Mac Studio Early Benchmarks Compared To 2019 Mac Pro

[jdc]

JoeM wrote:
Powerful machine, no doubt. What puts me off a bit is that memory and storage is not user upgradeable and you’re stuck with either 64GB or 128GB RAM( +$800.) at the time of ordering. I imagine there will be work around in time but bumping up to 128GB RAM and a 2TB SSD on the Ultra brings the price up to $5,199.

If you apply the "M1 ram = acts like 2X as much" then you could say its 256 GB of ram...

Storage is a non issue for me. 1-2 TB, whevert is enough for your internal stuff. External 4TB NVMe is $550 DIY (I built one). Get 8 TB for $1000 ish. Get over 3000/MB/s RWs.

[Tiangou]

jdc wrote:
If you apply the "M1 ram = acts like 2X as much" then you could say its 256 GB of ram...

Shared VRAM.

The math doesn't work out so nicely when you're doing design/video.

[jdc]

Tiangou wrote:
[quote=jdc]
If you apply the "M1 ram = acts like 2X as much" then you could say its 256 GB of ram...

Shared VRAM.

The math doesn't work out so nicely when you're doing design/video.
Yeah, so many unknowns. And so many extra little processors... prores, neural engine, T2, etc. How they all handle things like video and whatever else processor intensive will have to be seen.

We already know how the M1M performs, just wonder how much more the M1U will allow it to expand.

[mikebw]

Tiangou wrote:
[quote=jdc]
If you apply the "M1 ram = acts like 2X as much" then you could say its 256 GB of ram...

Shared VRAM.

The math doesn't work out so nicely when you're doing design/video.
Yeah I am coming to this realization with my M1 Max w/32GB memory. Kinda wishing I had the 64GB. Not sure if it's just the fact that the 32 is shared cpu/gpu memory, or if it's a Monterey thing, (or maybe even a non-M1 native software thing?), but I have been noticing hiccups here and there while using it for work.

Things like the playhead in Audition not tracking smoothly as audio plays, audio playback not starting immediately in iZotope RX, not to mention an occasional 3+ second delay in video playback from a timeline in Premiere. Stuff that the 2015 MBP seemed to handle better with just 16GB RAM. But, overall render times are shorter so I am generally pleased with the M1 Max but as I said some things just seem slower or worse than I expected.

[mikebw]

Also, I am thinking anyone with an M1 PRO won't be feeling very PRO once the actual M1 MacPro is announced.

[rich in distress]

… a non-M1 native software thing?

:mswerd:

[jdc]

mikebw wrote:
Also, I am thinking anyone with an M1 PRO won't be feeling very PRO once the actual M1 MacPro is announced.

You mean Studio, correct? Not "M1 Pro"

[Rolando]

jdc wrote:
[quote=mikebw]
Also, I am thinking anyone with an M1 PRO won't be feeling very PRO once the actual M1 MacPro is announced.

You mean Studio, correct? Not "M1 Pro"
The video alluded to another, more Pro Mac, coming soon.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

Rolando wrote:
[quote=jdc]
[quote=mikebw]
Also, I am thinking anyone with an M1 PRO won't be feeling very PRO once the actual M1 MacPro is announced.

You mean Studio, correct? Not "M1 Pro"
The video alluded to another, more Pro Mac, coming soon.
A more pro Mac Pro, bro!