{"id":163781,"date":"2022-02-14T11:24:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T17:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=163781"},"modified":"2022-02-14T11:24:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T17:24:36","slug":"davinci-resolve-m1-vs-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/davinci-resolve-m1-vs-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Using DaVinci Resolve on the M1 vs. a Beefy PC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Apple M1 can’t compare to a beefy editing PC, but the chip provides a reliable and snappy editing experience that you can take anywhere.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

No chip has been talked about in the last few years as much as Apple’s M1<\/a> chip. While those in the know have much to discuss regarding Intel and AMD, the M1 chip has penetrated the public consciousness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s the genius of Apple’s marketing machine, for better or worse. Now, people who’ve never once worried about cores, threads, or gigahertz, know that Apple’s M1 chip is a beast. It’s largely a true statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone agrees that the M1 chip is a big deal in mobile computing, from music producers<\/a> to graphic designers<\/a> to tech reviewers<\/a>, and is surely better than any Intel-powered MacBooks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The chip also fares well for video editing<\/a>, but is the performance good enough to ditch your PC? I wondered the same thing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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M1 Specs<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The M1 is an 8-core ARM-based chip with a 5nm architecture without getting too in the weeds on specs. The M1 is like the A-series chips found in the iPhones<\/a> and iPads. It isn’t just a CPU, it’s called a system-on-a-chip(SoC). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The M1 houses the CPU and GPU with additional components like a neural engine for machine learning, an image signal processor, an NVMe storage controller, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 8-core CPU is the star of the show and is split into four high-performance and four energy-efficient cores. The half-and-half configuration allows the chip to remain power efficient when not in heavy use, and switch into high gear when necessary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon release, Apple claimed the chip was the world’s best CPU performance per watt and the fastest CPU core in low-power silicon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, M1 delivers up to 3.5x faster CPU performance, up to 6x faster GPU performance, and up to 15x faster machine learning, all while enabling battery life up to 2x longer than previous-generation Macs. <\/p>– Apple<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

According to Apple, the GPU is no slouch, either. The M1 uses integrated graphics that are apparently capable of playing back multiple 4K video streams and rendering 3D scenes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time of release, Apple said,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The M1 has the world’s fastest integrated graphics in a personal computer.<\/p>– Apple<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Apple will tell you the M1 chip is the fastest it’s ever had on its machine, with the best-integrated graphics to date and incredible power efficiency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those, however, are just words. What matters is that if you’re using an M1 Mac for video editing, the computer plays nice with the NLE of your choice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adobe’s Premiere Pro<\/a> and Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve 17<\/a> have been optimized to run natively on the M1 chip, which means you can expect massive gains in performance compared to previous Macs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After editing a video game review this past week<\/a> (it’s at the bottom of the article, if you want to check it out) on the M1 MacBook Air<\/a> using DaVinci Resolve<\/a>, I know one thing: The M1 lives up to the hype. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hands-on Experience<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For context: My daily driver is a gaming PC I built back in 2019 that’s since received a few updates: <\/p>\n\n\n\n