![]() The question is, will Apple start building its own discrete add-in cards? It would have to, if it wants to supply top-end graphics performance. So long as we’re talking about an SoC, it makes obvious sense for Apple to field its own silicon. What may happen is this: Apple may launch its own laptop / desktop ARM CPU, with its own Apple silicon, while simultaneously supporting AMD (most-likely) GPUs on higher-end Mac hardware. Just as it takes time to scale up a CPU design, it takes time to scale up a GPU design, too. It’s also not an accident that Intel has taken years to bring a discrete GPU to market, despite the fact that Tiger Lake systems with Xe-class graphics are expected to ship in the very near future. Even AMD’s Radeon VII, while much smaller, is a 331mm 2 design. The RTX 2080 Ti has a die size of 775mm 2. ![]() 122mm 2 doesn’t even get the ball rolling, in terms of a high-end GPU. ![]()
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