Apple recently presented and launched the new Mac Studio, enhanced with the incredibles M4 Max and M3 Chips Ultracapable of carrying the performance of the desktop equipment to another level never seen. Well, best of all, they have arrived with a surprise that few expected and that you should know. Keep reading and discover it.
According to an Apple support document recently updated, these teams now have a low consumption mode which brings with it two key benefits: Reduction of the fan noise and lower energy consumption.
Low consumption mode in the Mac Studio
The low consumption mode on a computer as powerful as the Mac Studio may seem unnecessary or even a contradiction, but Apple has found a way to make it useful without sacrificing performance too much. This mode, available in sequoia 15.1 or posterior, allows the equipment to work with a lower energy demandsomething that can be especially useful for those users who leave it on for long periods of time. But the best thing is that it also reduces the speed of fans, making the Mac Studio much quieter.
This novelty not only affects the most recent models. Several users in Reddit have discovered that the Macos Sequoia 15.3 update has activated the low consumption mode also in the Mac Studio of 2023 With M2 Max chip, and possibly in models with M2 ultra. Although Apple did not initially mention it in its support document, after filtration in social networks, it decided to update the information to confirm that, indeed, last year's model also benefits from this function.
This low consumption mode It should not be confused with the High Power Modean option available in some Macbook Pro with chips of the M series that allows to increase the performance at the cost of greater cooling. In fact, the Mac Studio still does not count on this option, which makes it clear that Apple prefers to maintain a balance between power and efficiency without the need to force fans to the fullest.
How low consumption mode works
Although the Mac Studio is a machine designed for high performance tasks, such as 8K video edition, 3D rendering and musical production, many users do not need to squeeze their power at all times, so this low consumption mode can be useful on those occasions.
Apple has not specified in detail how this mode affects the general performance of the system, but it is likely to slightly reduce the frequency of the CPU and GPU to minimize the heat it generates. Even so, since the Mac Studio has a Advanced cooling systemit is unlikely that this translates into a remarkable decrease in speed in most daily tasks.
With the transition to its own chips of the M series, the company has managed to combine high performance with reduced energy consumption, and this new way in the Mac Studio is another step in that direction. Now it remains to be seen if Apple will continue to improve this option in future macOS updates or if it will end up taking it to other Mac models.
