The latest MacBook Pros are here and they features Apple’s new M3 chips, which offer significant performance improvements and power over the previous generation. Should you upgrade? let’s have a look first at what’s new.
Design and Build Quality
The MacBook Pro M3 retains the same design as the previous generation, with a sleek and minimalist aluminum chassis and thinness.
Display
The MacBook Pro M3 features a Liquid Retina XDR display with a 120Hz ProMotion refresh rate. The display is bright, colorful and sharp, perfect for watching HDR content. The Liquid Retina XDR display comes with a 1000 nits sustained and 1600 nits of peak brightness for HDR content. SDR content is now displayed at up to 600 nits, which is 20 percent brighter than before. Overall the new MacBooks offer stunning displays for sure.
Performance
The MacBook Pros are powered by the new M3 chips, which is are a significant upgrade over the M1 chip. The M3 chip offers up to 40% faster CPU performance and up to 80% faster GPU performance. This means that the MacBook Pro M3 can handle even the most demanding tasks with ease.
MacBook Pro with M3:
- Render performance in Final Cut Pro is up to 7.4x faster than the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Core i7, and up to 60 percent faster than the 13‑inch MacBook Pro with M1.
- Code compilation in Xcode is up to 3.7x faster than the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Core i7, and up to 40 percent faster than the 13‑inch MacBook Pro with M1.
- Spreadsheet performance in Microsoft Excel is up to 3.5x faster than the 13‑inch MacBook Pro with Core i7, and up to 40 percent faster than the 13‑inch MacBook Pro with M1.
MacBook Pro with M3 Pro:
- Filter and function performance in Adobe Photoshop is up to 3x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro, and up to 40 percent faster than the 16‑inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro.
- Basecalling for DNA sequencing in Oxford Nanopore MinKNOW is up to 20x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro, and up to 36 percent faster than the 16‑inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro.
- Text-based editing in Adobe Premiere Pro is up to 1.7x faster than the 16-inch Intel-based MacBook Pro, and up to 30 percent faster than the 16‑inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro.
MacBook Pro with M3 Max:
- Simulation of dynamical systems in MathWorks MATLAB is up to 5.5x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro, and up to 2x faster than the 16‑inch MacBook Pro with M1 Max.
- Render performance in Maxon Redshift is up to 5.3x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro, and up to 2.5x faster than the 16‑inch MacBook Pro with M1 Max.
- Noise reduction in Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve Studio is up to 2.7x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro, and up to 65 percent faster than the 16‑inch MacBook Pro with M1 Max.
Battery Life
The MacBook Pro M3, as aways has excellent battery life, with up to 20 hours of video playback on a single charge. This means that you can easily use the laptop all day long without having to worry about running out of battery.
Who Should Buy the MacBook Pro M3 (2023)?
The MacBook Pro M3 is a great choice for creative professionals, such as video editors, graphic designers, and photographers. It’s also a good choice for power users who need a laptop that can handle demanding tasks such as compiling code or running virtual machines.
These MacBooks are also for users who might still be on the Intel-based models, as the difference will be huge in terms of overall experience.
One more reason to consider the new MacBooks is the new space black color on the M3 Pro and M3 Max modes.
