The Neural Engine is a neural processing unit (NPU) / AI accelerator. There are now too many alternatives from other companies that are actually optimizing their software for new and upcoming hardware.Īpple M1, M1 Pro, and M1 Max chips include a 16-core Neural Engine. However, seeing the lack of progress with DxO’s software development and their seemingly clouded vision for the future of their apps, I will no longer be purchasing upgrades for my DxO software until major updates are made. I have been a tremendous fan of DxO’s software for the past four years and have referred a multitude of photographers to PhotoLab. Of course, they didn’t showcase DxO PhotoLab. The improvements in GPU processing and optimizations for M1 are appreciated, but there is no excuse for DxO PhotoLab to not be a Universal App at this point.ĭuring the Apple Event several days ago for the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro, Apple showcased Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, Serif Affinity Photo, and Capture One all of which are now Universal Apps and offer the best performance on the new Macs. Apple has released a number of new Macs and three different incredibly-power Apple Silicon chips, yet DxO has just released PhotoLab 5, still as an Intel app and not as a Universal App. The first Apple Silicon Macs were also released at the end of 2020. Apple announced their intent to switch to their own chips, announced the Universal App architecture, and released the first Developer Transition Kits to developers in June 2020, which was 16 months ago.ĭxO PhotoLab 4 was released at the end of 2020 as an Intel app for Mac - compatible with Apple Silicon under Rosetta 2 - but not as a Universal App, which would have delivered the best performance.

I’m incredibly disappointed with the DxO team.

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