Apple held its second event of this year, Scary Fast, last night at 03:00 Turkey time. Contrary to expectations, we only saw the new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro and 24-inch iMac products with the new M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max processors. Here is the summary of the event that we hosted live with you as ShiftDelete.Net.
Apple event recap: M3 processors, MacBook Pro and iMac
Apple enriched the M series processor family with M3. This series includes three different models and the basic processor, M3, has a 3 nm architecture. This technology represents a major advancement for the Apple Silicon graphics architecture and officially enters the gaming world with a new architecture called Dynamic Caching.
The new M3 processor dynamically adjusts the memory hardware in real time, according to Apple’s statement, ensuring optimal use of the amount of memory required for each task. M3 also has a 10-core GPU and is 65% faster than the M1 processor.
The M3 processor has a total of 8 cores. With four reserved for performance and four for efficiency, the M3 is 35% faster than the M1 and 20% faster than the M2. Additionally, the M3 supports up to 24GB of RAM, and the base model comes with the new 14-inch MacBook Pro and 24-inch iMac. Other MacBook models use M3 Pro and M3 Pro Max processors.
The M3 Pro processor comes with a 12-core CPU and an 18-core GPU, while the M3 processor offers a 14-core (8 performance and 6 efficiency) CPU and 20-core GPU option to power the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
Unified memory support goes up to 36 GB, allowing users to easily run larger projects on the MacBook Pro. The single-threaded performance of the M3 processor is 30% faster than the M1 Pro. It shows that processes are accelerated, especially in applications such as Adobe Premiere.
The screen of the new MacBook Pro does not include major changes. The Liquid Retina XDR display is a feature also found in previous models. The screen also offers 1000 nits continuous brightness and 1600 nits maximum brightness for HDR content. For SDR content, 600 nits brightness is supported. Additionally, a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, six-speaker sound system and high-quality microphones are also available in these new MacBook Pro models.
While the M3 chip version of the 14-inch MacBook Pro is offered for sale at prices starting from 62,999 TL, the Pro chip version is offered at prices starting from 59,059 TL with an education discount. The 16-inch MacBook Pro is sold at prices starting from 94,999 TL, and with the education discount it starts at 87,399 TL.