The iMac has finally been revamped as the world’s best-selling all-in-one, and it’s done it in style with the addition of the new M3 chip. Apple skipped the M2 generation on its perfect desktop Macso the increase in power is significant.

However, What are the differences between the 2021 iMac and the new 2023 iMac, other than the processor? Let’s compare them in depth to discover them.

Comparison of iMac M3 (2023) and iMac M1 (2021), what’s new?

The main changes in the new 2023 iMac focus on the internal design and power of the M3 chip. Apple had already said during its presentation that it was the perfect iMac to transition from iMacs with Intel chips. So if you already have an iMac with an M2 chip, it might not be a very recommended computer.

M3 chip

Is that it? The biggest change we will find in the new generation. The M3 chip comes with great new features, power and graphics improvements that have increased exponentially in the iMac since the previous generation stuck with the M1 chip.

Apple’s new M3 chip greatly increases power

In the new iMac we have Two possible configurations of the M3 chipAs before, we have two configurations of the M1 chip. These are:

• 8-core CPU (4 performance and 4 efficiency) and 10-core GPU
• 8-core CPU (4 performance and 4 efficiency) and 8-core GPU

Here we already notice A significant leap forward in terms of graphics as the generation with M1 has 7 or 8 GPU cores depending on the selected version. But there are also more improvements in the M3 chip compared to the M1 chip:

• Hardware Accelerated Ray Tracing
• 100 GB/s memory bandwidth
• Encoding and decoding engine
• ProRes
• AV1 decoding

But it’s not just about the data; The M3 chip was designed following a 3nm process compared to the M1 chip’s 5nm. This makes it a much more efficient and powerful chip than the previous generation. According to Apple, M3 chip is up to 2x more powerful than M1 chip on the new iMac. Also graphically GPU is 65% faster than the M1 chip.

data store

Although base models of the M3 chip continue to start with 8GB of RAM, we have more expansion options in the 2023 iMac. The previous generation could only be configured with 8 or 16 GB of RAM. the new iMac can also be configured with 24GB of RAM in all its versions.

Wireless Networks

The new iMac makes progress in wireless connections and includes improvements in this department. The new model includes Wi-Fi 6E While the previous iMac had Wi-Fi 6, it also Bluetooth 5.3The previous generation iMac had Bluetooth 5 to offer a more stable connection.

The new iMac basically improves internally

What hasn’t changed

• Design
• Colors
• 24-inch 4.5K Retina 4.5K LCD display with 500 nits brightness
• 1080p webcam
• Storage options
• Six speaker system
• Three microphone array
• Two Thunderbolt 4 ports (plus two USB-C ports on pricier models)
• Base model with 8 GB RAM and 256 GB SSD
• Magic Mouse and Magic Keyboard with Lightning port

As we can see, The most important changes of this generation focus on the processor. We introduced the same design two years ago and have seen a huge improvement in power. An iMac designed for every type of user looking for a powerful, all-in-one Mac.