Most of the commentary and reviews suggests the biggest (32-gpu-core) M1-Max SOC is not a good match for the 14" chassis due to thermals and battery drain.
In fact it has been shown that Apple has reduced the frequency of the 32-gpu-core SOC in the 14" laptop.
So my question is about the benefits, or not, of the smaller 24-gpu-core Max in a 14" laptop compared to the 16-core non-Max Pro SOC.
Here is my thinking - it might be flawed:
Would appreciate your thoughts, especially if it includes tests/evidence.
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My workload is (1) recording and editing videos (hw support), (2) data science and coding (RAM), (3) being portable in terms of size and weight, any battery life that is over 6 hours of moderate use is fine.
In fact it has been shown that Apple has reduced the frequency of the 32-gpu-core SOC in the 14" laptop.
So my question is about the benefits, or not, of the smaller 24-gpu-core Max in a 14" laptop compared to the 16-core non-Max Pro SOC.
Here is my thinking - it might be flawed:
- the double memory bandwidth will consume more battery
- the 24 GPU cores will consume more battery than 16 - even when idle, as confirmed by Apple.. but will it make a noticeable difference like the 32 cores do?
- will the fan fire up more often - is it marginal, or as often as the 32-core? Fan noise on a 2015MBP ruins audio/video recordings.
Would appreciate your thoughts, especially if it includes tests/evidence.
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My workload is (1) recording and editing videos (hw support), (2) data science and coding (RAM), (3) being portable in terms of size and weight, any battery life that is over 6 hours of moderate use is fine.
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