It’s hilarious that Intel refused to give out die photos for anything other than quad-core Haswell GT2, citing competitive concerns, yet at Apple’s WWDC launch of the new MacBook Airs we got to see the first die shot of a dual-core Haswell GT3. Given the 15W TDP limit, Intel wouldn’t be able to do the Iris name justice even if it tried. More importantly, all CPU choices integrate the largest GPU offering: Intel’s HD 5000 (aka GT3).Ĭlock speeds alone prevent the 40 EU GPU implementation from being called an Iris 5100. Discrete GPUs are out of the question in the MacBook Air, so all models ship with Intel’s on-die processor graphics. It’s good to see that Apple still views increasing GPU performance as non-negotiable, even at the MacBook Air level. ![]() Hire enough ex-ATIers and you’ll end up really caring about GPU performance apparently.
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