Up to 30% better virtual machine performance (Windows): Running a virtual machine (VM) of Windows 10 on ARM Insider Preview on Parallels Desktop 16.5 on an M1 Mac performs up to 30% better than a Windows 10 VM running on Intel-based MacBook Pro with Intel Core i9 processor.

Up to 60% better DirectX 11 performance: Parallels Desktop 16.5 running on an M1 Mac delivers up to 60% better DirectX 11 performance than on an Intel-based MacBook Pro with Radeon Pro 555X GPU.

Up to 250% less energy used: On a Mac with an Apple M1 chip, Parallels Desktop 16.5 uses 2.5 times less energy than on a 2020 Intel-based MacBook Air computer.

The company us the virtualisation approach for Parallels Desktop 16.5 for Mac 'enables users to benefit from Apple’s M1 chip performance advancements-applications run faster and more efficiently. How to Install VMs in Parallels Desktop 16.5 on M1 Mac: How to Run Windows on Mac with Parallels Desktop for Mac - Now Runs on Intel and M1 Chip: Here are two videos from Parallels on how the amazing software works and on how to install VMs in Parallels Desktop 16.5 on M1 Macs, after which the article continues with more detail, so please read on! Testers loved Parallels Desktop’s easy-to-use features and seamless integration of Windows with macOS Big Sur, which increased productivity,” said Dobrovolskiy. “We received enthusiastic feedback about the remarkable performance of both the Technical Preview of Parallels Desktop 16 for M1 Mac and Windows 10 on ARM Insider Preview as well as x86 applications and games, including Rocket League, Among Us, Roblox, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Sam & Max Save the World and many others.

We're told that more than 100,000 M1 Mac users tested the Technical Preview of Parallels Desktop 16.5 for M1 Mac and ran Microsoft’s Windows 10 on ARM Insider Preview, as well as tens of thousands of different Intel-based Windows applications-including Microsoft Office for Windows, Microsoft Visual Studio, SQL Server, Microsoft PowerBI and MetaTrader This enables our users to enjoy the best Windows-on-Mac experience available.” However, virtual machines are an exception and thus Parallels engineers implemented native virtualisation support for the Mac with M1 chip. The transition has been smooth for most Mac applications, thanks to Rosetta technology.

Nick Dobrovolskiy, Parallels Senior VP of Engineering and Support said: 'Apple's M1 chip is a significant breakthrough for Mac users. Separate Parallels Access and the just-redesigned and simplified Parallels Toolbox apps, which are both included for free concurrently with Parallels Desktop subscriptions, now also provide native support for M1 Mac computers.

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