But Apple Silicon’s fixed RAM and lack of eGPU support mean Premiere will always be a second-class citizen to Final Cut Pro on raw performance. You use Premiere on a Mac because your job demands Adobe—not because it’s the best tool for the machine.
If you live in the "All Mac World," you know the old pain: Premiere Pro used to turn your Intel Mac into a space heater with a spinning beach ball of death. That era is dead. adobe premiere pro all mac world
Adobe has done the impossible: they made Premiere feel like a native Mac app again. It doesn't hog the CPU, it respects the trackpad gestures, and it exports ProRes like a demon. But Apple Silicon’s fixed RAM and lack of
8/10 – Natively fast, but Apple’s hardware limitations keep it from the throne. That era is dead
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5) – Best for pros who need collaboration and CUDA-like speed without Nvidia.
In the Windows world, ProRes is an afterthought. On a Mac, it’s religion. Premiere Pro on macOS exports to ProRes faster than any other codec. If you deliver to editors using FCP or Resolve, the round-trip workflow is seamless.