Marc

Blender 5.1 reduces the gap between the Desktop #RTX5080 and the #Apple #M5Max #MacBookPro by almost half. 22% performance advantage shrinks down to less than 12%. M5 Ultra should be able to compete well with the 5090. @digitalix @VadimYuryev @lafaiel @jimmyjames_tech

@YeezyWRLD_ @cerny @jackhuynh @AMD RT effects themselves are not bound to upscaling. If you are asking whether the FSR Ray Regeneration feature (an AI based Denoiser that is competing with DLSS’ Ray Reconstruction feature), then the answer is no. PSSR doesn’t yet have either Frame Interpolation or Ray Regeneration

@cerny @jackhuynh @AMD Cerny, are the features like enhanced reflections and global illumination from the FSR Redstone present in PSSR 2.0?

Just tried FSR Upscaling 4.1 in a few PC games. It’s based on the same neural network as the upgraded PSSR we released for PS5 Pro… and it looks stunning! Wonderful working with @jackhuynh and the @AMD team as we collaborate on AI graphics tech. Big win for Project Amethyst :-)

@thenewpersone @AAPLTree can put out CPU upgrades that basically every year have at least some small change besides clock speed adjustments, then we can definitely see similar changes on the GPU side even on the same “family” of GPU architecture.

@thenewpersone @AAPLTree Yeah. It’s becoming more complicated but in a good way. Seems that their GPU development progress is increasing to a similar pace as their CPU improvements, maybe even a bit more if you consider the software features that are built on top of the hardware changes. And if they…

We are seeing some amazing advancements in adoption of high end Apple Silicon features throughout the industry. RT optimizations that put the new M5 Max MacBook Pro above the 5090 laptop GPU in rendering performance in Blender, Redshift (Cinema 4D) utilizing Metal 4’s MetalFX…

@AAPLTree @thenewpersone

@MarcTechStream @thenewpersone Dynamic Cashing 😁

@thenewpersone @AAPLTree label the Dynamic Cashing on M5 as second generation, clearly implying that M4 used the same first generation solution that was introduced on M3. So there have been architectural gains between M3 and M4, despite Apple’s usual pattern of sticking to the “same” gen for two years.

@thenewpersone @AAPLTree A totally new architecture would be very unlikely but Apple distinctly calls out the RT acceleration on M5 “third generation”, meaning that M4 was second generation and distinct from the first generation on M3. And that’s not just marketing BS because in the same paragraph they…

@AAPLTree Curious if they will drastically change the GPU architecture with M6. They usually use the same architecture for two years but with the switch to GAAFET and the pressure to make AI work really well, I wonder if they will do more changes than usual. Native FP8 would be welcome

@MarcTechStream And we’re not even at GAA yet! This is good stuff.

@lafaiel @jimmyjames_tech @AAPLTree @VadimYuryev @thenewpersone

Apple’s collaboration on GPUs with PowerVR/ Imagination Technologies but I am really glad they switched to their fully in house GPUs with A11. It took some time but we are now seeing some of the rapid improvements that previously were more typical for Apple Silicon CPUs.

@apollozac @9to5mac Legit looks way better. I know it’s a different concept but that Hermés solution doesn’t look nearly premium enough for that price.

@9to5mac tbt

Hermès made a $5K leather MagSafe Duo charging case for iPhone and Apple Watch 9to5mac.com/2026/03/19/her… by @apollozac

(and vice versa) I am glad Android is out there as an open solution that targets more price points than Apple, allows different manufacturers to create hardware without having to make their own operating systems and has a “bigger” door through which users can let in and use Apps.

be the main target for regulations like we recently saw from China) App Store model. We all benefit from REAL choice. Not just different store fronts but platforms with meaningfully divergent priorities and values. Just as I am happy that consoles remain an alternative to PCs…

Rare Google W. I like their recent changes to the Play Store model and enhanced safety precautions for verified and unverified App distribution on Android. Provides a distinct alternative to Apple’s more curated (which I prefer) but also more costly model (which I think should…

@MrTippyToppy @GregoryMcFadden have to be a brain dead zombie (which we know you are, all Trumptards are) to support it the way it’s being currently executed. You might as well tattoo “Mission Accomplished” on your forehead.

@MrTippyToppy @GregoryMcFadden missile systems (which according to him are in short supply to begin with) on protecting US and Arab interests instead of using much cheaper drones. You can be for this war as much as you want, even though I guarantee you you weren’t for it before Trump told you to be, but you…

I don't like to talk about politics anymore, because people treat politics like a sport and just root for their team no matter what, but can we just impeach this awful President already? The damage that's being done will take a decade to undo, and it may be too late already.