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« on: June 18, 2020, 04:05:21 pm »

Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro GPU option showing big performance leap

You'd hope it would as an $800 optional extra...

What you need to know


This week, Apple released a new graphics option for its 16-inch MacBook.
You can now add an AMD 5600M GPU with 8GB of RAM for $800.
Initial testing shows impressive performance improvements on the lower spec options.


Initial testing of Apple's new AMD 5600M GPU option for the 16-inch MacBook shows impressive performance gains.

A hands-on from Max Tech suggests that the performance of the new GPU option is twice that of the lower-spec versions. From the video description:


  Apple has added a new 5600M graphics option to the 16" MacBook Pro just days before WWDC 2020. This new option features 8GB of expensive HBM2 video memory, so it's priced at a massive $800.
 
  In this video, we test a bunch of graphics benchmarks like Geekbench 5, GFXBench, Unigine Heaven Gaming benchmark, and a few Final Cut Pro X video editing tests to see how well this 5600M GPU compared to the 5300M and 5500M graphics options, as ...

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