"While performance of the new M1 Max-based MacBook Pro in Adobe Premiere Pro looks very good compared to the previous-generation MBP with discrete graphics, it doesn't look that good compared to x86 workstation platforms with standalone graphics processors."
This is the big takeaway. All of Apple's comparisons are to their own previous hardware, which was about a year behind the competition. In addition, if you look at Geekbench scores of the M1 Max, those include a lot of tests that use the GPU. When the tests are run against the competition, they are artificially lowered by running the test on the default low power integrated graphics, instead of specifying the discreet GPU.
In reality, the M1 is not a pro laptop as the industry defines "pro." It is only a pro laptop compared to Apple's other offerings, and competes with mid-tier laptops from everyone else.
This is the big takeaway. All of Apple's comparisons are to their own previous hardware, which was about a year behind the competition. In addition, if you look at Geekbench scores of the M1 Max, those include a lot of tests that use the GPU. When the tests are run against the competition, they are artificially lowered by running the test on the default low power integrated graphics, instead of specifying the discreet GPU.
In reality, the M1 is not a pro laptop as the industry defines "pro." It is only a pro laptop compared to Apple's other offerings, and competes with mid-tier laptops from everyone else.