M5 MacBook Pro - How does it perform in Pro Photo/Video Workflow?

ArtIsRight October 23, 2025
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M5 MacBook Air Pro Photo/Video Tests! A look at Apple's entry pro laptop performance in various Pro Photography and Video Real World Applications. This includes performance testing for Lightroom Classic, Lightroom, Capture 1, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Premiere Pro, and DaVinci Resolve. These tests will be the ultimate comparisons for the MacBook Pro, going back to the original M1 and will include the results from M1Pro/Max - M4Pro/Max. In what area will M5 be the clear all-around winner, and if not, what might be the best silicon sweet spot for various workflows? Nano texture https://youtu.be/xzEmuA53LLE M5 SoC Deep Dive by @GaryExplains https://youtu.be/oVhSPeGkfaI?si=7Wg9MAO2rIvWBLN9 iStat Menu http://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/ Diglloyd Photoshop Test https://macperformanceguide.com/OptimizingPhotoshopCS6-Benchmarks.html External SSD Speed: Does it matter? https://youtu.be/-8UfQ-Tw9aw After Effects Adobe Benchmark https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-beta-discussions/multi-frame-rendering-is-here-aka-the-multithreading-you-ve-been-asking-for/m-p/11885358#M533 BenQ PD2770U https://youtu.be/nDktYQHezOI How I put this together https://youtu.be/LZlnNVSpJwU Time Stamp 00:00 Intro/Preface 01:19 Test System 02:49 Chip Segmentation 03:53 Upgrade Priority 04:40 Nano Texture 04:50 Calibration 04:59 Setup as a new machine 05:12 Reading the Spec 05:40 SSD 06:09 Internal vs External SSD 06:19 Memory - RAM 08:41 Lightroom Classic Preview 1:1 10:18 LRC Export 11:46 LRC HDR 12:31 LRC Panorama Merge 13:42 LRC AI Noise Reduction 14:46 LRC AI Noise Reduction X10 15:36 LRC Sky & Subjects Mask 16:18 Lightroom CC - LR Export 17:28 Capture 1 - C1 Preview 18:20 C1 Export 19:02 Photoshop 20:19 Video Export FCP 22:40 AfterEffects 23:55 Premiere Pro 24:30 DaVinci Resolve 25:16 Thoughts 26:54 SoC Recommendations 27:55 Upgrade Path 28:29 Conclusion Art's Tip Jar https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=V3FRL8X9Y92QQ&no_recurring=0&currency_code=USD Full Disclosure: ArtIsRight is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a way for websites to earn advertising revenues by advertising and linking to amazon.com Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.

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