Apple has announced its latest M-series chips, the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max. These new chips are built on a 3-nanometer process, which is a first for a personal computer. This means that they are faster and more power-efficient than previous M-series chips. Below, we’ll learn more about the Apple M3 chip family in detail.

Apple M3 chips M3 M3 Pro and M3 Max

Apple M3 chip family: M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max

All M3 chips, regardless of which one you choose, share some basic features and specifications.

Besides being made on a 3nm process node, the M3 chip family features a next-gen GPU that supports hardware-accelerated ray tracing and mesh shading. These features will enable more realistic graphics and complex scene rendering in both video games and 3D video programs.

Another new feature of all M3 chips is AV1 decode. This will allow for high-quality video rendering faster and more efficiently than other popular codecs.

The M3 chip has an 8-core CPU and a 10-core GPU. It can support up to 24GB of unified memory. The M3 Pro chip has a 12-core CPU and an 18-core GPU. It can support up to 36GB of unified memory. The M3 Max chip has a 16-core CPU and a 40-core GPU. It can support up to 128GB of unified memory, which is a first for Apple silicon.

Here is a table that summarizes the key features of each chip:

FeatureM3M3 ProM3 Max
CPU cores81216
GPU cores101840
Unified memory support24GB36GB128GB
Transistor count25 billion37 billion92 billion
Table: Apple M3 / M3 Pro / M3 Max Specifications

Apple says that the M3 chip is up to 35% faster than the M1 chip in terms of CPU performance, and up to 65% faster in terms of GPU performance. The M3 Pro chip is up to 30% faster than the M1 Pro chip in terms of single-threaded performance, and up to 40% faster in terms of GPU performance. The M3 Max chip is up to 80% faster than the M1 Max chip in terms of CPU performance, and up to 50% faster in terms of GPU performance.

Likewise, all M3 chips also feature a next-generation Neural Engine that is up to 60 percent faster than the Neural Engine in the M1 series chips. This will enable faster machine-learning tasks, such as video editing and image processing.

Apple will launch the first M3-based Macs next week. Pre-orders for the M3 and M3 Pro-powered Macs are open now, but the M3 Max Macs models won’t be available until later in November.

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