It turns out that some features of macOS Monterey are not available on Intel-powered Macs
Announced at Apple's
Several macOS Monterey Features Unavailable on Intel-Based Macs --MacRumors
https://www.macrumors.com/2021/06/09/macos-monterey-features-for-m1-macs-only/
These macOS Monterey features won't work on Intel Macs | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/these-macos-monterey-features-wont-work-on-intel-macs/
According to the feature introduction page of macOS Monterey released by Apple, the following features are available only on Macs with M1 chips including all MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and iMac released after November 2020. It is not available.
-'Portrait mode' that blurs the background with FaceTime video
-'Live Text' for copying, pasting and translating the text in the photo
・ 3D globe of Apple Maps
・ Detailed map of some cities such as San Francisco and Los Angeles provided by Apple Maps
・ Read aloud texts in other languages such as Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, etc.
・ Voice input that can be executed completely offline
-Transcription function from voice that can be used unlimitedly
Lean Ritchie, a writer who handles Apple-related news, explained why some functions cannot be used on Intel-equipped Macs. Because there is no Engine. '
It's because Intel Macs don't have the neural engine these features require. M1 is an A14X +. T2 is an A10 (pre-ANE). T1 was an S2 (watch SiP). Previous Intel Macs had nothing. These features all lean on the neural engine. https://t.co/jxqB7LsR2Q
— Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie) June 9, 2021
Apple announced at WWDC 2020 that it will gradually shift the chips installed in the Mac from Intel processors to the Apple Silicon series such as the Apple M1. Mac processors will be fully migrated to Apple Silicon by 2022.
Apple announces 'Apple Silicon' to move to proprietary processor on Mac, iPhone & iPad application available on Mac-GIGAZINE
Of particular importance to Apple Silicon is the machine learning performance of the Neural Engine. According to Ars Technica, an IT news site, Apple's senior vice president of machine learning and AI strategy, John Giannandrea , said in an interview in August 2020 that 'machine learning on a device is done on a device. 'It will be central to many new features in the Apple ecosystem in the future,' he said. ' Without a working NPU, Intel-powered Macs would be left out of Apple's roadmap.'
With reports that the new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air already equipped with the Apple Silicon series will be announced in 2021, Apple is steadily moving to Apple Silicon at the same time as releasing new hardware. macOS Monterey itself works on traditional Intel-powered Macs, but in the future you'll need to switch to an Apple Silicon-powered Mac such as the M1 to take full advantage of macOS's features.
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