The New M1 Max Macbook Pro Will Come With A High Power Mode Confirms Apple

Apple recently revamped its MacBook Pro lineup with the launch of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with the new in-house M1 Pro and M1 Max chips. Now, the Cupertino giant boasted that M1 Max is the most powerful chip they have ever built. But to offer sustained workloads and deliver on this promise, Apple will be offering a new “High Power Mode” in macOS Monterey on these new MacBook Pro models.

First spotted by MacRumors contributor Stever Mosser, the source code of the latest macOS Monterey beta includes references to the High Power mode. The report says that the feature will be limited to the 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M1 Max chip. It won’t be available on older-gen M1 or new M1 Pro MacBook Pro variants. The M1 Max 14-inch MacBook Pro is unlikely to have this setting.

Found more information on the high power power mode in the macOS RC: “Your Mac will optimize performance to better support resource-intensive tasks. This may result in louder fan noise.” https://t.co/4q3zlbyLnf pic.twitter.com/0mKVekGa0M

— Steve Moser (@SteveMoser) October 19, 2021