The highest end M1 Pro SoC configuration that you can spec either the MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) or the MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) with is an M1 Pro with a 10-Core CPU, 16-Core GPU, and with 32GB of (Unified Memory) RAM.
The M1 Max doesn't increase the number of neural engine cores from this, nor does it increase the CPU core count of 10 (8 Performance + 2 High Efficiency).
My question is this: how many of you have purchased this high-end configuration of M1 Pro (again with 10 CPU Cores, 16 GPU Cores, and 32GB of RAM) and found that you needed more power/performance than this?
Obviously, there will be extremely high-end cases where 64GB of RAM (whether unified memory or not) is no-brainer necessary and/or cases where driving two external displays simply isn't enough.
But, barring those cases, I'm curious as to where one would PRACTICALLY need to draw the line otherwise (and specifically in cases where someone attempted the aforementioned M1 Pro configuration and had to return it because it wasn't enough). I know that M1 Max doubles the ProRes engines and the video encode decode engines, but it sounds like even the standard M1 is no slouch with a lot of this and that M1 Pro is probably more than enough power until you get to the kinds of tasks that people would've previously purchased $6000 iMac Pro or Mac Pros for specifically. Otherwise, it seems to primarily be a GPU upgrade.
And the point of this isn't to look for reasons to shame people that blew more money on the M1 Max when they didn't need it. But rather to find out where a maxed out M1 Pro configuration with maximum GPU cores and RAM was attempted and still deemed insufficient. I know there's been tons of discussion on where one is better than the other one, but I haven't seen much on where that exact dividing line between "Hey a maxed out M1 Pro is fine for your needs" and "Bro, you need an M1 Max for this" barring the aforementioned obvious 64GB RAM and 3+ external displays element.
The M1 Max doesn't increase the number of neural engine cores from this, nor does it increase the CPU core count of 10 (8 Performance + 2 High Efficiency).
My question is this: how many of you have purchased this high-end configuration of M1 Pro (again with 10 CPU Cores, 16 GPU Cores, and 32GB of RAM) and found that you needed more power/performance than this?
Obviously, there will be extremely high-end cases where 64GB of RAM (whether unified memory or not) is no-brainer necessary and/or cases where driving two external displays simply isn't enough.
But, barring those cases, I'm curious as to where one would PRACTICALLY need to draw the line otherwise (and specifically in cases where someone attempted the aforementioned M1 Pro configuration and had to return it because it wasn't enough). I know that M1 Max doubles the ProRes engines and the video encode decode engines, but it sounds like even the standard M1 is no slouch with a lot of this and that M1 Pro is probably more than enough power until you get to the kinds of tasks that people would've previously purchased $6000 iMac Pro or Mac Pros for specifically. Otherwise, it seems to primarily be a GPU upgrade.
And the point of this isn't to look for reasons to shame people that blew more money on the M1 Max when they didn't need it. But rather to find out where a maxed out M1 Pro configuration with maximum GPU cores and RAM was attempted and still deemed insufficient. I know there's been tons of discussion on where one is better than the other one, but I haven't seen much on where that exact dividing line between "Hey a maxed out M1 Pro is fine for your needs" and "Bro, you need an M1 Max for this" barring the aforementioned obvious 64GB RAM and 3+ external displays element.
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