• IndustryStandard@lemmy.world
    8·
    10 months ago

    The AMD apu is far superior but also far more expensive. Their gpu is just unbeatable. Also software support is guaranteed on x86.

    • Shatur@lemmy.ml
      1·
      10 months ago

      Sure, but I usually run emulators and open source ports, so with an ARM I would have more battery life.

      • IndustryStandard@lemmy.world
        7·
        10 months ago

        No you wouldn’t. The Rockchips are far less efficient than AMD’s modern X86 stuff.

        AMD’s new stuff is on par with the M1 in efficiency.

        • Shatur@lemmy.ml
          2·
          10 months ago

          Even despite they require active cooling? Didn’t know, cool! Now the only downside is size.

          • conciselyverbose@kbin.social
            7·
            10 months ago

            I don’t know if he’s correct on low power use cases, but the cooling is way more about the high power use cases.

            The steam deck can chew through it’s battery in ~2 hours or last something in the neighborhood of 8-10 depending what you run on it.