Is anyone using the new Imac M1 for graphic design – indesign/illustrator and photoshop. Does it work ok even though there is no graphics chips like a macbook pro?
Where do you get that it has no graphics chip?
It has an embedded 7 or 8 core GPU (Graphics processing unit) depending on the version you get.
Yes, it can run Adobe products fine making use of the GPU.
Here is a link to an Adobe support article on M1 support,
https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/apple-silicon-m1-chip.html
Photoshop and Lightroom Classic have been rewritten to natively support M1 chips and not require Rosetta 2 to run. I’m a beta tester for Lightroom Classic and I’m very satisfied with the performance of Lightroom Classic with M1. Definitely faster than my 2019 27” iMac with i9.
Look for reviews of the M1 with Photoshop, Premiere on Youtube.
The M1 is a really good technology, and the newer models seems to be real beasts.
My only concern would be the cooling system of these new notebooks while doing some C4D rendering or editing 8K videos.
But soon there will be more reviews online. As for Adobe... their apps have not been enhanced for multi-threading processors for many years.
In any case, order the version with the extended memory.
What specs do you require? What you need will decide what to buy. If you don't know what specs you need, we'll be swinging in the dark making guesses.
New Imac M1 for graphic design
