... Yes, we need a result from new M2 Ultra, possibly for both 60-core and 76-core versions. Then I will revisit the chart. Here is the link to new benchmark scene: https://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=75411&start=1320#p421617 ciao, Beppe

... still far behind nvidia and it's not an apples to apples (pun intended) comparison, but it would be great to get at least one nvidia card on the benchmark chart just to have a frame of reference. I'm daily hearing from people looking into transitioning over to the Mac, but they have no idea how ...

Hi Jan,
Metal OctaneBench is not ready, but please have a look at here:
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=75411&start=1380#p423053

ciao,
Beppe

any updates regarding METAL benchmarks?

best
Jan

northalex78 wrote:Once you do have a scene that is larger than you can build on a 3090 or 4090's vram... how do you render that, exactly?

On a Mac, obviously. They may not be as fast as an RTX in pure benchmark numbers, but they can still render the scene.

Is a benchmark going to help answer any of these questions? The main difference I have found using Apple's M-series of chips for 3D, is unified memory. It totally changes the story about what an individual can create. Massive ...

What I am interested in, is the look dev experience. Setting up textures, lighting, getting a clean image preview from the live viewer. Is a benchmark going to help answer any of these questions? The main difference I have found using Apple's M-series of chips for 3D, is unified memory. It totally ...

... because our job is to make nice images, and we need to SEE the image, and WAIT for that image to resolve in the LV? So we just want to be able to benchmark different Macs. If 2022.1 is functionally identical on Mac and PC, ie, you can open the same scene on either and render... why can't we have ...

... are quite reasonable. What's the rationale (other than "wah, wah, it's not fair") for hiding any sort of comparison or releasing a Mac benchmark tool? I realise many people get emotional about Mac vs PC but for us, we are simply trying to decide if we need to leave Macs once and for ...

... it myself. It's certainly not as fair/controlled a test as OctaneBench itself would be, but all the scenes are right there in OctaneBench2020_1_5/benchmark_data/benchmark.orbx. If necessary, the Metal incompatible elements could be removed and the resulting standard used on both systems for informal ...