Apple finally revealed its range of MacBook Pro M3 models, and we have the scoop on all of the configuration options.
Apple’s next generation of MacBook Pros is finally here, and they arrive touting the highly anticipated M3 chip. Like the previous generation, you have a choice between a 14-inch and 16-inch model, but there are a lot of differences when you start looking at the three versions of the chip that are available: the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max.
The 16-inch model is much more expensive. You’ll spend $2,500 for the cheapest model, which comes with the 12-core CPU and 18-core GPU configuration of the M3 Pro, along with 18GB of Unified Memory and and 512GB of storage. To get 36GB of memory, you’ll need to spend an extra $400, and for 4TB of storage, where the M3 Pro maxes out, you’ll spend an extra $1,200.
You can get Space Black on both the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros, but only with an M3 Pro or M3 Max chip. If you go with the M3 chip, you can choose Space Gray instead. All models come with silver as an option as well. On the 16-inch MacBook Pro, the options are a bit more streamlined. You don’t have the base M3 as an option, and if you want the M3 Pro, Apple is only offering it with a 12-core CPU and 18-core GPU. The M3 Max configurations remain unchanged with a 14-core CPU and 30-core GPU option, as well as a 16-core CPU and 40-core GPU option.
The base M3 doesn’t scale as high as the M3 Max, but it looks more impressive than the M3 Pro. Apple says it offers up to 20% faster CPU and GPU performance compared to the M2, and up to 35% faster CPU and 65% faster GPU performance compared to the M1. In practice, that plays out with the M3 showing 40% faster image filter and effects performance compared to the M2, according to Apple.
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