Find out what this feature is in the 16 inch Pro version with M1 Max.
Apple’s decision to develop its own Mac and MacBook developers isn’t a simple chip swap. This implies the arrival of many functions and tools that the company is making a reality that, for one thing or another, it might not be able to achieve with Intel. In this case, we refer to the activation of the high power mode on MacBook Pro M1 Max.
This represents an improvement in one of the areas where the Apple laptop was not so developed, that of gaming. The company aims to boost the power of the device with its own processor so that the MacBook Pro can be compatible with demanding games.
What is this high consumption mode in the model with M1 Max
Obviously, it is not only used for playing, but it is undoubtedly the most requested use. This feature allows you to activate a high performance setting on your laptop at specific times. This way you take care of the battery at the same time you don’t play and the computer is only for office use.
This high-power mode allows you to optimize the performance of the 16-inch MacBook Pro during intensive workloads such as gaming, video editing and recording at 8K resolution. Within the range of modes offered by the notebook, it is normally activated in an automatic format, which balances energy and power.
With high power, the MacBook fans spin at higher speeds. Although it is a bit warm, with the specifications of the M1 Max chip, you won’t have to worry about temperatures as it has additional cooling capacity. You will hear more noise from the fan whether it is plugged in or not, but it does not affect the condition of the MacBook in any way.
This results in greater graphics capacity, higher power and resource consumption, faster and smoother video playback, 8K color recording ProRes 4444
As you can imagine, this is the totally opposite mode to the low consumption mode (it reduces energy consumption and increases the duration of autonomy). Therefore, you should not activate it when your MacBook battery is low. The trick of the process that we’re going to show you is that you can use it to switch to any of the modes macOS has to change its performance.
How to turn on high power mode on the 16 inch MacBook
- Select the Apple menu, represented by the company icon, enter “System Preferences“then click”Drums“.
- Then, in the sidebar, click on “Drums“o fr”AC adapter“and select”High power mode“in the context menu that appears from”Supply Mode“.
You can set different power modes when your Mac is running on battery or connected to the AC adapter. For example, you can choose to enable high power mode only when your Mac is connected to the AC adapter.
In case you don’t have them all with you, to check if it’s enabled or not, you can quickly take a look at the menu bar. To check the high power mode, you just need to go to the menu bar and click on the Battery icon to see its status. From this small window, you will see the power mode that the MacBook has enabled.
This is the way to enable high power mode in this version of the MacBook Pro in conjunction with macOS Monterey, highly recommended for programmers, professional photographers, content creators and the players Casual people who just have video games as a hobby.
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