Robert Frank wrote:Mac Studio M1 Max:
~ memory bandwidth 400GB/s
~ 2 Pro Res Encoders/decoders
Mac Mini M2 Pro:
~ memory bandwidth 200GB/s
~ 1 Pro Res Encoder/decoder
I would wait for some real world testing which will be reported everywhere soon.
I agree, waiting may be the best thing. Even with M1 things don’t scale as you’d expect and although M1 and M2 are ARM there may be differences that need seeing to. Even on iPad, M1 and M2 don’t behave as you’d expect and in certain instances M1 still has advantages, although on paper it shouldn’t.
Don’t forget, M2 still has similar limitations with bandwidth when scaling as M1 does, which is supposedly the main reason why Apple put a hold on the so called “extreme” version of M2 for the yet to be released Mac Pro.
You should also factor in the delays Apple have had with its own roadmap for ARM and the transition to it for all Mac lines and the knock on that such delays cause.
It also doesn’t help that Apple are seriously blurring the lines between certain lines of products and almost devaluing certain ones.
That’s said and all things being equal, all the M2 Minis look like they are going to be great little desktops, with the base Mini looking to be great value for money.