Jacob Ridley Published

News Credit where credit's due—Apple's M1 Ultra chip is a modern monster.

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Intel gut-punches Apple by hiring engineer that 'led transition' from Intel-based Macs to Apple Silicon

By Jacob Ridley Published

News Jeff Wilcox was director of Mac system architecture, but now joins Intel's Fellow and Design Engineering Group as CTO.

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Apple claims its new M1 Max chip is a match for Nvidia's RTX 3080, but should we believe it?

By Jacob Ridley Published

News Apple has two new chips ready to go, the M1 Max and M1 Pro, and they've come out of the gate swinging at Intel and Nvidia.

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Apple iMac (2021)
The new iMac looks great, but it's what's inside that counts for PC gaming

By Dave James Published

Future perfect The new Apple machine is emblematic of a PC gaming future where x86 isn't the only fruit.

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Apple M1 Macs appear to be chewing through their SSDs

By Alan Dexter Published

News The same SSDs that are soldered-in and almost impossible to replace.

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Intel MacBook ad from Twitter
Intel is back to bashing Apple with aggressive anti-MacBook ads

By Jacob Ridley Published

News Looks like Intel's not dealing with the break-up well.

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