M1 MacBook Pro versus
M1 Pro MacBook Pro

November 18th, 2021, by rob-ART morgan, mad scientist

How does the M1 MacBook Pro compare to the M1 Pro MacBook Pro?

GRAPH LEGEND

M1 Pro MBP 14" = M1 Pro MacBook Pro 14" with 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 16-core neural engine, and 16GB of unified memory
M1 MBP 13" = M1 MacBook Pro 13" with 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16-core neural engine, and 16GB of LPDDR4 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)

Geekbench 5 - Metal
Metal GPU test. (HIGHER rating = FASTER)

Geekbench 5 - Multi-Core CPU
(HIGHER rating = FASTER)

LuxMark 3.1
GPU Render of Hotel image (HIGHER samples/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)

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 (beta)
Export of seven 720x576 R3D images. (LOWER time in Seconds = FASTER)

Adobe After Effects (beta)
Render of TestComp. (LOWER time in Seconds = FASTER)

Cinebench 23
Multi-core CPU render. (HIGHER rating = FASTER)

X-Plane-11
Two Minute flight of the SR-71 Jet Fighter. (HIGHER Frames per Second = FASTER)

 

WHAT DID WE LEARN?

The M1 Pro MacBook Pro beat the M1 MacBook Pro in every test, though some results were very close.

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