Most of those using a 2019 Mac Pro should switch to the Mac Studio, rather than the 2023 Mac Pro, argues Macworld videographer and gamer Thiago Trevisan.
He argues that there’s only one reason to choose the current Mac Pro over the much more compact Mac Studio, despite the fact that the 2019 model was “the best workstation [he has] ever owned” …
Back in April, 9to5Mac videographers Jeff Benjamin and Miles Somerville both praised the Mac Studio – even observing that you don’t necessarily need to splurge for the Ultra version.
When guys who create phenomenally impressive videos day after day rate a machine for video editing, you know it has to be good.
Macworld’s Thiago Trevisan has now echoed that view, after trialling the machine against his impressively specced 2019 Mac Pro.
He does note that you can get 16% faster by equipping the Mac Pro with a pair of AMD 6900 XT GPUs, but that’s not a cheap upgrade, and surprisingly limited gain for the money.
Trevisan is also a gamer who builds his own high-end PCs, and he was again impressed by the comparison.
Again, he does note that adding a pair of AMD’s top-end GPUs can push it to 85fps.
Comparing the M2 Ultra variants of both 2023 Mac Pro and 2023 Mac Studio, he says that while the larger casing and better ventilation might seem to favor the more expensive machine under sustained load, that doesn’t seem to be the case in real-life use. The only reason to opt for the Pro, he concludes, is if you need those PCIe slots.
Otherwise, he says, the Mac Studio is essentially a Mac Pro in a much more compact form factor.
A report earlier in the year even found that some video pros have instead opted for the 16-inch MacBook Pro, thanks to the ability to work while on the road.
