Unified memory
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What unified memory is and why it helps to make M1 Macs so fast
Because the M1’s CPU and GPU share the same memory, there’s no slow lane for CPU data
Apple’s new M1 Macs introduce a new kind of Mac processor and a new kind of memory too. Apple calls it Unified Memory Architecture (UMA), and it’s one of the reasons M1 Macs are so incredibly fast.
Since the earliest PCs, the core of the system has been modular. You have a processor at the centre, and it sends data
