That's because Apple GPU sucks. Simple. Beside, their Metal API also sucks that a lot of software don't event use it unless they really need it such as Adobe.
For certain tasks they are most definitely faster. Image editing using AI is one of them.
I picked up an M2 Air day 1 and I still stop to admire how much I love this machine. The power and battery life are great, but the lightweight and compact feel is what still amazes me. The MPB feels so much heavier in comparison.
Sorry this is opinion and hyperbole, and not really factual. It depends on the task at hand; for some image-editing tasks in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, my M1 Ultra is on par with the performance an Nvidia RTX 4080 and faster than any of the 30x0 series. This is in real-world timed tests. There are other packages where this is the same--DxO and Topaz both come to mind. Again, real-world timed tests. Their GPUs are very capable in these scenarios and when the ANE is being leveraged, they outperform the RTX cards on many tasks. They are not great for 3D work. But that's not every use case.
Not being good at 3D already means it's bad.
Oh cool, I'll try it (though I'm not overly optimistic based on my past frustrations). The QEMO virtualization used before would crash all the time and it was like 1000x slower than my old Intel Mac (no exaggeration).
What an utterly ignorant response. Both of those applications leverage the GPU *extensively* for many tasks, and every release uses more and more GPU power (and GPU memory). They are also starting to use the neural engine cores. Tasks like AI-based masking, noise reduction and generative AI-based image editing are *extremely* GPU intensive and have absolutely nothing to do with 3D performance.
God no. Leave iPad alone to be iPad. It's not a Mac.
Do you even use them? Hell, it's nothing compared to GPU intensive software. Beside, PC can do both so why wouldn't you bother to compare both 2D and 3D instead of only 2D? You just ignoring the major problem with Apple GPU by simply ignoring my point. This is so typical that Mac users only praise Mac based on 2D softwares.
LOL, I make my living using both 2D and 3D software and I buy the right tools for the right jobs. Hands down the Apple Silicon versions of the Adobe products outperform the Windows versions right now, even on top of the line Windows machines. I have both--the Windows machines with a whole range of Nvidia RTX (from RTX 4000's through the newest A6000) cards for 3D rendering and a suite of M1 Max, Ultra and M2 Max Apple Silicon computers. I know exactly which performs better for which tasks. Hate to burst your bubble, but the top of the line Nvidia cards just aren't exactly great for certain tasks, even if they are the best for others and Apple's new GPUs and ANE do extremely well at other tasks--matching or besting the Nvidia cards.
I also make living using both 2D and 3D and what you are saying is totally wrong. And since when Adobe works better on Mac when their optimizations is still poor? Is that all you can say about Apple GPU's performance which isn't even GPU intensive? What a surprise. If you are talking about the GPU usage from monitor, then you are totally wrong about it. Since you cant even show real life test results to prove your point, I'll take it as trolling.
Nice try. I've referred to actual applications used and graphics cards I own. You've linked to a YouTube video and referred to a game as a benchmark. Sorry, I think it's clear who the troll is. And now for the Hide button.
Game is a great example as they usually take all GPU powers unlike Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom you mentioned. Beside, you dont even have benchmark results for those, is it not?
Totally Agree with you. I video edit with DaVinci Resolve on both a high powered PC (RTX4090) to use PC only plug-ins and on my MacBook Pro M2 Max. For editing, stability and render times with Pro Res or H265/264, it's the MBP hands down. The PC is limited to applications that are PC only plug-ins but video editing on it is just not as smooth with occasional crashes that happens twice as often. It is what it is - you choose the right tools for the job. For video editors it makes no sense to pay through the nose for the RTX4090 when overall workflow is simply smoother/quicker on the Mac. I can't speak to 3D rendering or Blender, but creators who are video editing can run circles around 30X0 PCs with a lighter (cheaper) more efficient M2 Macbook Air. I have yet to meet a video editor who doesn't prefer editing on an M2 Mac if they're using Resolve or Premier.
True, I was telling/selling my cousin about his future first Mac, and I think he was a bit sticker shocked.
