I’ve been doing some research on the system requirements for the Metro Series, specifically for the MetroX Pro. My current setup is a MacBook Pro M1 Max (10-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 32GB RAM).
There are a few points that I find very interesting and confusing:
Performance: The user reports a stable 50 FPS during scans. Since the Activity Monitor shows the app as ‘Intel’ (running via Rosetta 2), 50 FPS on an M1 Max is quite impressive for a device as demanding as the MetroY Pro.
Manual vs. Website: The user mentioned that the printed Quick Start Guide included in the MetroY Pro box lists M1 Pro/Max/Ultra as the minimum requirement. However, the official Revopoint website and the downloadable PDF manuals still state M3 Pro or M4 as the minimum for the Metro series.
I would like to clarify this with the community:
Is the printed manual (listing M1 Pro/Max) more up-to-date than the website?
If a MetroY Pro performs this well on an M1 Max, can we assume the MetroX Pro will have similar or better stability on the same system?
Has there been a recent software optimization for the M-series chips that hasn’t been officially announced on the web yet?
I think this information would be very valuable for all M1 Pro/Max/Ultra users who are looking into the Metro series. Looking forward to your insights!
I will check for the clarifications later tonight I’m the office .
However the old information you found may be from MetroX and not from MetroY-series that requires double the system power than MetroX in the laser mode. Other modes like Full Field or Auto mode , single line or parallel line mode can still works fine with CPU:M1/Pro/Max /Ultra but the new cross like not
The official requirements are always listed on the product specification page of the product and based on this you should guide yourself .
Since the user just recently received his MetroY Pro and reported getting 50 FPS with that setup (and seeing the M1 Pro/Max/Ultra requirement in his V1.1 manual), I naturally thought it would run flawlessly. Perhaps the user hasn’t tested all the modes yet or only performed scans on very small objects.
Official requirements are, of course, what matters most, and I hope to hear about other user experiences with similar configurations in the future. I wanted to consult you and the community for this reason. Thank you very much for your interest and contributions to the community!
I will have for you more info tonight to settle it down to rest.
We need to make sure that the cross laser mode run at least 50 FPS and our team will test it out to be sure one more time . Maximum is 57-60 with recommended system using GPU acceleration, since Mac don’t use GPU acceleration I am little sceptical about the 50 FPS, maybe 47 FPS with MetroX and cross mode using only CPU
Lots of people saying lots of things , let’s check it out in action and be sure.
Hello. I am looking into the Metro Y Pro and its’ use with a Mac 4 mini pro. In two locations on the Revopoint website it mentions AMD and Mac GPUs do not support acceleration. In the first screen capture below, it reads, “dedicated graphics card acceleration is only required for laser line scanning mode.” Does this mean that when used with AMD and Mac GPUs, the Metro Y Pro will not have single line laser scanning available? Or, will single line scanning just work slow with AMD and Mac GPUs? Any clarification is appreciated.
Hello! I’m sure someone with more technical expertise will weigh in, but here is what I know: GPU acceleration has been the standard, but as of the Revo Scan V5.8.5 update, Revopoint added CPU acceleration support.
This means that if your hardware is underpowered on the GPU side or simply unsupported (like Mac or AMD), the software can now utilize your CPU to handle the processing. You can check the update details [by clicking here] to understand the implementation better. While I haven’t personally benchmarked it, I’ve heard reports of users achieving high FPS even on systems that technically fall below the official minimum requirements thanks to this update.
This means your CPU will be used to scan in the Laser mode.
The software do not require graphic cards for using the laser mode , it is just much faster using GPU acceleration.
