Apple has launched the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, a new generation of 3-nanometer chips, a global first for personal computers.
These chips deliver major performance and efficiency enhancements, reimagining the Mac experience.
The M3 chip family features a cutting-edge GPU architecture with Dynamic Caching, hardware-accelerated ray tracing, and mesh shading for Mac's first-ever rendering speed boost, 2.5 times faster than the M1 chips.
CPU performance and efficiency cores are up 30% and 50% compared to M1, and the Neural Engine is 60% faster. AV1 decoding in the media engine enhances video streaming quality.
These chips power the latest MacBook Pro and iMac models, reshaping the Mac experience with unified memory architecture, high bandwidth, and support for up to 128GB of memory.
This minimizes memory duplication and elevates performance, enabling AI development with large transformer models.
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The M3 family's enhanced Neural Engine accelerates machine learning and AI image processing for applications like noise reduction and scene edit detection.
The next-gen GPU with Dynamic Caching allocates local memory in real-time, notably improving GPU usage and performance for professional apps and games.
Hardware-accelerated ray tracing, a Mac first, creates realistic and accurate images while boosting pro app speed by 2.5 times.
The advanced media engine accelerates video codecs like H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW. Additionally, AV1 decoding extends battery life during streaming.
Commenting on the announcement, Apple's Senior Vice President of Hardware Technologies, Johny Srouji, hailed the M3 chips as "the most advanced chips ever built for a personal computer."
With these product launches, Apple continues to set new standards in personal computing with these chips, delivering remarkable performance improvements and groundbreaking GPU technology for professionals and everyday users.
Edited by Nikola Djuric
