High-performance M1 Max on the bench, reports that performance is modest for high price in actual use

Apple's M1 Max processor in the new MacBook Pro is touted as being twice as fast as the M1 Pro, touting it as a creative pro product. However, when it was actually tested in creative tasks such as video editing and 3D modeling, it reportedly found that the benefits of the top-of-the-line chip outweigh the high price tag.

CNET's Dan Ackerman concluded by combining benchmark tests with real-world experience. Roughly speaking, the M1 Max has obvious strengths when it comes to editing ProRes video and using the Metal graphics API (i.e. technology that Apple has been heavily involved in specifying), but for many creative tasks it doesn't do so well. There is no.

How different is the GPU performance of M1 Pro and M1 Max? To verify it, Mr. Ackerman first conducted multiple cross-platform GPU tests. According to it, there is a clear difference between GeekBench 5 and Wildlife Extreme using Metal, and M1 Max got a much higher score.

These two tests tied the M1 Max and the new Razer Blade 14 with Nvidia RTX 3080 GPU. It is said that the middle ground between the M1 Max and M1 Pro was an old gaming PC with an Nvidia RTX 2080 Max-Q.

We also asked a VFX lighting expert to test a 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro and a 16-inch model with the M1 Max chip. Therefore, when rendering with the 3DCG software "Houdini", it took the same amount of time for both M1 Pro and M1 Max, but it seems that M1 Max Mac felt much more responsive than M1 Pro during that time.

In other words, even if you're doing heavy tasks like rendering, the M1 Max can make the machine more responsive when doing other things.

However, while Ackermann himself considers himself a "mainstream user working on projects such as video editing, 3D modeling, and Photoshop/Illustrator," he said, "For the first few days, I used these systems, I had a hard time finding the difference in performance," he said. This includes standard benchmarks such as GeekBench 5, Cinebench R23, and 8K Premiere rendering tests, and it seems that it is difficult to make a significant difference if it does not use Metal.

The overall conclusion is that if you're someone who uses high-end creative apps for basic video editing, you'll get 4K on a MacBook Air with an M1 chip, a 13-inch MacBook Pro, or a 24-inch iMac. There is no problem at all if it is a video editing degree.

Also, if you're buying the new MacBook Pro with M1 Pro/Max just because of the design, webcams, and more external ports, it's essentially a vanity purchase. I am just commenting that I am.

In general, the prediction that the strengths of the new MacBook Pro will be limited to Apple's genuine (Final Cut Pro, etc.) and 3DCG applications that use Metal is correct. However, for those who mainly use such apps, or who think that the benefits of slightly reduced work time will outweigh the price difference, the M1 Max Mac may also be a cheap purchase.

Source: CNET

via:9to5Mac

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