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		jitl on Jan 16, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video] pc vs cell phone

mirsadm on Jan 16, 2025 [–]

The iPhone is faster than most PCs

ac29 on Jan 16, 2025 | | [–]

Maybe on short duration single threaded CPU benchmarks.

But its not true if you are talking about sustained gaming performance compared to an equally priced new PC. Even for $800 (entry level iPhone) a PC will be a much better performer for gaming.

jitl on Jan 16, 2025 | | [–]

but quite different architectures

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