These new Apple Silicon chips may have 256 Bit memory bandwidth, or 320, 384? And may be using DDR5 RAM? DDR6 RAM? Or something similar? That Unified Memory is accessed by all components, big fat pipes for everyone, GPU, CPU, Neural Engine, etc. The M1, is using 128 bit memory bandwidth and 4200 DDR4X RAM? It appears that they want to take the memory bandwidth and ram specs of Graphics cards and bring it to the whole system, not just the GPU. This unified memory that Apple is pushing, there may be some truth that 8 GB may be equivalent to 16 GB in Windows, that 16 GB might be closer to 32 GB in Windows. I have 32 GB in my Ryzen PC, 3200 DDR4 RAM but the memory bandwidth and speeds are really pokey compared to my MacBook Air. I think one thing people need to reassess is specs and what is truly needed. No fan, stays cool even when I stress it, battery life is insane. A definite steal at that price point and it is amazing how it punches above its weight.
Just the base configuration, 8 GB of RAM, 256 GB SSD, and it has one less GPU core, got it for $800.
The M1 MacBook Air is the best laptop I have ever owned. But I am also a long time Mac User and love Apple Silicon and have M1 powered iPad Pro, Mac Mini and the MacBook Air. I bought heavily into Ryzen and have a Ryzen PC, Ryzen Laptop and a Ryzen Server.
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