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New build of the procedural 3D software with native support for Apple's M1 and M2 chips is now production-ready.

Thursday, February 23rd, 2023

New preview build of the VFX-industry-standard app adds native support for Apple's M1 processors.

Wednesday, March 9th, 2022

Still some feature limitations, but the March 2021 release now runs '1.5x faster' on Macs with M1 chips.

Wednesday, March 10th, 2021

Check out the specs for the fifth-gen Apple Silicon processor, and how it performs in CG apps like Blender and DaVinci Resolve.

Thursday, October 16th, 2025

Check out the key specs for the fourth-gen Apple Silicon processor, and how it performs in CG apps like Octane X and Affinity Photo.

Thursday, May 9th, 2024

See how the first Apple Silicon Mac Pro workstation stacks up against old Intel models in After Effects, Maya, Houdini and Photoshop.

Tuesday, June 6th, 2023

See how 'the world’s most powerful chip ever created for a personal computer' performs with CG apps like Maya, Octane and Photoshop.

Tuesday, June 6th, 2023

Discover how the first second-gen Apple Silicon processor performs in CG software like Photoshop, Affinity Photo and Final Cut Pro.

Tuesday, June 7th, 2022

'Most powerful chip ever built for a personal computer' has a higher GPU compute performance than some Nvidia Ampere RTX cards.

Wednesday, March 9th, 2022

See how the first Apple Silicon processors targeted at graphics pros perform in apps like Cinema 4D and Redshift.

Friday, October 22nd, 2021

Discover which 3D, image-editing and rendering apps will support the first Apple Silicon processors when they ship next week.

Friday, November 13th, 2020

See what the move to Apple Silicon will mean for CG tools like Maya, Photoshop, Blender and Octane X.

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020

Long-awaited new macOS edition of the veteran 3D animation tool is due out later today, for both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.

Friday, February 9th, 2024

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