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		tomnipotent on Aug 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Meta’s Reality Labs prototype hardware Why would you need a separate GPU when you have integrated 60-core GPU with access to up to 198gb of memory? Like what you'd need a render farm? Apple Metal is already a target for all the important tools.

pjmlp on Aug 4, 2023 [–]

Because GPUs are more than just memory, and in regards to your memory comment, unified memory is not the same as having a dedicated.

And when the GPUs no longer can keep up, one doesn't need to throw away the whole computer.

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