Running Windows on Mac Pro (Intel Xeon) using bootcamp vs M4 Pro using virtualization?

[oharag]

Hi - I'm sort of interested in buying a 2019 Mac Pro - and maybe upgrading chip to 28-Core. I have never seen benchmarks of a native Intel Chip running Bootcamp vs modern M-series chips using virtualization. Does anyone have a link to this comparison? I would like to buy the Mac Pro because they are cooollllll - focus on the 2019 Mac Pro - hopefully 28 core - and run bootcamp to run Windows Apps. I was hoping since the old Mac Pro allowed for discrete graphic solutions vs integrated - and not having the overhead of virtualization that the Intel Mac Pros would be faster. I know you can buy the M-series Mac Pros - but unless they are improved they just suck. Hopefully Apple with release next Gen that also allows for discrete video solutions - I don't care it's an Apple solution or open to 3rd parties. Apple needs to step up their graphics performance.

Yes - yes I know buying a Windows solution would be cheaper and more efficient, I want the Mac Pro! I'm a Mac guy. Thanks for the suggestions anyways

I'm going to buy an M4 or M5 MacBook Pro in the coming year(s). I'm bummed that Apple hasn't released Bootcamp for M-series chips. If they can optimize the drivers to take advantage of their M-series chips/graphics (like they did with the cross platform emulator for Windows gaming) it would be awesome. I hate the Parallels is a subscription service. This is why I want the Mac Pro Xeon solution!

Thanks

 

[avro707]

I don’t have an M series Mac Pro so cannot tell you if a virtual Windows runs quicker than native Windows 11 Pro for Workstations with the same app.

It also depends on the apps you want to use. I’m supposing something like MS Flight Simulator won’t be happy running in a virtual machine for instance. Maybe some other games too.

How about apps like 3D applications used in game development. Depends on what you want to use.

I have two 28 core Mac Pros here. The one that also has windows 11 runs that very fast.

 

[ADGrant]

ItItss not just about running Windows on a virtual machine vs running it on bare metal. On an M4 Pro you will be running the ARM version of Windows. The ARM ecosystem on Windows is not at the level of MacOS.

 

[carylee2002]

Intel Macs can also use egpu's as well as bootcamp natively. But this is technology back to 2018. Personally, that is what I use.

 

[Barbara Moss]

The 2019 Mac Pro with Bootcamp outperforms M-series in native Windows tasks, especially with discrete GPUs, but M series excels in efficiency for macOS.