The gains here are obvious, especially when Apple’s pro apps, or third party apps specifically built for the M1, are involved. But like any other engineering decision, it’s a trade-off: discrete GPUs result in multiple display adapters, require their own VRAM, and come with a power/cooling cost.Īnd that’s where Apple’s gains are coming from: The new M1 series, by being incredibly space efficient, runs much more coolly than a traditional discrete GPU laptop can, and consumes far less power. It’s cost and performance effective: you only need to add as big of a dGPU as the customer needs performance, and even laptop-grade dGPUs can offer very high performance. Traditional OEMs have been fine with a small(ish) CPU and then adding a discrete GPU as necessary. This walkthrough highlights the incredible performance gains made by Apple’s M1 series, especially where the GPU is concerned.Īt the core of the review is AnandTech’s Apple’s M1 Pro, M1 Max SoCs Investigated: New Performance and Efficiency Heights. ![]() The new MacBook Pros with M1 Pro and M1 Max offer a first glimpse at how well Apple’s M1 chips can scale to provide raw performance that rivals the discrete graphics cards we typically find inside Windows-powered laptops. Less than a year later, it’s already starting to compete with the best GPUs from AMD and Nvidia as well. ![]() Apple hit Intel hard with its first M1 chips, offering a rare step-change improvement in performance with its 2020 MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro.
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