Yesterday at its Unleashed event (by the way), Apple presented us with new items from the world of Mac computers and music. In addition, new generations of processors were shown in Cupertino. The leaks said a lot about this, but even we could not believe that the chips would be so cool. In addition to the new hardware, the company also presented updated MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 laptops, which have become even faster and more convenient to work. Well, let’s figure out how the M1 Pro and M1 Max differ.
Collected for you all the differences between the new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips.
This time, the new systems on a chip in Cupertino were given a lot of common time. We spoke in detail about each of them, noted the increased performance, compatibility with various professional applications, and touched upon the issues of power consumption.
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- 1What to choose: M1 Pro or M1 Max
- 1New M1 Pro processor
- 2New M1 Max processor
- 2The best laptop for work
What to choose: M1 Pro or M1 Max
The M1 Pro and M1 Max are not so different from each other, but some of their characteristics do differ. The first thing I would like to note is 33.7 billion transistors in the M1 Pro, compared to 57 billion in the M1 Max. In any case, these two chips are tearing most competitors to shreds.
The new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips are very impressive.
As a standard, Apple does not indicate the frequency of its processors, but the craftsmen have already figured it out for a long time: on both chips it will be 2.0 GHz, and in Turbo-boost it will accelerate to 3.2 GHz. Note that both systems on a chip are made using a 5nm process technology. Their performance seems to be enough for any tasks that users can set themselves, but first things first.
New M1 Pro processor
The younger M1 Pro has eight high-performance and two energy-efficient cores, 14 or 16 graphics cores and 16 Neural Engine cores. GPU performance is 5.2 TFLOPS. The new chip also comes with support for up to 32GB of shared memory, Thunderbolt 4, and dual monitors.
All the characteristics of the M1 Pro in one picture.
According to Apple, the M1 Pro is 70% faster than the M1. Let me remind you that last year’s “percent” had only 8 graphics cores. That is why Cupertino paid special attention to Pro Display XDR and iPad with mini-LED technology, since in new laptops the display will be just like that.
New M1 Max processor
Apple also equipped the M1 Max with eight high-performance and two energy-efficient cores, but there are already either 16 or 32 graphics cores, which allowed supporting up to 4 external monitors. GPU performance is respectively 10.4 TFLOPS. The combined memory in the M1 Max will also be larger: up to 64 GB. It is important to say that the M1 Max, in comparison with the M1 Pro, encodes and decodes video better, including for the ProRes format , which is extremely important for video editing.
M1 Max specifications in one picture.
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There are not so many objective reasons for buying an older version of the system, but everything is important for professionals. In summary, the M1 Max differs from the M1 Pro in the following characteristics:
- Supports up to 64GB LPDDR5 pooled memory
- The memory bandwidth is 400 GB / s, while the M1 Pro has 200 GB / s.
- Improved graphics: 16 or 32 graphics cores versus only 16 in the M1 Pro.
- Improved video encoding and decoding
The best laptop for work
In the best traditions of October, Apple compares the power of its computers with similar Windows laptops, while not disclosing specific manufacturers. Except for Intel processors, of course. Compared to the top-end Core i9 in past 16-inch MacBook Pros, the CPU will be 2x faster, and when it comes to comparing with the Core i7 in the top on 13-inch MacBook Pros, the CPU will be 3.7 times faster than its predecessors.
The CPU in the new chips is 3.7x faster than the top 13-inch MacBook Pro.
In terms of graphics, the M1 Pro will be 9x faster than the Core i7 and 2.5x faster than the graphics card in the MacBook Pro 16 ″ of yesteryear. In the older M1 Max, these figures are even higher: 13 times faster, 4 times more powerful.
It is clear that energy efficiency has also been improved in the new processors. For all MacBook users, this has always been relevant. Cupertino noted that their best Apple M1 Max chip consumes 100 watts less than a discrete graphics card for the coolest Windows laptops.