Ngokusuka kuma-Intel processors aye kuma-chips awo emndenini wakwa-Apple Silicon, u-Apple ukwazile ukwethula sonke isigaba samakhompyutha ayo e-Mac. Bathuthuke cishe kuzo zonke izici. Ngokufika kweplathifomu entsha, thina, njengabasebenzisi, sibone ukusebenza nomnotho okukhulu kakhulu, kuyilapho ngesikhathi esifanayo izinkinga ezihlobene nokushisisa ngokweqile kwedivayisi sezinyamalele. Namuhla, ngakho-ke, ama-Apple Silicon chips angatholakala cishe kuwo wonke ama-Mac. Okuwukuphela kwento ehlukile yiMac Pro, ukufika kwayo kuhlelelwe unyaka olandelayo ngokuya ngokuqagela nokuvuza okuhlukahlukene.
Okwamanje, kunikezwa amamodeli anikwe amandla yi-M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, M1 Ultra, noma ama-M2 chips. Ngakho i-Apple ihlanganisa ngokuphelele yonke i-spectrum - kusukela kumamodeli ayisisekelo (M1, M2) kuya kumamodeli angochwepheshe (M1 Max, M1 Ultra). Uma ukhuluma ngomehluko omkhulu phakathi kwama-chips ngamanye, isici esibaluleke kakhulu ngokuvamile inombolo yama-processor cores kanye ne-graphics processor. Ngaphandle kokungabaza nakancane, lena idatha ebaluleke kakhulu ebonisa amathuba alindelekile kanye nokusebenza. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ezinye izingxenye ze-apula chipsets nazo zidlala indima ebalulekile.
Ama-Coprocessors kumakhompyutha we-Mac
Njengoba sishilo ngenhla, i-Apple Silicon's SoC (System on Chip) ngokwayo ayihlanganisi nje iprosesa ne-GPU. Ngokuphambene nalokho, singathola inqwaba yezinye izingxenye ezibaluleke kakhulu ebhodini le-silicon, eliqedela cishe wonke amathuba futhi liqinisekise ukusebenza okungenasici kwemisebenzi ethile. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, lokhu akuyona into entsha. Ngisho nangaphambi kokufika kwe-Apple Silicon, u-Apple wayethembele ku-Apple T2 coprocessor yayo yokuphepha. Lokhu kwakamuva ngokuvamile kwaqinisekisa ukuphepha kwedivayisi futhi kwagcina okhiye bokubethela ngaphandle kwesistimu ngokwayo, ngenxa yokuthi idatha enikeziwe ibiphephe kakhulu.
Kodwa-ke, ngokuguqukela ku-Apple Silicon, umdondoshiya washintsha isu laso. Esikhundleni senhlanganisela yezingxenye zendabuko (i-CPU, i-GPU, i-RAM), ezengezwe yi-coprocessor eshiwo ngenhla, ukhethe ama-chipset aphelele, noma i-SoC. Kulesi simo, kuyisifunda esihlanganisiwe esivele sinazo zonke izingxenye ezidingekayo ezihlanganiswe ebhodini ngokwayo. Kalula nje, yonke into ixhunywe ndawonye, okuletha izinzuzo ezinkulu ekusebenzeni okungcono futhi ngenxa yalokho ukusebenza okuphezulu. Ngasikhathi sinye, noma yimaphi ama-coprocessors nawo anyamalala - lezi manje seziyingxenye ngqo yama-chipset ngokwawo.
Indima yezinjini ku-Apple Silicon chips
Kodwa manje ake siqonde ngqo ephuzwini. Njengoba kushiwo, ezinye izingxenye ze-apula chips nazo zidlala indima ebalulekile. Kulokhu, sisho izinjini okuthiwa, umsebenzi wawo ukucubungula imisebenzi ethile. Ngokungangabazeki, ummeleli odume kakhulu yi-Neural Engine. Ngaphandle kwamapulatifomu e-Apple Silicon, singaphinde siwuthole ku-chip ye-Apple A-Series evela kumafoni we-apula, futhi kuzo zombili izimo kufeza injongo eyodwa - ukusheshisa ukusebenza okuhambisana nokufunda komshini kanye nobuhlakani bokwenziwa ngokujwayelekile.
Kodwa-ke, amakhompyutha we-Apple ane-M1 Pro, ama-chips e-M1 Max ayithatha izinga elilodwa. Njengoba lawa ma-chipsets atholakala kuma-Mac ochwepheshe ahloselwe ochwepheshe, aphinde afakwe okuthiwa yinjini yemidiya, enomsebenzi ocacile - ukusheshisa umsebenzi ngevidiyo. Isibonelo, ngenxa yale ngxenye, i-M1 Max ingakwazi ukuphatha amavidiyo afinyelela kwayisikhombisa e-8K ngefomethi ye-ProRes kuhlelo lokusebenza lwe-Final Cut Pro. Lokhu kungumsebenzi omangalisayo, ikakhulukazi uma kucatshangelwa ukuthi ilaptop yeMacBook Pro (2021) ingakwazi ukuyiphatha.
Ngalokhu, i-chipset ye-M1 Max idlula kakhulu i-28-core Mac Pro enekhadi elengeziwe le-Afterburner, okufanele lidlale indima efanayo ne-Media Engine - ukusheshisa umsebenzi ngama-codec e-ProRes kanye ne-ProRes RAW. Ngokuqinisekile akumelwe sikhohlwe ukusho ucezu lolwazi olubaluleke kakhulu. Ngenkathi iMedia Enginu isivele iyingxenye yebhodi le-silicon elincane noma i-chip kanjalo, i-Afterburner, ngokuphambene, iyikhadi elihlukile le-PCI Express x16 lobukhulu obukhulu.
I-Media Engine ku-chip ye-M1 Ultra ithatha lawa mathuba amaleveli ambalwa ngokuqhubekayo. Njengoba i-Apple ngokwayo isho, i-Mac Studio ene-M1 Ultra ingakwazi ukuphatha kalula ukudlala imifudlana eyi-18 yevidiyo ye-8K ProRes 422, okuyibeka ngokusobala endaweni ebusa ngokuphelele. Ungacindezelwa kanzima ukuthola ikhompuyutha yomuntu siqu yakudala enamakhono afanayo. Yize le njini yemidiya iqale yabonakala iyindaba ekhethekile yama-Macs angochwepheshe, kulo nyaka i-Apple ilethe ngendlela engasindi njengengxenye ye-M2 chip eshaya ku-13 ″ MacBook Pro (2022) entsha kanye ne-MacBook Air eklanywe kabusha (2022) .
Okuzolethwa ikusasa
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, kunikezwa umbuzo othakazelisayo. Ukuthi ikusasa likuphatheleni nalokho esingakulindela kuma-Mac azayo. Nakanjani singathembela kubo ukuthi baqhubeke nokuthuthuka. Phela, lokhu kubuye kuboniswe yi-chipset ye-M2 eyisisekelo, kulokhu futhi yathola injini yemidiya ebalulekile. Kunalokho, isizukulwane sokuqala i-M1 sisalela emuva kulokhu.