What are more GPU cores actually useful for ?

[DrCC]

With the M2 chips having a fixed number of CPU cores and the differences being only in the number of GPU cores, what are those extra GPU cores actually useful for?

1. Sure, gaming is one, but there are hardly any macOS games available and it will take years for macOS gaming to take off ... if it ever takes off.
2. Rendering and video editing apps for Pros, but those people are most likely using the M1 Pro / Max / Ultra with a lot more GPU cores available.

For the regular user who uses macOS and Apple hardware, what is the impact of having 7, 8 or 10 GPU cores? Where do I actually see the benefit of more GPU cores? In what scenarios (e.g. macOS animations)?
I am not factoring the price in this, lets assume the price is not an issue. I am only factoring in the practicability or the advantages of more GPU cores.

 

[AAPLGeek]

For regular users, nothing.

 

[UBS28]

In the end, the M2 extra GPU cores seems useless (unless you want to pay for old hardware that the 13” MBP has) as the MBA thermal throttles.

 

[leman]

For “regular users”, gaming. But faster video editing etc. is not a disadvantage either. Overall, M2 is an extremely capable ultracompact platform that can replace a larger laptop for many users.

 

[senttoschool]

Not much for now for normal users but it'll be important when games start getting ported to macOS.

 

[jdb8167]

Not much for now for normal users but it'll be important when games start getting ported to macOS.

I'm actually looking forward to buying No Man's Sky. I'm not much of a gamer but I love the concept of that game and I just want to play around with it.