#MACBOOK 16 NOVABENCH SCORE PRO#

It will maintain a higher performance level in a heavier, bulkier gaming laptop but with more power draw and fan noise. The video is pretty clear though that in a thin and light laptop, a 3080 isn't able to maintain a high performance level. Apple probably measured a peak power difference during some tests. It would be hard to get consistent testing between power draw and performance due to the GPUs all dynamically change their power depending on temperature.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is a pretty good test because it's one of the few games tuned well on the Mac with Metal support.

PC companies are playing games with their spec sheets trying to push buyers onto higher GPUs and not disclosing that two laptops with the same GPU can vary in performance by 50-100%: It's even lower performance than a 3060 in that test.Īpple picked the right performance profile by being able to maintain good performance without getting too hot, keeping the fan noise low and performance stable. The PC in the video has a 3080 at a lower power like the Blade and as soon as it starts running, it's getting too hot and having to cool down and the overall performance ends up lower than the M1 Max, while making way more fan noise. There are some tests that show up how misleading PC specs can be:

#MACBOOK 16 NOVABENCH SCORE PRO#

Six speakers with force-cancelling woofers, Dolby Atmosġ6-inch MacBook Pro vs Razer Blade 15 Advanced - Graphics PerformanceIt remains unknown what exact combination of benchmark results Apple used to score a higher 'relative performance' than that specific Blade's GPU, but it certainly doesn't take away the fact that Apple's made an integrated GPU that can perform very well.Īt the same time, doing so without being as power-hungry. 2 USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 with 15W Power Delivery

Macbook 16 novabench score