en.Wedoany.com Reported - Topaz Labs announced the "Mac is Faster" version, powered by its proprietary acceleration technology Topaz NeuroStream 2, in Dallas on June 12, 2026. This update provides Mac users with speed improvements for local hardware-based image upscaling and enhancement, achieving 1.7 to 2 times faster performance compared to existing technology.

Xiaoyu (Kevin) Wang, Partner and AI Lead at Topaz Labs, stated that workflow acceleration has never been easier, and the company has doubled the speed of its industry-leading Mac image upscaler, reducing the time for Studio users to process 200MP large images by half. The models involved in this update include Wonder 2, which performs image upscaling, noise reduction, and sharpening in a single click; Denoise Max, offering powerful noise and grain removal, available exclusively for Topaz Photo; Super Focus 3, which restores details in soft-focus images, also exclusive to Topaz Photo; and Face Recovery 3, which preserves facial features in low-resolution and degraded photos.

Speed test data shows that on the M4 chip, the Wonder 3 model for 4x upscaling improved from 9.76 seconds per megapixel to 5.62 seconds per megapixel, a 1.74x speedup; the Denoise Max model for noise reduction (s=1.0) improved from 10.40 seconds per megapixel to 5.54 seconds per megapixel, a 1.88x speedup; on the M1 chip, the Super Focus 3 model for sharpening improved from 20.37 seconds per megapixel to 10.72 seconds per megapixel, a 1.90x speedup.

Founded in 2005, Topaz Labs is an AI-driven image and video enhancement technology company whose technology is used by millions of customers worldwide, including 20 of the world's top 50 companies. The company's product line includes Topaz Photo, Topaz Video, Topaz Gigapixel, Astra, and Bloom.

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