Here’s Why Apple Went with AMD’s Polaris GPU on 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

When Apple unveiled the new 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar in October, it surprised everyone by offering even the base model of the laptop with a dedicated AMD GPU. While the company has been previously criticised for not offering the 15-inch MacBook Pro with a dedicated GPU, the move to offer a dedicated GPU across all variants of the 15-inch Pro was an unusual one.

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