Apple Unveils All-New MacBook Pro Featuring M3 Chip Family

Apple has recently unveiled the new M3 chip series, and they haven’t really announced new Macs for these chips. Instead, they have upgraded the existing Macs with M3 chips. As a result, we now have a new MacBook Pro lineup with the M3 chip series.

Let’s take a look at the new MacBook Pro lineup and see what they offer.

A Versatile Lineup in a Space Black Finish

Apple’s new MacBook Pro lineup caters to a diverse range of users. For those with more demanding workflows, the 14- and 16-inch models with M3 Pro offer additional unified memory support, delivering exceptional performance for coders, creatives, and researchers.

The 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro with M3 Max pushes the boundaries of computing, featuring a powerhouse GPU and CPU and supporting up to 128GB of unified memory, making it a dream machine for machine learning programmers, 3D artists, and video editors. Additionally, these high-performance models come in a striking space black finish designed to minimize fingerprints.

The Groundbreaking M3 Family: Built on 3-Nanometer Technology

Apple’s M3 chip family sets a new standard for personal computer chips, being the first to use 3-nanometer technology. This leap in transistor density offers remarkable performance improvements.

The M3 family also introduces hardware-accelerated mesh shading for more efficient geometry processing and hardware-accelerated ray tracing, offering more realistic gaming and design experiences.

14-inch MacBook Pro with M3: An Ideal Workhorse

The 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M3 chip is perfect for a wide range of users, from students to small business owners. It outperforms the previous 13-inch MacBook Pro with M1 by up to 60%, thanks to an advanced thermal system.

It excels in rendering performance in Final Cut Pro, offering a 7.4x improvement over the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Core i7. Xcode code compilation is up to 3.7x faster, and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet performance is up to 3.5x faster than the previous 13-inch MacBook Pro with Core i7.

14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro with M3 Pro: Power for Demanding Workflows

For users with more demanding tasks, the M3 Pro models are up to 40% faster than the 16-inch model with M1 Pro. These models deliver impressive performance in applications like Adobe Photoshop, which runs up to 3x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro. Basecalling for DNA sequencing in Oxford Nanopore MinKNOW is up to 20x faster, and text-based editing in Adobe Premiere Pro is up to 1.7x faster.

14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro with M3 Max: Extreme Performance

The M3 Max models are designed for extreme workflows, offering up to 2.5x faster performance than the 16-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Max and up to 11x faster performance than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro.

Supporting up to 128GB of unified memory, they excel in tasks such as simulation of dynamical systems in MathWorks MATLAB (up to 5.5x faster), rendering in Maxon Redshift (up to 5.3x faster), and noise reduction in Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve Studio (up to 2.7x faster).

macOS Sonoma: Elevating the Experience

macOS Sonoma, Apple’s latest operating system, brings a set of exciting features to the Mac, including widgets on the desktop, improved video conferencing, and a more engaging Safari experience.

For professionals, the high-performance mode in Screen Sharing enables responsive remote access to other Macs, while Game Mode prioritizes graphics tasks for an immersive gaming experience.

Pricing and Availability

The new MacBook Pro lineup is now available for order, with deliveries starting on November 7.

Here are the pricing details for the new MacBook Pro laptops:

This is typical Apple. They announce a new chip and just add it to the existing models without any other upgrades. After a year or two, they upgrade everything. Anyways, this is one of the most powerful MacBook Pro lineup users can get, and that is always exciting.