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Performance Improvements

loby said:
Good question...I too considered it for the reason.

I have noticed improvements on my M1 MacBook MAX 2021 with 32GB RAM. The latest Tahoe version seemed to get better regarding M1 performance, but the first beta of macOS Golden Gate it is indeed promising. I hope it is not just "throwing a bone" to us M1 users and forget about us going forward and call it a day for M1.

When macOS Tahoe first official launch came, the graphics and performance was so poor I was a little grieved and kept going back and forth with macOS Sequoia and macOS Tahoe for almost a year (first time in my long run with macOS - usually just a few versions in the past until staying on the latest OS).

Look forward to the official launch in the fall.
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This time I did not do a complete wipe and install, but just upgraded from macOS Tahoe to check apps (wasn’t planning on sticking with the beta), but decided to continue testing since so far it is good with no issues.
 
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Runs super fast for me, WAY faster than on Tahoe. I am so inmpressed with the beta 1. I have been using it as a daily driver since the day after release and have found ZERO bugs so far.

Beta 2 should be out today and i will jump straight onto that.
 
patearrings said:
Runs super fast for me, WAY faster than on Tahoe. I am so inmpressed with the beta 1. I have been using it as a daily driver since the day after release and have found ZERO bugs so far.

Beta 2 should be out today and i will jump straight onto that.
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How’s beta 2 for you so far?
 
M1 MacBook Pro 2021 just got a hit with beta 2 and Final Cut Pro with rendering and exporting. Now CPU and GPU hardly active.

I ALWAYS notice the performance hit. I am generally not a person who believes Apple purposely does this to make people upgrade.. but I have noticed this almost EVERY time a new OS comes out.

No reason for drastic lower performance with a version update.
 
loby said:
M1 MacBook Pro 2021 just got a hit with beta 2 and Final Cut Pro with rendering and exporting. Now CPU and GPU hardly active.

I ALWAYS notice the performance hit. I am generally not a person who believes Apple purposely does this to make people upgrade.. but I have noticed this almost EVERY time a new OS comes out.

No reason for drastic lower performance with a version update.
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Does this mean B2 is treating you well? I can't quite tell what youre saying
 
4 bit 9d api said:
There are bugs and performance issues in a beta!? 😲
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LOL, yes, but not that drastic performance hit drop from one version to another (at least in my beta testing days). MacOS Golden Gate is promising, but I am a little skeptical anyway about any improvements to M1.

I was hopeful with the first beta as I saw improvements, but with the second beta, back to the typical performance issues that seem intentional to “encourage” upgrading.

I know we are only in the second beta, so we will see how it goes.
 
Probably not totally performance related, but does Golden Gate's quicklook ( using spacebar ) pop up smoothly again?

Sequoia was smooth, Tahoe is choppy ( like 30fps or something ).
 
thebart said:
Please say whether you did a clean install or upgrade when reporting performance. That may be the difference.
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The way I understand it, the 'Signed System Volume' (SSV) is completely erased and replaced with any reinstall or upgrade of macOS, no matter if it's a .01 update or a big jump. Therefore it really doesn't make sense to talk about 'clean install' anymore - unless we use it to mean a complete erase of both the System and the Data volume, install, and creating a new user account.

I.e. if I simply choose 'Install macOS xxx' from the system settings, the whole system part of the boot volume will be rewritten (and 'signed'), and the Data volume with all user files kept intact, and perhaps customized on first run if the new macOS version requires it.

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Boot volume layout and structure in macOS Sequoia

How the immutable system of the SSV, the firmlinked Data volume, and cryptexes ‘grafted’ into the directory tree combine to form the boot volume group of Intel and Apple silicon Macs ru…
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I’ve had a horrible experience with Safari on beta 2. was a bit wonky on beta 1 but now it launches and beachballs either right away or when I try to do anything. I’ve submitted numerous dumps and reports so I hope they’ll address this. I prefer Safari over other browsers on macOS. I haven’t tried beam yet. Currently running DDG with no issues.
 
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14" M1 Max MacBook Pro - Backed up my Sequoia install and installed Beta 2 on top of the original. I don't know if I would call it faster, but many things feel quite a bit smoother overall. It definitely reminds me of what it was like when Snow Leopard came out, a breath of fresh air for the early Intel Macs. I have a good feeing about this release. If this is where the M1 generation gets left behind next year, it's looking like it might be on a high note.
 
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