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The M1 Max may even outperform NVIDIA’s portable darling in some tasks, particularly where the software has been optimized to use Apple’s Metal API. This means that the higher-end MacBook Pro models can chew through data and graphics-intensive tasks with aplomb, which is great news for professionals who have been hungry for new silicon to speed up their workflows.Īpple even claims that the 32-core GPU variant is up there with NVIDIA’s RTX 3800 Mobile chip in terms of raw performance, though real-world benchmarks have yet to materialize. That’s faster than the PlayStation 5 (5.5GB/sec). Memory bandwidth can hit 400GB/sec and the solid-state drive that Apple ships use PCI Express Gen 4 for a maximum throughput of 7.4GB/sec. The higher-end variant comes with 10 CPU cores and up to 32 GPU cores and can share a pool of up to 64GB of unified memory. This is the first time Apple has produced a version of the M1 chip first seen in 2020 for the “professional” market, with all the grunt a data scientist or video editor could ask for. The 2021 MacBook Pro comes with your choice of M1 Pro and M1 Max systems-on-a-chip.

Unfortunately, raw performance isn’t everything.

On hearing this news you might think that the new MacBook Pro is nearing “gaming laptop” territory. The 2021 MacBook Pro is a monster, with 10 CPU cores and up to 32 GPU cores for never-before-seen 3D graphics performance.
