The first reviews of Apple’s new M4 Mac lineup dropped today, including the Mac mini, iMac, and MacBook Pro.One interesting tidbit that emerged via review is that Apple has expanded the “High Power Mode” in macOS to the M4 Pro configurations of the Mac mini and MacBook Pro.During the M1 and M2 generations, High Power Mode was only available on the 16-inch MacBook Pro.
Last year, Apple expanded the option to the 14-inch MacBook Pro powered by the M3 Max.This time around, High Power Mode is expanding once again.Andrew Cunningham reports that High Power Mode is now available on the Mac mini and MacBook Pro powered by M4 Pro.
In his Mac mini review, Cunningham says the performance difference with High Power Mode enabled “is negligible.” Fan noise, however, is “considerably increased.”
In a support document (which has not yet been updated for the M4 generation), Apple explains how High Power Mode is meant to work:
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