The point that seems to have got less attention than it deserves is the balance of resources spent on CPU vs GPU - ie M1 Max is a big GPU with a CPU attached.
Yes these machines are used by lots of video editors etc but it does seem to be symbolic of a general shift towards more compute being done on the GPU - now even on laptops - and not just for video.
And having more GPU compute available at your fingertips will only reinforce that trend.
Yes these machines are used by lots of video editors etc but it does seem to be symbolic of a general shift towards more compute being done on the GPU - now even on laptops - and not just for video.
And having more GPU compute available at your fingertips will only reinforce that trend.