![]() Don't spec it for what you do right now, but for what you expect to be doing and the lifetime you'd like to get from it. The other thing to remember is that unless you plan to replace your MBP in the next two years, you're not buying it for today's software. More memory is almost always going to help if you are going to use it, and avoid paging/swapping out to slower storage is always going to be a good thing, even if the NVMe SSD is super fast. There's no doubt that the new M1 architecture is more efficient in memory use, and it has to be since it's sharing memory with the GPU and CPU, but the old rules aren't just tossed away. Sure they hardly use any memory when you first open your browser but leave it open 2-3 hours and check again. ![]() The same applies to things like browser tabs. ![]() In addition, I'm often swapping between things like Topaz, Photoshop and Lightroom as I edit, and all of those will chew up memory. I know a lot of pros who have much, much larger libraries of photos than that. I don't have a small library but not necessarily huge either-about 200,000 photos. Also possible that it's intended behavior, but the reality is that if I leave Lightroom open for an hour and do some work, I can start with it using 2-3GB of RAM and end with it using 16GB or more of RAM. In addition, LR has a tendency to slowly grab more and more RAM as you use it. A quick launch and scroll through a bunch of photos isn't really a real-world test of how the machine is going to perform in real-world use.Įxample: If I open up Lightroom and work in a small library, it uses way less RAM than with a large library. I wouldn't put a lot of weight on this video. RAM will benefit all apps, GPU will accelerate certain ones(sometimes greatly) and others not at all. Given that, stay within your budget they are all capable machines that I'm sure you'd enjoy as Apple says they built them with computational photography in mind. See the following thread for the massive increases people are seeing with Topaz/GPU acceleration. With Topaz however I saw an incredible performance boost using GPU acceleration(once I figured out how to turn it on). But I use Capture One and Topaz and C1 makes use of GPU acceleration(and seem to be adding more) and I noticed a difference upgrading my GPU (somewhat unusable with GFX100/16 bit files to useable and no need to upgrade for a while). I can't speak for all the software in your list. I would see this discussion for a good start: Question is what benefits Capture NX or other softwares, GPU or RAM? M1 Max, 64 GB RAM, 32 core GPU, 1 or 2TB SSD M1 Max, 32 GB RAM, 32 core GPU, 1 or 2TB SSDĤ. M1 max, 32 GB RAM, 28 core GPU, 1 or 2TB SSDģ. M1 pro, 16GB RAM, 16 core GPU, 1 or 2TB SSDĢ. GPU: M1 pro 16 core gpu or Max 28 core vs Max 32 core. If the increased memory bandwidth will be beneficialģ. ![]() I see 16 and 32 working almost identically. ![]() I do have external SSD backup option and time machine backup. I do want to keep the laptop for long, say 8-10 years TIFF rarely(only when using NIK or Topaz) So, for me it is important that machine will be able to run smoothly with all of these softwares open. I also use Topaz labs, NIK collection, Perfect photo suite, DXO viewpoint. Not all softwares are equal and they all have different rendering and of course they have different tools. However, I compare LR, Capture1, DXO, NX Studio(primary software) side by side often times. Help me decide: More RAM or more GPU for photo editingĬross posted in Nikon forum as I primarily use Capture NX or NX studio for raw processing. ![]()
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