

This brings the benefit of accessing the same data without copying it between multiple pools of memory inside the system, reducing the latency. It is shared by both processor cores and graphics cores. The M1 chip features a unified memory architecture: the system memory is built directly into the chip.
AUTOCAD 2021 FOR MAC M1 UPDATE
*The tests are performed with Archicad 24 Update Preview 4000 The results from our tests are quite positive:
AUTOCAD 2021 FOR MAC M1 PRO
Their specifications can be found below:ĪMD Radeon PRO 5500M with 4GB of GDDR6 memoryĪMD Radeon Pro 580 with 8GB of GDDR5 memoryĪMD Radeon PRO 460 with 4GB of GDDR5 memory We performed the same sets of tests to compare the performance of M1 with various Intel-based Macs: the late-2019 Macbook Pro 16", the iMac 5K in 2017, and the late-2016 Macbook Pro 15".

Under long heavy tasks, like rendering, the chip will slow itself down as temperature rises (the so-called throttling behavior).Īrchicad uses the CPU for most operations (like Processing Elements, Generating 2D Views, Rendering). The Macbook Air does not have a cooling fan and also has one fewer GPU core in the lowest configuration. The most significant difference between the first three models with M1 is: the Macbook Pro 13" and Mac Mini contain a fan, which helps to sustain higher performance during a longer period of time.

Since Archicad and BIMcloud are not yet optimized for ARM architecture, they will still be running as Intel x86 applications via Rosetta 2. It performs similar to recent Intel's mobile processors in terms of CPU power even with programs that are not optimized for ARM, and much better than Intel's integrated graphics solution. Incredibly long battery life is their biggest strength, but that doesn't mean the M1 chip is weak. Thus these machines are optimized for power efficiency. In the first public release of Apple Silicon on Mac, the M1 chip targets the best CPU performance per watt.
