that just means that it's getting faster, while still drawing a lot more power. My older i9-based Mac was additionally having thermal problems when the AMD gra

that just means that it's getting faster, while still drawing a lot more power. My older i9-based Mac was additionally having thermal problems when the AMD graphics chip was used, which added another 20+ watts to the power consumption: use of external screens, video conferencing, ... The new MacBook Pro happens to vastly improve the power consumption of the CPU, the powerful GPU and the Thunderbolt interface.