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2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (PhaseOne IQ4)
Related: 2019 iMac 5K, 2019 Mac Pro, 4K and 5K display, Adobe Camera Raw, Apple MacBook Pro M2, Apple Silicon, iMac, iMac 5K, laptop, Mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro, Macs, Phase One, Phase One digital backs, Phase One IQ4 digital back, 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 — 150-megapixel PhaseOne IQ4 raw
The 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max easily beats even the 28-core 2019 Mac Pro, and leaves the 2019 iMac 5K far behind... amazing performance!
The M1 Max takes 25% longer than the M2 Max.
NOTE: Adobe has improved raw file conversion considerably since early 2022 when these tests were run. Speed likely substantially higher for all machines with Photoshop CC 2022 v23.4.1 or later.
