TESTED: Apple Mac Studio M1 Ultra: RAW File Conversion, Nikon D850

Related: 4K and 5K display, Apple, Apple Mac Studio, Apple Silicon, Nikon, Nikon D850, Nikon DSLR, raw file processing

Consult with Lloyd on your computer or photographic purchase, backup strategy, archival and storage strategy, etc.

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).

See the test notes for details on hardware configuration and software versions.

The Mac Studio M1 Ultra processes 45-megapixel Nikon D850 raw files in just under one second each, at ~5% faster than the 28-core 2019 Mac Pro.

Convert 100 Nikon D850 45-megapixel raw flies to JPEG
2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra, 2019 iMac 5K, 2019 Mac Pro 28-core