Year: 2021

Apple’s M1 Max GPU is at least 3x faster than M1, Metal benchmark shows

CompuScoop Staff October 21, 2021 0

Supposed M1 Max benchmark results reveal the chip's GPU is at least three times faster than the first-generation M1 included in 2020's 13-inch MacBook Pro.

An unconfirmed Geekbench post on Wednesday shows an M1 Max with 64GB of unified memory clocking a Metal score of 68870, which compares to an average score of roughly 21800 for the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M1 chip.

The M1 Max also smashes Metal scores logged for AMD's Radeon Pro 5600M, the most performant GPU offered with last year's 16-inch MacBook Pro, outpacing the former torch bearer by 62%, according to Geekbench.

Via: AppleInsider.com

First Benchmark Test: Apple’s new M1 Max Chip Destroys Intel

CompuScoop Staff October 19, 2021 0

The first Geekbench benchmarks for Apple’s high-end ‌M1‌ Max chip featuring a 10-core CPU and 32-core GPU have appeared and, as expected, it’s not good news for beleaguered Intel.

The chip features a single-core score of 1749 and a multi-core score of 11542, which offers double the multi-core performance of the ‌M1‌ chip that’s in the 13-inch MacBook Pro machine.

Based on these numbers, the ‌M1‌ Max outperforms all Mac chips with the exception of the Mac Pro and iMac models equipped with Intel’s high-end 16 to 24-core Xeon chips. The 11542 multi-core score is on par with the late 2019 ‌Mac Pro‌ that is equipped with a 12-core Intel Xeon W-3235.

We should be seeing additional ‌M1‌ Max and ‌M1‌ Pro Geekbench results in the coming days as the new MacBook Pro models are expected to arrive to customers next Tuesday and media review units will be going out even sooner than that.

Via: MacRumors.com

Apple Branded Polishing Cloth costs $19.00

Dan Uff October 19, 2021 0

Apple new $19 Polishing Cloth is made of a soft, nonabrasive material and cleans any Apple display, including nano-texture glass, safely and effectively.

The new cloth can be used for the company's iPhones, iPads, and other hardware.

Target is doubling the number of in-store Apple Shops

Dan Uff October 19, 2021 0

Just in time for the Christmas shopping season, Target is more than doubling the number of Apple at Target shop-in-shop locations in the U.S. — expanding from 17 to 36 stores — to offer customers more Apple products and accessories than ever before, including those for the iPhone 13 and the newest iPads.

These states currently have in-store shops:

Open now:

• 1811 Hillsdale Ave., San Jose, California
• 800 Christiana Mall, Newark, Delaware
• 2747 Gulf To Bay Blvd., Clearwater, Florida
• 3970 SW Archer Rd., Gainesville, Florida
• 10101 W Flagler St., Miami, Florida
• 2155 Town Center Blvd., Orlando, Florida
• 101 Commerce Way, Woburn, Massachusetts
• 1447 E 7th St., Monticello, Minnesota
• 600 Amherst St., Nashua, New Hampshire
• 675 Troy Schenectady Rd., Latham, New York
• 13924 N Pennsylvania Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• 125 Witchwood Dr., North Wales, Pennsylvania
• 150 E Stacy Rd., Allen, Texas
• 10900 Lakeline Mall Dr., Austin, Texas
• 1400 Precinct Line Rd., Hurst, Texas
• 7845 N Macarthur Blvd., Irving, Texas
• 18255 Blanco Rd., San Antonio, Texas

These stores are coming soon:

* 10490 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville, Florida
• 325 N Alafaya Trail, Orlando, Florida
• 7795 SW 40th St., Miami, Florida
• 650 N Congress Ave., Boynton Beach, Florida
• 1201 County Rd. 581, Wesley Chapel, Florida
• 8151 Dr. Martin Luther King St. N., St. Petersburg, Florida
• 4795 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy., Kissimmee, Florida
• 2199 Hwy. 36 E., North St. Paul, Minnesota
• 18275 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, Minnesota
• 810 County Road 42 W., Burnsville, Minnesota
• 708 E Expressway 83, McAllen, Texas
• 850 Steger Towne Rd., Rockwall, Texas
• 21515 Tomball Pkwy., Houston, Texas
• 1600 W Arbrook Blvd., Arlington, Texas
• 8532 Davis Blvd., North Richland Hills, Texas
• 5959 Long Prairie Rd., Flower Mound, Texas
• 3201 Preston Rd., Frisco, Texas
• 8000 Denton Hwy., Watauga, Texas
• 1801 S Loop 288, Denton, Texas