It also works well with Thunderbolt 3 to offer support for powerful external GPUs, thus giving you all the power you might need.
It adds support for machine learning, virtual reality and external GPUs for entertainment and professional creative apps. Metal 2 features a refined API that helps developers better tap into the GPU power on the Macs to accelerate their apps. HEVC compresses video up to 40% more than the current H.264 standard, so you’ll get the same visual quality with files that take up less space on your Mac. HEVC (H.265) encoding is now supported on macOS High Sierra, allowing for high-quality video streaming. It will also help to protect data from power outages and system crashes, while maintaining complete read-and-write compatibility with older HFS formatted drives and data. The new APFS will also have native encryption built-in, keeping your files safe and secure. As such, it will be a lot more responsive, with common tasks like copying files and directories or finding the size of a directory happening instantly. The new Apple File System (APFS) features a new 64-bit advanced architecture that’s optimized for today’s storage technologies. With the latest version of macOS, it seems Apple is taking a ground-up approach with new refinements to the system technologies. Top things you need to know about the upcoming macOS High Sierra Refined from the core
