Apple has introduced the next generation MacBook Pro with M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max chips, which will make a huge leap in performance compared to the previous version. If we take into account that the MacBook Pro series with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips is presented at the beginning of 2023, we are faced with one of the earliest Mac launches in history.

Since this is an update separated by a very short period of time, not even a year between the two versions There are not many differences in terms of design and hardware of the MacBook Pro M2 and MacBook Pro M3. However, there are still changes, especially in their processors.

Comparison between MacBook Pro M2 and MacBook Pro M3

One of the biggest differences between the new generation of MacBook Pros with M3 chips is that Apple is discontinuing the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar this time to focus only on 13-inch models. 14 inch And 16 inch.

The company led by Tim Cook took advantage of its power new 3 nanometer processors To give your MacBook Pro unparalleled performance. In fact, the M3 chip is so powerful that it is the entry chip of the 14-inch MacBook Pro. A basic model until now it was configured with an M2 Pro chip. That’s why the price of the new entry-level version is much cheaper.

MacBook Pro with M3 chip specifications

On the other hand, the new generation MacBook Pro is also released gorgeous Space Black color. So what other differences do we find between the last two generations of MacBook Pro?

M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max chips

The biggest difference between the MacBook Pro models introduced at the beginning of 2023 and the MacBook Pro versions released at the end of 2023 is in their processors. M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max chips offer much higher performance and more energy efficiency thanks to their 3 nanometer production.

M3

The CPU and GPU of Apple’s new M3 chip have more cores than the M2 chip and include: ray tracing with hardware acceleration.

These are the features of the Apple Silicon M3 chip

• Up to 24 GB combined RAM.
• 25 billion transistors.
• 8 CPU cores:
  • 4 high performance cores
  • 4 high efficiency cores
  • 35% faster than M1 chip
  • 20% faster than M2 chip
• 10 GPU cores:
  • New generation architecture
  • Dynamic Caching
  • Mesh Shading
  • ray tracing
  • 65% faster than M1 chip
  • 20% faster than M2 chip

M3 Pro

M3 Pro processors in MacBook Pro, up to 36 GB combined memoryWhile the generation of the M2 Pro chip reaches the level of 32 GB combined memory. Additionally, the M3 Pro chip has 6 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores, while the M2 Pro chip has 8 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores.

Features of M3 Pro chips

• Up to 36 GB combined memory
  • 15% faster performance than M2 chips.
  • 30% faster efficiency than M2 chips.
• GPU:
  • New generation architecture.
  • Dynamic Caching.
  • Ray tracing.
  • 18 cores.
• PROCESSOR:
  • 6 performance cores.
  • 6 efficiency cores.

M3Max

M3 Max chip makes a big jump from the M2 Max chip’s 12 CPU cores A CPU with 16 cores. Additionally, your GPU is now 40 coresThe GPU of the M2 Max chip is 38 cores.

M3 Max chip performance and efficiency cores

• Up to 128 GB combined memory
  • 92 billion transistors.
  • 15% faster performance than M2 chips.
  • 30% faster efficiency than M2 chips.
• GPU:
  • New generation architecture.
  • Dynamic Caching.
  • Ray tracing.
  • Mesh Shading.
  • 40 cores.
• PROCESSOR:
  • 12 performance cores.
  • 4 efficiency cores.

Technicial Specifications

Comparison of the technical specifications of the MacBook Pro with M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max chips according to the hardware features of the MacBook Pro models with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips.

MacBook Pro M2

MacBook Pro M3

Price:%s

In the tables below we detail the prices of all MacBook Pro M2 and MacBook Pro M3 configurations.

MacBook Pro M2

MacBook Pro M3

What hasn’t changed

• Design.
• Cameras.
• Liquid Retina (XDR) display.
• Screen resolution.
• Storage capacity (8 TB).
• Battery.
• Touch ID.