2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: Adobe Camera Raw Enhance Details

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MPG tested the $7999 Apple Mac Studio M1 Ultra 20-core CPU / 64-core GPU/ 128GB / 8TB SSD , provided on loan for review by B&H Photo, an authorized Apple Mac dealer. Please buy your gear at B&H Photo and OWC/MacSales.com using any link from this site.

2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra

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Adobe Camera Raw Enhance Details is pparently a GPU-intensive task that uses 4-5 CPU cores as well.“Apparently” because Apple Activity Monitor fails to display GPU usage correctly or at all.

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Results

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See also How Much are GPU and CPU Cores used by Adobe Camera Raw Enhance Details?.

Both M1’s easily outpace the Intel-based Macs, with the Mac Studio M1 Ultra delivering an astoundingly quick performance compared to the 28-core 2019 Mac Pro.

Strikingly low CPU utilization (4-6 cores) for all, with GPU utilization seemingly very low. But it seems that Activity Monitor does not show GPU usage properly.

Memory usage: MacStudio: 11GB, MacPro: 13GB, iMac5K: 10GB

Adobe Camera Raw Enhance Details
2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra, 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max, 2019 iMac 5K, 2019 Mac Pro

2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra