TESTED: Apple Mac Studio M1 Ultra: Create Multi-Res Image Series

2022-06-21 • SEND FEEDBACK |
Related: 4K and 5K display, Apple, Apple Mac Studio, Apple Silicon, computer display, Other World Computing, Photoshop

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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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The Mac Studio M1 Ultra disappoints big-time here, barely outpacing the M1 Max, and badly trailing the 2019 Mac Pro. For my work, this is my most important task, so this is a major disappointment.

Apple Mac Studio M1 Ultra: Real World Photoshop: Make Multi-Res Image Series

Create multiple resolution aperture series (126 output images of varying sizes)
2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra vs 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max, 2019 iMac 5K, 2019 Mac Pro,