Rendering on the Apple M1 Max Chip

Re:Rendering on the Apple M1 Max Chip by Dagonfly on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @05:22AM (#28998150)

Ok, lets build an equivalent PC. These are prices in Germany (incl. VAT):

A 14' Macbook Pro (M1 Max with 32 GPU cores, 32 GB RAM, 512 GB storage) is 3440€.

A PC: 5950X (750€), 32GB RAM (150€), Mainboard (130€), WD SN850 500GB (90€). Now if you build from scratch you need a PSU, CPU cooler and a case (~200€ together).

That's 1320€ without a GPU. Depending on your workload the GPU performance seems to be between a desktop 3060 and 3080. So between 700€ and 1400€.

Tl;dr: A 3440€ Macbook competes with a 2000-2700€ desktop depending on your workload. The desktop has no peripherals and no USB4/TB4.

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Re:Rendering on the Apple M1 Max Chip by salamandersauce on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @06:03AM (#28998440)

TBF GPU prices are nonsensical at this point in time. The MSRP of a 3060 Ti is $400, a 3080 should be $700.

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Re:Rendering on the Apple M1 Max Chip by carlob on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @10:57AM (#29001202)

I wonder how much a comparable desktop monitor would add to that.

On the other hand I really want to give the keyboard a shot before I pull the trigger, after 3 years of Thinkpad I think that will be the real pain point...

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Re:Rendering on the Apple M1 Max Chip by pier25 on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @11:07AM (#29001325)

You'd need to add a HiDPI HDR screen too.

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