A new 'High Power Mode' for intense tasks will be included in Apple's upcoming 16-inch MacBook Pro powered by the M1 Max CPU. The new setting will be accompanied with a 'Low Power Mode,' which aid will extend battery life at the expense of system performance. The 16-inch MacBook Pro (2021)'s 'High Power Mode' was initially identified in macOS code earlier this month. It has the ability to nearly maximize the performance of the new M1 Max processor for performance-intensive jobs.

Steve Moser, a MacRumors contributor, first discovered the 'High Power Mode' in the macOS Monterey beta code. Switching to the new turbo mode, according to the code, would improve performance but increase fan noise. Users will enjoy "optimized performance to better support resource heavy tasks" if they switch to the new mode, according to the company. The availability of the new performance-focused product was later verified by Apple to MacRumors. This is reported to be restricted to the M1 Max chip-equipped 16-inch MacBook Pro (2021).

If you buy a 14-inch MacBook Pro (2021) with the M1 Max processor or a new 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro chip, you won't be able to use the function. Apple made multiple promises about performance increases available on the new MacBook Pro models with the new M1 Pro and M1 Max CPUs at the launch event. The M1 Max is said to have four times the GPU speed and nearly six times the memory bandwidth of the M1 processor from last year. The real outcomes, however, have yet to be determined.

The M1 Max chip has the same 10-core CPU as the M1 Pro, but it has up to 32 GPU cores and up to 400GB per second memory bandwidth. It also comes with up to 64GB of unified RAM for better multitasking. Aside from the turbo switch's uniqueness, the 16-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Max was recently discovered to be the only model in the new series that supports rapid charging with the included 140W charger. The 14-inch model, on the other hand, will come with a 67W adaptor that isn't fast charging compatible.