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2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Fujifilm GFX100)
Related: 2019 iMac 5K, 2019 Mac Pro, 4K and 5K display, Adobe Camera Raw, Apple MacBook Pro M2, Apple Silicon, Fujifilm GFX100, Fujifilm medium format, iMac, iMac 5K, laptop, Mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro, Macs, medium format, Photoshop
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MPG tested the Apple 16.2" MacBook Pro with M2 Max Chip Z1740017Z, maxed-out excepting 4TB SSD.
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This test is a real-world task relevant to Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom: batch convert raw files to JPEG.
Disk I/O is not a significant factor, the files being small relative to the workload, and on the fast internal SSD.
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Raw file conversion to JPEG — 100-megapixel Fujifilm GFX100 raw
CPU cores rock on the 2019 Mac Pro. Well, they used to— the 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max dusts the 2019 iMac 5K and rivals the 28-core 2019 Mac Pro.
The M1 Max takes 22% longer than the M2 Max.


Apple 16.2" MacBook Pro with M1 Max Chip (Late 2021, Space Gray)
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