Blackmagic RAW Speed Test results for various Mac configurations
May 29th, 2020 by rob-ART morgan, mad scientist
August 10th, 2020 - added more results
We have begun testing various Macs in various configurations to see how well they score on the Blackmagic RAW Speed Test.
Blackmagic RAW Speed Test - CPU
8K 12:1 bitrate (HIGHER Frames per Second = FASTER)
Blackmagic RAW Speed Test - Metal GPU
8K 12:1 bitrate (HIGHER Frames per Second = FASTER)
GRAPH LEGEND
2019 MP 12c, Duo = 2019 Mac Pro 12-Core, Pro Vega II Duo MPX module
2019 MP 12c, 2xVII = 2019 Mac Pro 12-Core, dual Radeon VII GPUs
2019 MP 12c, 2x5700XT = 2019 Mac Pro 12-Core, dual Radeon RX 5700 XT GPUs
2019 MP 12c, VII = 2019 Mac Pro 12-Core, single Radeon VII GPU
2019 MP 12c, 5700XT = 2019 Mac Pro 12-Core, single RX 5700 XT GPU
2017 iMP 10c, Vega64+eGPU = 2017 iMac Pro 8-Core, Pro Vega 56 GPU and Radeon RX VII (eGPU)
2017 iMP 8c, Vega64+eGPU = 2017 iMac Pro 8-Core, Pro Vega 64 GPU and RX 5700 XT GPU (eGPU)
2017 iMP 8c, Vega64 = 2017 iMac Pro 8-Core, Pro Vega 64 GPU
2013 nMP 12c, D500s+eGPU = 2013 Mac Pro 12-Core, dual FirePro D500 GPUs and RX 5700 XT (eGPU)
2013 nMP 8c, D700s = 2013 Mac Pro 8-Core, dual FirePro D700 GPUs
2013 nMP 6c, D500s = 2013 Mac Pro 6-Core, dual FirePro D500 GPUs
2013 nMP 4c, D300s = 2013 Mac Pro 4-Core, dual FirePro D300 GPUs
2010 cMP 12c, VIIx2 = 2010 Mac Pro 12-Core 3.46GHz, VIIx2 GPU
2010 cMP 12c, 5700XT= 2010 Mac Pro 12-Core 3.33GHz, RX 5700 XT GPU
2010 cMP 12c, Vega 64 = 2010 Mac Pro 12-Core 3.33GHz, RX Vega 64 GPU
2010 cMP 12c, RX 580 = 2010 Mac Pro 12-Core 3.46GHz, RX 580 GPU
2010 cMP 6c, VII= 2010 Mac Pro 6-Core 3.46GHz, VII GPU
2019 rMBP 16-in, 5600M = 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch, Intel Core i9-9980HK 2.4GHz, Radeon Pro 5600M
2019 rMBP 16-in, 5500M = 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch, Intel Core i9-9980HK 2.4GHz, Radeon Pro 5500M
2019 rMBP 16-in, 5300M = 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch, Intel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz, Radeon Pro 5300M
2020 rMBP 13-in+eGPU = Mid 2020 MacBook Pro 13-inch, Intel Core i7-1068NG7 2.3GHz, Iris Plus Graphics and RX 5700 XT (eGPU)
2020 rMBP 13-in = Mid 2020 MacBook Pro 13-inch, Intel Core i7-1068NG7 2.3GHz, Iris Plus Graphics
2016 rMBP 13-in = 2016 MacBook Pro 13-inch, Intel Dual-Core i5 2GHz, Iris Graphics 540
2018 Mac mini i7+eGPU = 2018 Mac mini, Intel Core i7-8700B 3.2GHz, Iris UHD Graphics 630 and Radeon VII (eGPU)
2018 Mac mini i5+eGPU = 2018 Mac mini, Intel Core i5-8500B 3GHz, Iris UHD Graphics 630 and RX 580 (eGPU)
2018 Mac mini i3+eGPU = 2018 Mac mini, Intel Core i3 3.6GHz, Iris UHD Graphics 630 and RX 5700 XT (eGPU)
2015 iMac 5K, M395X = 2015 iMac 5K, Intel Core 17 4GHz, Radeon R9 M395 Graphics
2014 rMBP 15-in = 2014 Macbook Pro 15-inch, Intel Core 17 2.5GHz, Iris Pro 5200 Graphics
2014 Mac mini i5 = 2014 Mac mini, Intel Core i5 1.4GHz, HD Graphics 5000
WHAT DID WE LEARN?
When it comes decoding full resolution Blackmagic RAW frames, having a powerful CPU and GPU makes a significant difference.
Head scratcher: Why is the Pro Vega II Duo in the 2019 Mac Pro so much slower than the dual Radeon VIIs and dual Radeon RX 5700 XTs? Even the Dual FirePro D700s in the 2013 Mac Pro are faster than the Duo! We have asked Blackmagic to comment on the disparity. They agreed to look into it. When they respond, we will post their explanation. (Still waiting for a response.)
We welcome readers to email us a screenshot of their 8K 12:1 bitrate results using the free Blackmagic RAW Speed Test so we can expand this page to include more Mac examples like we did with Cinebench 20.
Comments? Suggestions? Feel free to email me,
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OTHER GOOD SOURCES
Trans International sells various Mac upgrades
Other World Computing sells memory, eGPUs, storage, and used Macs.
B&H Photo Video sells Apple products, GPUs, eGPUs, displays, storage, etc.
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