
My desktop PC draws 150 Watts during rendering. Read our full Adobe Premiere Pro review (Image credit: Blackmagic Design) 2 Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Best video editing software available free. The (render-speed)/(power-demand) figure favors the M1 already now, though. I doubt the 2nd generation M* will be able to fully surpass dedicated GPUs - I mean they have been evolving for 20 years now, and NVidia sure know what they are doing.Īnyway, I am happy to play around with my new little toy (M1), and I like it! Instead of paying 1000€ for a decent GPU, it may make sense to wait for 2nd generation chips and purchase a new iMac or Mini (if they are updated with the M2 chips). DaVinci Resolve minimum requirements CentOS 7.3 32 GB of system memory Intel core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7 CPU Discrete GPU with at least 2GB of VRAM that supports. I have been following PC GPU markets since the annoucements of the RTX 3000 series, and due to shortages the prices are just insane. Whether you’re an individual artist, or part of a large team, it’s easy to. In my test video I applied some slow-motion effect with motion estimation, this seems to be too much for the M1, and is way faster on a dedicated GPU - even a very old one like my 1070. DaVinci Resolve Studio 18 is the world’s only solution that combines professional 8K editing, color correction, visual effects and audio post production all in one software tool You can instantly move between editing, color, effects, and audio with a single click. On page 18 in the DaVinci Resolve 15 Configuration Guide is a AMD Threadripper system been recommended.

Just tested with Resolve 17.1.1 Studio and was suprised that I was able to edit 5K/10bit HEVC (200Mbit/s) without any issues.įor basic HEVC and H.264 decoding (and therefore editing) the M1 seems plenty fast. I dont think you can buy a Mac desktop for your budget.

I got the vanilla M1 MB Air to be my travel laptop (hopefully this summer).
