Simon WillisonSo now that I've got an M2 MacBook Pro with an absurd number of CPU and GPU cores... aside from keeping hundreds of VS Code and Firefox tabs open at the same time, what are some things I can run on it that will make the most of all of that compute capability?
Back in the 2000s I remember running 3DMark to enjoy the pretty demos every time I upgraded my PC's graphics card... has anyone built an equivalent for the M1/M2 2020s?
Chris@simon I believe there’s a 3DMark for macOS on ARM64.
@chr1stian Yeah I saw some references to that, and the 3DMark website even mentions macOS on https://benchmarks.ul.com/news/new-3dmark-wild-life-extreme-benchmark-for-windows-macos-ios-and-android - but when you get to the App Store page it appears to only be available for iOS https://apps.apple.com/us/app/3dmark-wild-life-benchmark/id1512372293 - I guess running in that new iOS emulation mode?
@simon I haven’t used it on macOS but it looks like from the app store side it’s one of these „universal“ apps for iOS + macOS. You can probably install it with the Mac AppStore app.
@chr1stian I tried it - it shows up as an iPad app in a big window. Have to admit it wasn't nearly as visually exciting as I was hoping for!