THE POWER OF M1 PRO AND M1 MAX
AT WO R K
If you’re a creative that’s on the go and need the
power and flexibility of iOS, then an iPad Pro
makes sense as a professional work machine.
For everyone else, the new MacBook Pro should
be considered a first choice. Apple significantly
supercharged its MacBook Pro range in October,
adding a bunch of new features that take
personal computing to new heights. It was
the biggest overhaul to the MacBook since its
launch, with both the M1 Pro and M1 Max chips
applying system-on-a-chip (SoC) architecture
for the first time, offering fast unified memory
and increased memory bandwidth which will
deliver unparalleled performance with best-in-
class performance per watt. The M1 Pro takes
the architecture of the M1 to new heights,
with an up-to-10-core CPU with eight high-
performance cores and two high-efficiency
cores, along with an up-to-16-core GPU, which
delivers up to twice as fast GPU performance.
The M1 Pro also offers up to 200GB/s of memory
bandwidth — nearly 3x the bandwidth of M1,
and supports 32GB of fast unified memory. It’s
designed to speed up video workflows, with a
ProRes accelerator added to the media engine to
deliver truly fast, power-efficient video editing.
It’s setting a new standard for laptops in every
genre. The M1 Max, on the other hand, takes the
most powerful chip to even greater heights. As
well as the 10-core CPU as found on the M1 Pro,
the Max doubles the GPU with up to a massive
32 cores for up to 4x faster GPU performance
than M1. It also offers up to 400GB/s of memory
bandwidth — 2x that of M1 Pro and 6x that of
M1 — and up to 64GB of fast unified memory.