favicondotico@alien.topB to Apple@hardware.watchEnglish · 11 months agoApple M3 Pro Chip Has 25% Less Memory Bandwidth Than M1/M2 Prowww.macrumors.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world
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minus-squarehamhead@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoI just want them to “innovate” their way into supporting an actual number of monitors that makes sense.
minus-squareFun_Description6544@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoThey do it to „upsell“ you towards M3 Pro. There is no other reason why a powerful chip like M3 should not support 2, 3 or even 4 external displays.
minus-squaremellenger@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoThe video ram would be the issue with the 8gb ram version I bet.
minus-squareAlternative_Log3012@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoFacts (There’s actually a good technical reason as to why this is the case, to an extent, but the answer ultimately comes down to the fact Apple is being cheap)
minus-squarekyo20@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoWhat’s the technical rationale? Is it related to heat and efficiency?
I just want them to “innovate” their way into supporting an actual number of monitors that makes sense.
They do it to „upsell“ you towards M3 Pro. There is no other reason why a powerful chip like M3 should not support 2, 3 or even 4 external displays.
The video ram would be the issue with the 8gb ram version I bet.
Facts
(There’s actually a good technical reason as to why this is the case, to an extent, but the answer ultimately comes down to the fact Apple is being cheap)
What’s the technical rationale? Is it related to heat and efficiency?