# Advice on Apple MBP with Octane for Blender **URL:** \ **Category:** Basics & Interface\ **Created:** [October 30, 2022, 9:19am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/advice-on-apple-mbp-with-octane-for-blender/1414001 "2022-10-30T09:19:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![Metin\_Seven](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/metin_seven/32/1471846_2.png) [@Metin\_Seven](https://blenderartists.org/u/Metin_Seven)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/advice-on-apple-mbp-with-octane-for-blender/1414001/4 "2022-10-30T12:48:31Z")
Personally, I’m only using desktop computers, no notebooks, but Apple is coming along nicely with the Apple Silicon advancements. NVIDIA remains the GPU king for now, but when it comes to CPU performance, Apple Silicon is quite competent. And when it comes to notebook hardware build quality and battery life, I believe Apple leads the way. You can always ask any Apple-related questions in the Apple thread over here at Blender Artists: > [@Mac: M3 - \*Hardware accelerated RT (Part 1)](https://blenderartists.org/t/mac-m1-m2-metal-3/1264658): > > Apple: The Apple M1 chip takes our most versatile, do-it-all desktop into another dimension. With up to 3x faster CPU performance. Up to 6x faster graphics. And our most advanced Neural Engine for up to 15x faster machine learning. Get ready to work, play, and create on Mac mini with speed and power beyond anything you ever imagined. Nov 2020 I am MacUser and BlenderUser. And I have a HP PC with Nvidia for Blender. But now M1 from Apple is here, what will the Blender programmers do? 13.12.202… --- _[View the full topic](https://blenderartists.org/t/advice-on-apple-mbp-with-octane-for-blender/1414001)._