Ye scallywags be wonderin' just how mighty be the new M4 iPad chip from Apple's treasure trove! Aye!
2024-05-08
Arrr, me hearties! Apple be stirring up a storm with their new M4 chip, boasting 38 TOPS. But what in Davy Jones' locker does that mean, ye ask? Aye, 'tis a mystery worth more than a chest o' gold doubloons, says I!
In the language of a 17th-century pirate, Apple has announced the mighty M4 chip, a powerful upgrade for future iPads and eventually the finest Macbooks and Macs. If ye be curious about the details, ye can peruse our coverage of the Apple event, but some scallywags be puzzled by the term TOPS. TOPS be short for 'trillion operations per second,' a measure of a chip's AI prowess, with the M4 chip boasting a staggering 38 TOPS. Aye, 'tis a massive number indeed!Arrr, the Snapdragon X Elite be a rival to the M4 chip, offering 45 TOPS for Windows laptops. TOPS be calculated by multiplying the MAC unit count by the frequency, providing a metric for a chip's AI performance. The more TOPS, the better the AI capabilities, savvy?TOPS be vital for assessing a device's AI performance for on-device tasks, like the ones ye find in the Adobe Creative Cloud. Yet, 'tis not a perfect measure, as real-world factors can impact performance. Benchmarks like Procyon AI be emerging to provide a more realistic view of AI performance. TechRadar be keeping a weather eye on these developments for future reviews!