November 10th, 2021, by rob-ART morgan, mad scientist
How does the M1 Max compare to the iMac Pro?
GRAPH LEGEND
iMac Pro 8-core = iMac Pro with 3.2GHz 8-core Intel Xeon W, Pro Vega 64 GPU, and 32GB of 2666 MHz DDR4 memory
M1 Max MBP 16" = M1 Max MacBook Pro 16" with 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 16-core neural engine, and 32GB of unified memory
BasemarkGPU - 4K Metal
Official Test at 4K resolution and High Content Quality. (HIGHER Frames per Second = FASTER)
GFXBench - Metal
Aztec High Tier OFFscreen. (HIGHER Frames per Second = FASTER)
TW: Warhammer II - Metal
Ran Skaven built-in benchmark at 3840x2160 High. (HIGHER Frames per Second = FASTER)
Shadow of Tomb Raider - Metal
Ran built-in benchmark at 3840x2160 High. (HIGHER Frames per Second = FASTER)
DaVinci Resolve 17 - Metal
Playback the Candle 2K project with Spatial NR set to Faster Large, Spatial Threshold set to 100 for Luma & Chroma and set to 50 for Blend. (HIGHER Frames per Second = FASTER)
DaVinci Resolve 17 - Metal
Playback the Pollen 4K project with Temporal NR set to Better Medium, Temporal Threshold set to 25 for Luma & Chroma and set to 50 for Motion and Blend. (HIGHER Frames per Second = FASTER)
Geekbench 5 - Metal
Metal GPU test. (HIGHER rating = FASTER)
Geekbench 5 - Multi-Core CPU
(HIGHER rating = FASTER)
Adobe Lightroom Classic
Enhancement of 12 images. (LOWER time in Seconds = FASTER)
Adobe Lightroom Classic
Export 100 images. (LOWER time in Seconds = FASTER)
Adobe Premiere Pro
Export of seven 720x576 R3D images. (LOWER time in Seconds = FASTER)
Adobe After Effects
Render of TestComp. (LOWER time in Seconds = FASTER)
Blackmagic Raw Speed Test
Measure GPU 8K Metal speed. (HIGHER FPS = FASTER)
X-Plane-11
Two Minute flight of the SR-71 Jet Fighter. (HIGHER Frames per Second = FASTER)
WHAT DID WE LEARN?
The M1 Max MacBook Pro beat the iMac Pro in 10 out of 14 tests.
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