It only took 25 years, but laptop memory is about to level up. We’ve got the first hands-on look at LPCAMM2, the new memory standard that’s about to change e...
As a Mac user that sounds pretty shit. RAM in a MacBook Pro runs at 400GB/s and that’s a CPU which will be obsolete in the next few months, with a new one coming that’s expected to be more like 500GB/s.
Sure, modular memory is great. But not if it comes with a performance penalty like that.
The speeds you mention are defined by the memory type, not the connector.
As far as I can tell, there is no reason this connector could not, and won’t be, used with more advanced memory types. Including the type in apple silicon, and beyond.
This memory has1/4 the bandwidth of M series Mac’s. It may be possible to match current memory with 4 chips. But that would take a lot of room. And that leaves little room for growth.
It runs at 120 GB/s…
As a Mac user that sounds pretty shit. RAM in a MacBook Pro runs at 400GB/s and that’s a CPU which will be obsolete in the next few months, with a new one coming that’s expected to be more like 500GB/s.
Sure, modular memory is great. But not if it comes with a performance penalty like that.
You’re comparing apples and oranges.
The speeds you mention are defined by the memory type, not the connector.
As far as I can tell, there is no reason this connector could not, and won’t be, used with more advanced memory types. Including the type in apple silicon, and beyond.
Why is bandwidth so important? The M2 is about half as fast as a DDR4 era x86 desktop processor with half the memory bandwidth.
When the memory is shared with the GPU, bandwidth becomes much more important. A desktop will just use a dedicated GPU if it needs the performance.
This memory has1/4 the bandwidth of M series Mac’s. It may be possible to match current memory with 4 chips. But that would take a lot of room. And that leaves little room for growth.