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Max Tech’s monster Mac Studio comparison: M2 Ultra vs. M3 Ultra vs. M4 Max
What if you got together some of the most expensive Macs ever released and tested all of then? Check out this video, just dropped a few days ago on YouTube where they reviewed 3 different Apple Mac Studios. They went with both un-binned (full versions) of the Mac Studios (see below). Brief Highlights Not surprisingly…
Mac Studio (M3 Ultra – Binned)
Apple’s recent unveiling of the Mac Studio featuring the M3 Ultra chip took many by surprise, especially given the simultaneous release of the M4 Max variant. The M4 Max Base model, equipped with the M4 Max chip, starts at $1,999 and offers robust performance with a 14-core CPU, 32-core GPU, and 36GB of unified memory.…
Apple M3 versus M4 Battle – Worth the upgrade?
If you have an M3, is it worth upgrading to the new M4? Everyone’s raving about it so let’s take a look if you need to spend your hard earned cash. Geekbench 6 Score Comparison: Apple M3 versus M4 Chips Apple’s M3 and M4 chip families include Base, Pro, and Max variants. Below is a…
Mac Studio (M1 Ultra – Unbinned)
The Mac Studio (M1 Ultra, 2022) is a high-performance desktop computer designed for creative professionals and power users. 🔥 Another good deal from iPower Resale. Get a brand new in the box full M1 Ultra with 64 Core GPU, 64 GB RAM, and 1 TB SSD for $2,399 while supplies last. The Bang for the Buck score…
Mac Pro (M2 Ultra)
The Mac Pro M2 Ultra, introduced in 2023, was Apple’s most powerful workstation until the M4 Max and more recently the M3 Ultra found in the Apple Studio. The tower chassis features the M2 Ultra chip, which boasts a 24-core CPU with 16 performance cores and 8 efficiency cores, along with a 60-core GPU (configurable…
Apple M5 SoIC: Leaks, Rumors, and Analyst Predictions for the Next Generation of Apple Silicon
TL;DR – Apple’s upcoming M5 SoC, built on TSMC’s enhanced N3P 3nm node and advanced SoIC packaging for high-end variants, should see significant gains in CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine performance along with improved energy efficiency. Expected to debut in late 2025 across Macs and iPads—and underpinning Apple’s AI server infrastructure—the M5 family lays the…
Apple News & Rumors – Late May 2025
WWDC 2025 incoming Apple’s week‑long Worldwide Developers Conference at Apple HQ in Cupertino is set to start on June 9, with a keynote scheduled for 10 a.m. Pacific Time. The company’s official announcements promise “ground‑breaking updates” to every Apple platform, and developer sessions later that week will dive into more than 100 new technical sessions…
Apple GPUs – Performance by Generations
Apple’s transition to custom M-series chips has brought significant improvements in integrated GPU performance. This blog post compares GPU performance across Apple Silicon generations—from the original M1 through M1 Pro/Max/Ultra, M2 Pro/Max/Ultra, up to the latest M3 and M4 series—using Geekbench 6 Metal benchmark scores. We use the base M1 as a 100% performance baseline…
Apple SoC Energy Efficiency Overview
Performance scores above are our Normalized Combined Geekbench Scores that combine scores for single + multicore CPU and a normalized GPU Metal metrics into an overall indicator of Mac system performance. Apple Silicon SoC Power Draw Estimates This table summarizes estimated idle and peak SoC (chip-only) power draw values for Apple Silicon chips across all…
For AI Nerds: Apple Silicon Hack Unlocks AMD eGPU for Local LLM Compute
Apple Silicon eGPU “support” isn’t what most people expect—it’s a clever community hack that wires an AMD card into your Mac via USB, not a native Thunderbolt/PCIe eGPU solution. It only unlocks raw GPU compute (for tasks like LLM inference), not Metal-powered graphics or external-monitor gaming. Because it tunnels GPU commands through libusb at USB…