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Interesting after watching tons of M4 Pro and M4 mini videos the export speed seems to be the same…
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Right.
Well Apple usually releases updates that fully support new hardware not long after the devices hit the Public. Would not be shocked if later releases tap into new processor capabilities a bit better.
Time will tell if this is the case here.
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Well Apple usually releases updates that fully support new hardware not long after the devices hit the Public. Would not be shocked if later releases tap into new processor capabilities a bit better.
Time will tell if this is the case here.
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Though you would think that a M4 Pro with more cpu cores, more gpu cores should export significantly faster than a M4.Right.
Well Apple usually releases updates that fully support new hardware not long after the devices hit the Public. Would not be shocked if later releases tap into new processor capabilities a bit better.
Time will tell if this is the case here.
Apple Releases Final Cut Pro 11 for Mac
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You would, but it isn't always the case.
Been watching similar videos, comparisons / etc since the Power PC days. It is amazing what under the hood tweaks can do to turn the tables.
There were issues where Core Duo systems were faster than Core 2 Duo systems in the early days. Similar had happened between M1 and M2 systems not that long ago in some strange edge cases before software was updated.
I don't code to Metal or Apple Silicon, so I don't know what tweaks are available when new software is compiled for new processors.
Wish I could compare an M4 to an M4 Pro at my home. Sadly I only have the M4 Pro, and the only other M4 in my household is in an iPad Pro.
M4 and M4 Pro probably have the same number of encoder engines
Which I am 90% they do therefore export speed will be the same even though one CPU, GPU is faster.
But wasn't it totally expected? For the 4th year in a row, FCPX H264 export times are directly related to the number of encoders on chip. The rest of the system makes no difference, the encoders do all the work and there is no other bottleneck on the rest of the system.
I didn't realize I hadn't installed FCPX on my Mini but was able to do some testing on my M3 Pro Macbook Pro. Appears that XI has some optimized export processing as compared to FCP X
Both times are average after 3 attempts.
Both times are average after 3 attempts.
| System | Export 4K HVEC 10-bit HLG Dolby Vision video | Time |
| Macbook Pro M3 Pro (14”) 12 Core CPU 18 core GPU | Export 9:14 4K video (FCP X) | 5:25 |
| Macbook Pro M3 Pro (14”) 12 Core CPU 18 core GPU | Export 9:14 4K video (FCP XI) | 5:18 |
At this point I think the single encoder engine on the M4 and M4 pro is basically acting as a handbrake on export performance. Put the dual setup the Max ships with and I would bet the times would be identical between Pro and Max on exports.
? That's like saying if you put the extra CPU cores from the Max into the Pro, the Pro will behave just like the Max for CPU workloads. ie. The point of the Max is that it has extra performance features over the Pro.