New M1 Max MacBook Pro Features High Power Mode For Hardcore Workflows

New M1 Max MacBook Pro Features ‘High Power’ Mode For Hardcore Workflows

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High Power Mode isn’t available on the M1 Pro configuration of the 16-inch MacBook Pro, and hasn’t made it to Apple’s 14-inch model either.

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New M1 Max MacBook Pro Features High Power Mode For Hardcore Workflows

The new MacBook Pro with the higher-end M1 Max chip inside will offer a ‘High Power Mode’ that provides a burst of extra computing power for demanding tasks. Apple’s solution is not unique, neither is it being implemented for the first time. Some PC makers such as MSI have offered gaming laptops in the past that came with a physical turbo button. As the name suggests, toggling it would enable overclocking to temporarily boost the system performance.

Over the years, the physical turbo buttons vanished. In their place, PC brands started offering software-based solutions for overclocking and letting users set custom CPU and GPU performance profiles. For example, the Republic of Gamer (ROG) gaming laptops and the pre-loaded Armory Crate dashboard, which allows users to see system stats and switch between Silent, Performance, and Turbo modes. Of course, enabling the latter makes things a bit hot and noisy.

The first mention of a “High Power Mode” was spotted in a beta build of macOS Monterey. Apple later confirmed to MacRumors that it is indeed a real feature that users will get to experience with the all-new MacBook Pro once it hits store shelves. The description of the feature says that it optimizes performance to better support resource-intensive tasks. Of course, it comes with the standard warning that enabling ‘High Power Mode’ will increase fan noise.

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When It Comes To Peak Performance, Size Does Matter

There’s a catch. It appears that Apple’s take on a high-performance mode will be exclusive to the 16-inch MacBook Pro model with the M1 Max chip. It won’t be available for configurations with the lower-end M1 Pro silicon. Both the M1 Max and M1 Pro feature 10 CPU cores, but the M1 Max arrives with 32 GPU cores while the Pro sibling packs a 16-core GPU. Recent benchmark runs reveal that the M1 Max is indeed way ahead of the M1 and can even match Nvidia’s top-of-the-line GeForce RTX 3080 mobile graphics card in some scenarios.

The news might be slightly disappointing for folks eyeing — or those that have already ordered — the MacBook Pro refresh in its 14-inch avatar, even if it was configured with the M1 Max chip. The limitation likely has something to do with the smaller size, as the 16-inch MacBook Pro’s larger chassis will offer some much-needed extra space for venting out hot air and keeping things cool. The fans will go full throttle when High Power Mode is enabled to ensure the extra heat generated is shown a way out more efficiently. Aside from the obvious size and price difference between the two MacBook Pro models, both machines are otherwise equal in terms of raw power, port selection, and other key generation-over-generation upgrades.

Link Source : https://screenrant.com/macbook-pro-m1-max-high-power-mode-intensive-use/

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