{"id":90404,"date":"2024-03-13T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=90404"},"modified":"2024-06-17T15:38:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T20:38:14","slug":"the-ultimate-mac-buyers-guide-part-3-how-to-configure-a-high-end-mac-for-professional-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/90404-the-ultimate-mac-buyers-guide-part-3-how-to-configure-a-high-end-mac-for-professional-work\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Mac Buyer\u2019s Guide, Part 3: How to Configure a High-End Mac for Professional Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>This is the 3rd in a series of articles from Mac Expert <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/aboutlc.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/aboutlc.html\" target=\"_blank\">Lloyd Chambers<\/a> examining the many considerations Mac users must make when choosing the best Mac for their needs.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/89735-the-ultimate-mac-buyers-guide-part-1-choosing-the-best-mac-for-your-needs\/?utm_source=diglloyd&amp;utm_content=_a_%7Ediglloyd%40index\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Ultimate Mac Buyer&#8217;s Guide, Part 1<\/em><\/a>, he outlined how best to choose a Mac for your needs. In <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/90191-the-ultimate-mac-buyers-guide-part-2-the-huge-value-of-refurbished-and-used-macs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Part <\/em>2,<\/a> he discusses high-end configurations, and in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/90648-the-ultimate-mac-buyers-guide-part-4-how-much-memory-does-your-workflow-require\/\" target=\"_blank\">Part 4<\/a>, he tackles how to figure out how much memory your Mac really needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-ULTIMATE-Mac-Buyers-Guide-Part-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-ULTIMATE-Mac-Buyers-Guide-Part-3.png 1920w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-ULTIMATE-Mac-Buyers-Guide-Part-3-213x120.png 213w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-ULTIMATE-Mac-Buyers-Guide-Part-3-284x160.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-ULTIMATE-Mac-Buyers-Guide-Part-3-190x107.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-ULTIMATE-Mac-Buyers-Guide-Part-3-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-ULTIMATE-Mac-Buyers-Guide-Part-3-1400x787.png 1400w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-ULTIMATE-Mac-Buyers-Guide-Part-3-750x421.png 750w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-ULTIMATE-Mac-Buyers-Guide-Part-3-548x308.png 548w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-ULTIMATE-Mac-Buyers-Guide-Part-3-364x204.png 364w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-ULTIMATE-Mac-Buyers-Guide-Part-3-230x129.png 230w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-ULTIMATE-Mac-Buyers-Guide-Part-3-100x56.png 100w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-ULTIMATE-Mac-Buyers-Guide-Part-3-213x120@2x.png 426w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-ULTIMATE-Mac-Buyers-Guide-Part-3-284x160@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-ULTIMATE-Mac-Buyers-Guide-Part-3-190x107@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, I discuss how to go about configuring a performant Mac for <strong>high-end usage<\/strong>. Such usage includes things like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bulk photo processing, especially from RAW, 100 megapixel images and\/or  high volume.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/focus stacking\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/focus stacking\" target=\"_blank\">Focus stacking<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/panorama\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/panorama\" target=\"_blank\">panorama assembly<\/a>.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/Photoshop\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/Photoshop\" target=\"_blank\">Photoshop<\/a> documents with many layers.<\/li><li>Large <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/Lightroom\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/Lightroom\" target=\"_blank\">Lightroom<\/a> catalogs.<\/li><li>Video rendering especially 8K\/6K\/4K footage and especially RAW footage.<\/li><li>Time-sensitive workflows with deadlines.<\/li><li>Instant gratification takes too long!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-desktop-vs-laptop\">Desktop vs laptop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s Apple M1, M2, and especially M3 Max laptops are <em>extremely<\/em> powerful, eclipsing many desktop systems of even a year or two ago. But as I discovered in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/idx-mpg.html#MacBookPro2023\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/idx-mpg.html#MacBookPro2023\" target=\"_blank\">my in-depth review<\/a>,  a <strong>laptop should be a 2nd choice <\/strong>for demanding processing  because of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/MacBookPro2023-Acoustics.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/MacBookPro2023-Acoustics.html\" target=\"_blank\">obnoxious fan noise and concerns about longevity<\/a>. During my testing, conditions were quite cool. But on the road under 90\u00b0F conditions (common), an M3 Max laptop would likely drop self protection slow-mode\u2014sometimes making it useless to the point of being a science fair project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The foregoing does not rule-out a laptop: most photographers and videographers need to ingest and process their work while on the road, and that usually means a laptop because it\u2019s all that can be carried (form factor and battery power).  Exceptions: I did 5 or 6 years of field work in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/windinmyface.com\/Mercedes Sprinter\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/windinmyface.com\/Mercedes Sprinter\" target=\"_blank\">my Sprinter van<\/a> where I used an <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/iMac 5K\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/iMac 5K\" target=\"_blank\">iMac 5K<\/a> (and a 2nd display!). At present for travel I use an <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max\" target=\"_blank\">Apple 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max<\/a> + external display (in the van), but were Apple to deliver an M3 Max or M3 Ultra iMac 5K\/6K, I\u2019d switch back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A desktop computer is more reliable and longer lasting than a laptop<\/strong>. A desktop is the best choice for high-end needs, barring the form-factor spoiler. Better cooling alone (lower noise, longer life) should be a high priority, at least if you push hard on it, as I do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For serious workflow efficiency at home <strong>I would not even consider the dismal ergonomics and lower performance of a laptop<\/strong>. At home I use a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra\" target=\"_blank\">2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra<\/a> (Mac Studio is equally good) and even that is not as fast as I like when tasks like <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/Adobe Camera Raw\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/Adobe Camera Raw\" target=\"_blank\">Adobe Camera Raw<\/a> + <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/Enhance Details\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/Enhance Details\" target=\"_blank\">Enhance Details<\/a> + <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/AI Denoise\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/AI Denoise\" target=\"_blank\">AI Denoise<\/a> take <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/MacPro2023-Photoshop-AIDenoise.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/MacPro2023-Photoshop-AIDenoise.html\" target=\"_blank\">21 seconds per RAW file<\/a>. I want an M3 Ultra (or whatever it will be called), which should be 50% faster. Heck, I could use something 3X faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cpu-cores-gpu-cores-ssd-memory\">CPU cores, GPU cores, SSD, memory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With all Apple Silicon Macs today, <em>nothing<\/em> can be upgraded internally. Buying more than you need costs, but buying too little means suffering forever with your choice  until you replace the machine entirely\u2014a very high cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-internal-ssd\">Internal SSD<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With the exception of the Mac Pro with its PCIe slots which can take <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/OWC Accelsior 8M2\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/OWC Accelsior 8M2\" target=\"_blank\">incredibly fast PCIe SSDs<\/a>, <strong>Apple Silicon Mac internal SSDs cannot be upgraded after purchase.<\/strong> Some are soldered-on, some are not, but all are tied intimately into the Apple T2 controller. There are many fine <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/external-storage\/ssd\" data-type=\"URL\" target=\"_blank\">external SSD choices<\/a>, but for high-end usage, I recommend you <strong>choose a 4TB internal SSD as the bare minimum<\/strong>\u2014performance is outstanding and convenience high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-memory\">Memory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With too little memory, nothing works well, or ever can. <strong>Establish the range of real memory that your workflow requires<\/strong> (a future article will go into this). CPU and GPU are of little relevance if the workflow is starved for memory!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here in 2024, 32GB can be <em>damaging<\/em> for many if not most high-end workflows. 16GB is a non-starter altogether. Opting for 32GB will work but performance can vary and in odd ways. <strong>64GB memory gets most users to a state of \u201cset and forget\u201d.<\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But\u2014not me and maybe not you. I regularly see usage in the 80GB range for my workflow, with a few large projects hitting 128GB or more. Which is why I bought my Mac Pro with 192GB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below, my Mac Pro  (with 192GB memory) is using 150GB of real memory during a large <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/Photoshop\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/Photoshop\" target=\"_blank\">Photoshop<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/focus stacking\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/focus stacking\" target=\"_blank\">focus stacking<\/a> task:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-0306-MemoryUsage.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90456\" width=\"594\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-0306-MemoryUsage.jpg 1188w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-0306-MemoryUsage-284x49.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-0306-MemoryUsage-190x33.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-0306-MemoryUsage-284x49@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-0306-MemoryUsage-190x33@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><figcaption>150GB memory usage!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Though Macs are designed to make use of all the memory that is available to them (meaning seeing high RAM utilization is not always necessarily a symptom of having too little), it&#8217;s a good idea to future-proof your purchase and go with as much RAM as you can afford for professional use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cpu-cores\">CPU cores<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>CPU cores are for general computation, seeing heavy use with some programs. For specialty processing, GPU cores may matter more, but it is often a mix. You want as many CPU cores as your budget allows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes (often), more CPU cores don\u2019t make any difference because the <a href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/MacBookPro2023-Photoshop-MultiResImageSeries.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/MacBookPro2023-Photoshop-MultiResImageSeries.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">application does not use them effectively<\/a> (a software design issue), or because the task itself cannot be \u201cparallelized\u201d. In such cases, 1 core may be as fast as 100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Increasingly however, and for photo and video work, all those CPU cores can be put to use with high scalability**  For the same processor design\/generation, the benefit of more CPU cores can be calculated simply: runtime is *at best* proportional to core count.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-0306-ActivityMonitor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90457\" width=\"557\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-0306-ActivityMonitor.jpg 1114w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-0306-ActivityMonitor-220x120.jpg 220w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-0306-ActivityMonitor-284x155.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-0306-ActivityMonitor-190x104.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-0306-ActivityMonitor-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-0306-ActivityMonitor-220x120@2x.jpg 440w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-0306-ActivityMonitor-284x155@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-0306-ActivityMonitor-190x104@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><figcaption>18 CPU cores in use by Zerene Stacker<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ignoring differing core types, suppose  that 16 CPU cores takes 60 seconds. Then 24 CPU cores ought to  take 16\/24 * 60 = 40 seconds. However, in the real world, software has to coordinate tasks and resource contention can slow things down\u2014scalability** declines. This is why <strong>only measurements of real workflow tasks are valid for deciding the value of increased core count<\/strong>\u2014synthetic benchmarks are fantasies vs real-world tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">** <strong>Scalability<\/strong> is a measure of how much improvement is seen for an increase in core-count eg if the core-count is doubled, then the time required is cut in half.  The ideal case is perfect scalability, which is  not possible.    But it is not uncommon for some tasks to see 95% or so scalability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/high-CPU-usage.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90498\" width=\"1214\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/high-CPU-usage.png 2428w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/high-CPU-usage-203x120.png 203w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/high-CPU-usage-284x168.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/high-CPU-usage-190x112.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/high-CPU-usage-1536x908.png 1536w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/high-CPU-usage-2048x1211.png 2048w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/high-CPU-usage-203x120@2x.png 406w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/high-CPU-usage-284x168@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/high-CPU-usage-190x112@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1214px) 100vw, 1214px\" \/><figcaption>High CPU core usage in Activity Monitor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong>CPU scalability Example<\/strong>: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/AppleMacStudioM1Ultra-ZereneStacker-scalability.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/AppleMacStudioM1Ultra-ZereneStacker-scalability.html\" target=\"_blank\">CPU Core Scalability (Focus Stacking, Zerene Stacker)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scalability is reduced here due to bottlenecks in the algorithm itself which cannot be eliminated. Doubling from 8 to 16 cores cuts time by 38% vs a theoretical 50%. Given the task, this is a superb software performance, but it shows that more cores can have diminishing returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/images\/AppleMacStudio\/graph-ZereneStacker-CPU_Cores.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"633\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CPU scalability Example: Ma<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/MacPro2023-Hashing.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/MacPro2023-Hashing.html\" target=\"_blank\">c Pro M2 Ultra: SHA512 Hashing Speed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scalability is perfect here: 16 cores deliver twice  the throughput of 8 (at 17+cores, the Efficiency cores come into play).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/images\/MacPro2023\/graph-IntegrityChecker-SHA512,2160x1314.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"657\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gpu-cores\">GPU cores<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With Apple Silicon Macs, CPU choice largely decides the GPU core count, with the only choice being a marginal bump-up in GPU cores. e.g. 72 vs 60 GPU cores on an M2 Ultra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GPU cores are for more specific types of computation, but in the last 10 years or so, they have  increasingly been applied to tasks in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/Photoshop\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/Photoshop\" target=\"_blank\">Photoshop<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/Lightroom\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/Lightroom\" target=\"_blank\">Lightroom<\/a> and especially in video editing and rendering applications such as Final Cut or Premiere Pro. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The progress made by Adobe over the last few years in using GPU cores is impressive, and it alters the value proposition\u2014until a few years ago, GPU was really of marginal importance. That\u2019s now <strong>changed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I bought my <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra\" target=\"_blank\">2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra<\/a>, I opted for 60 GPU cores because 72 cores was another $1,000.  I figured that I would not get much benefit out of 72 vs 60:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>60 GPU cores: 2053 seconds<\/li><li>72 CPU cores:  1710 seconds  = 16.7% faster (in <em>theory<\/em>, at best!) for<strong> $1000<\/strong> upcharge<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Your work really has to matter a lot\u2014and your time must be very valuable while doing that work\u2014to pay $1,000 more for a 16.7% improvement. If it takes 4 hours to churn an 8K video, does 3.4 hours help all that much? Maybe if you\u2019re on deadline\u2014but maybe irrelevant if the job will run overnight anyway.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GPU cores Example: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/MacBookPro2023-Photoshop-AIDenoise.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/MacBookPro2023-Photoshop-AIDenoise.html\" target=\"_blank\">Adobe Camera Raw AI Denoise + Enhance Details<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below, the Mac Pro M2 Ultra with its 16+8=<strong>24 cores<\/strong> <em>easily<\/em> beats the 12+4 = <strong>16 core<\/strong> M3 Max.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/images\/MacBookPro2023\/graph.v4-Photoshop-AIDenoise.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"399\"\/><figcaption>GPU intensive task vs machines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusions\">Conclusions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With cost no object, it\u2019s easy: just buy the most memory + the largest SSD + CPU + GPU.  But for most of us, even pros, that\u2019s not a viable approach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cheat sheet for high-end usage, <strong>desktop computer<\/strong> (not laptop) strongly preferred:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>64GB memory minimum, 96\/128\/192GB strongly recommended for some uses.<\/li><li>4TB internal SSD minimum, 8TB or more preferred.<\/li><li>60 GPU core minimum<\/li><li>At least 6 full Thunderbolt 4\/USB4 ports (laptops typically have only 3).<\/li><li>External storage for backup and overlow (not covered in this article).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need help working through your requirements, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/consulting.html\" target=\"_blank\">consult with Lloyd<\/a> before you potentially buy too much or too little, and see <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/_wishlist-bh-bh_mac.html\" target=\"_blank\">my Mac wishlist of current models<\/a>, first pondering <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/90191-the-ultimate-mac-buyers-guide-part-2-the-huge-value-of-refurbished-and-used-macs\/?utm_source=diglloyd&amp;utm_content=_a_%7Ediglloyd%40index\" target=\"_blank\">whether refurbished or used Macs might do the job for you<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/gfx\/flag.diglloyd.png?dglyOWCB=MacBuyersGuide_Part3\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/OWC articles by Lloyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View all posts by Lloyd Chambers\u2026<\/a> Lloyd\u2019s photo web site is <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\" target=\"_blank\">diglloyd.com<\/a>, computers is <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\" target=\"_blank\">MacPerformanceGuide.<\/a>com, cycling and health are found at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/windinmyface.com\" target=\"_blank\">WindInMyFace.com<\/a>, software tools including disk testing and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/autoTopic.html?dglyTP=data+integrity\" target=\"_blank\">data integrity validation<\/a> at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diglloydtools.com\" target=\"_blank\">diglloydTools.com<\/a>. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/diglloyd\/collections\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/blog\/2019\/images\/2019-0821-_DGL4350-LloydOnDanaCrestAtSunset-Stack2,2304x1728.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\"\/><figcaption>High-End Sunset, <a href=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/Mt Dana\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/Mt Dana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dana Plateau<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do Apple&#8217;s new M-Series Mac lineups leave you confused as to how to pick the right Mac for professional work? 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