TESTED: Apple Mac Studio M1 Ultra: RAW File Conversion, Fujifilm GFX100S, Fujifilm GFX50S

2022-06-20 • SEND FEEDBACK |
Related: 4K and 5K display, Apple, Apple Mac Studio, Apple Silicon, computer display, Fujifilm, Fujifilm GFX100S, Fujifilm GFX50S, Fujifilm medium format, Fujifilm mirrorless, medium format, Other World Computing, raw file processing

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A big thank-you to B&H Photo for sending the $7999 Apple Mac Studio M1 Ultra 20-core CPU / 64-core GPU/ 128GB / 8TB SSD for review. This is exactly the configuration I would buy excepting a preference for a 4TB SSD (only to keep the cost down).

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TESTED

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Chewing through monster 100-megapixel Fujifilm GFX100 raw files in about 8/10 second each. Handily beating-out the 28-core 2019 Mac Pro, which takes 27% longer.

Apple Mac Studio M1 Ultra: RAW file Conversion: Fujifilm GFX

Convert 100 Fujifilm GFX files to JPEG
2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra, 2019 iMac 5K, 2019 Mac Pro 28-core