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Anonymous
Which chip do I choose? 03/24/26(Tue)17:57:49 No.1026881

Which chip do I choose? Anonymous 03/24/26(Tue)17:57:49 No.1026881 [Reply]▶

Which chip do I choose for 3D work, what do you recommend among these options:
1. Apple M5 Pro (18-core CPU, 20-core GPU)
2. Apple M5 Max (18-core CPU, 40-core GPU)
Both of them are going into a 14.2" MacBook Pro, not the 16.2", not into a Mac mini / Mac Studio either.
I'm not pro-level, and I'm using Blender, but I might try some other software if need arises in the future.

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Anonymous
03/24/26(Tue)19:05:04 No.1026883

Anonymous 03/24/26(Tue)19:05:04 No.1026883▶

>>1026881
Any of them will do

Anonymous
03/24/26(Tue)19:09:15 No.1026884

Anonymous 03/24/26(Tue)19:09:15 No.1026884▶

>>1026883
You mean out of these two or are you also including the base Apple M5 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU)? Either way, how come, isn't M5 Max GPU twice as fast as the M5 Pro GPU? Although it may throttle in the 14" MacBook.

Anonymous
03/24/26(Tue)23:00:13 No.1026889

Anonymous 03/24/26(Tue)23:00:13 No.1026889▶

>>1026881
nig3d

Anonymous
03/24/26(Tue)23:40:36 No.1026891

Anonymous 03/24/26(Tue)23:40:36 No.1026891▶

>>1026881
Mac mini 4 is cheaper and offers more.

Anonymous
03/25/26(Wed)05:54:43 No.1026896

Anonymous 03/25/26(Wed)05:54:43 No.1026896▶

>>1026884
Any of them

Anonymous
03/25/26(Wed)06:18:14 No.1026898

Anonymous 03/25/26(Wed)06:18:14 No.1026898▶

>>1026884
Anon I learned on something with 50x less computing power than any of these you'll be fine with anything. That being said more is more. If you want to spend the money spend it

Anonymous
03/25/26(Wed)06:32:56 No.1026900

Anonymous 03/25/26(Wed)06:32:56 No.1026900▶

>>1026891
>>1026896
How come? You mean even for rendering? Of course, rendering on a laptop is retarded, but I don't expect it to be a permanent thing, still kinda want it to be able to handle the rendering for now.
>>1026898
>If you want to spend the money spend it
Given that I'm putting the chip into a 14.2" MacBook Pro, I'm worried about the M5 Max chip potentially making battery life much worse + thermal throttling

Anonymous
03/25/26(Wed)07:32:48 No.1026902

Anonymous 03/25/26(Wed)07:32:48 No.1026902▶

>>1026900
you're thinking about it too hard bro. Laptops sucks anyway. Just get something so you can actually start practicing the craft

Anonymous
03/27/26(Fri)11:16:04 No.1026990

Anonymous 03/27/26(Fri)11:16:04 No.1026990▶

>>1026902
But I might render on the laptop

Anonymous
03/27/26(Fri)14:09:55 No.1026997

Anonymous 03/27/26(Fri)14:09:55 No.1026997▶

>>1026990
It all depends on the scenesetup. My 10 years old laptop can render eevee scenes fine. You don't need to trace all the rays or whatever, eevee will do.

Anonymous
04/09/26(Thu)19:35:51 No.1027430

Anonymous 04/09/26(Thu)19:35:51 No.1027430▶

>>1026881
can't you just use something... decent?

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