Apple Silicon 13-inch MacBook Pro nearly as fast at machine learning training as 16-inch MacBook Pro

While Apple still needs to fully optimize the M1 processor and its software for the task, a 13-inch MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon performed nearly as well at a machine learning test as the 16-inch MacBook Pro with dedicated Radeon graphics. The M1 processor is up to 3.6x faster at ML training vs Intel Benchmarks for the M1 processor have been impressive so far with scores rivaling even the most expensive Intel MacBook Pro configurations. These are early days yet as software continues to be opti...