In mid-December we announced that Parallels had achieved, with what until then was the latest version of its virtual machine, Parallels Desktop 16, to virtualize the Windows 10 ARM operating system on new MacBook computers with Apple M1 processors, and now the company revealed that with Parallels Desktop 16.5 you can now run Windows 10 on these computers with native support, allowing you to run all applications.
You can also install Linux and many of its distributions: Ubuntu 20.04, Kali Linux 2021.1, Debian 10.7 and Fedora Workstation 33-1.2.
"Apple's M1 chip is a significant advancement for Mac users," said Nick Dobrovolskiy, senior vice president of engineering and support for Parallels.
"The transition has been smooth for most Mac applications, thanks to Rosetta technology. However, virtual machines are an exception, and for this reason, Parallels engineers implemented native virtualization support for the Mac with the chip. M1. This allows our users to enjoy the best Windows experience on Mac available. "
- 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 a 2020 MacBook Air based on an Intel CPU.
- Up to 60% Better DirectX 11 Performance: Parallels Desktop 16.5 running on a Mac M1 offers up to 60 percent better DirectX 11 performance than an Intel CPU-based MacBook Pro with an AMD Radeon Pro 555X GPU.
- Up to 30% more virtual machine performance (Windows): Running a Windows 10 virtual machine (VM) in ARM Insider Preview in Parallels Desktop 16.5 on a Mac M1 offers up to 30% better performance than a Windows 10 VM running on a MacBook Pro with an Intel Core i9 processor.
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