There aren’t specific details about how this new mode may actually work, there isn’t a way for users to enable it either it’s assumed to increase the CPU clock speed while simultaneously activating the fan in order to reduce any risk of thermal throttling, a common issue with Intel Macs. This High Power Mode, however, is supposed to do the exact opposite, it’s expected to let users run programs at full performance in exchange for shorter battery life for their machines. With macOS Monterey, Low Power Mode, similar to the one found on the iPhones and more recently the iPads too, was brought to MacBooks, it works in a similar fashion: It reduces CPU and GPU speeds while lowering the screen brightness in order to prolong battery life as much as possible. However, the feature never saw the light of day and was later removed with more recent macOS releases.īut according to 9to5Mac, this new mode was brought back with the latest macOS Monterey release, with references to a “High Power Mode”. Some internal code referenced programs running faster, while simultaneously warning about shorter battery life and higher fan noise. References to this new mode were found all the way back in macOS Catalina 10.15.3. Eight months later, this feature has made a reappearance in the latest macOS Monterey beta, it’s now called “High Power Mode”. The latest macOS Monterey beta makes references to it once again.īack in early 2020, it was reported by 9to5Mac that Apple was working on a “Pro Mode” targeted at MacBooks, it would let users get higher-than-default performance by disabling some energy-saving restrictions macOS has.References to it were found in an earlier macOS release and were later removed.
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