As Apple continues its transition to Apple Silicon, the company continues to support Intel-powered Macs with its latest macOS releases. macOS Ventura can run on almost all Mac versions since 2017, both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. However, some of the new features in macOS Ventura are only supported on Macs with Apple Silicon.
According to Apple website There are a few important features in macOS Ventura that you can only use if you have a Mac with an Apple Silicon processor. First of all, Apple says that support for live captions in FaceTime is limited to Macs with an Apple Silicon processor. This feature automatically displays transcribed captions in a FaceTime call. For group calls, speaker assignment is even supported:
macOS Ventura: Apple Silicon Macs benefit
Live Captions in FaceTime: See automatically transcribed dialogue in your FaceTime video calls. Speaker mapping makes it easy to follow group conversations.
This feature is heavily dependent on the Neural Engine, which is why Apple limits it to Macs with an M1 or M2 chip and does not support Macs with an Intel processor. The second feature that Apple says is only supported on Apple Silicon Macs is Reference Mode with Sidecar functionality. This feature lets you use a 12.9″ M1 iPad Pro with the Liquid Retina XDR as a second reference display for your Mac. This feature is only supported on the iPad Pro 12.9″ with Liquid Retina XDR display and Mac computers with Apple Silicon. Finally, there is a third small feature that is limited to M1 Macs and later versions: the ability to insert emoji with your voice while dictating on the device. Whether your device is compatible with the new software, you can find out here. (Image: Apple)
