Apple: Apple M3 vs M2 chipsets: How the latest chips compare to its predecessor

Apple launched the new M3 chipsets along with new MacBook Pro models and a 24-inch iMac at the ‘Scary Fast’ event. The Cupertino-based tech giant claims that these new processors are the “most advanced chip ever built for a personal computer.” These new chipsets are based on TSMC’s 3nm process and promise to offer up to 60% performance upgrades in some apps. But are the new chipsets as powerful as Apple claims? Is it worth upgrading to these chipsets from MacBooks that come with M1 and M2 chipsets? Here’s a detailed comparison between the M3 and its predecessor, the M2 chipsets.It is also important to note Apple also offers M3 Pro and Max variants, as well as the M2 Ultra. In this comparison we’ll be looking only at the base chips.
M3 vs M2 chipsets: Avialability
The M3 chipset is currently available only in two devices: the 24-inch iMac and the 14-inch MacBook Pro. The 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M3 will replace the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M2.
Apple doesn’t immediately update its entire lineup of Macs with a new chip. However, the M3 chipset is expected to eventually work its way across the coapny’s product lineup. Apple is still offering some devices that features the M2 chipset. This devices include — the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air, Mac mini and more.
M3 vs M2 chipsets: Pricing
The latest M3-powered 14-inch MacBook Pro models start at Rs 1,69,900 while the base model of the M3 iMac comes with a price tag of Rs 1,34,900. Meanwhile, the M2 powered13-inch MacBook Air model starts at Rs 1,14,900. This means users have to spend more to get their hands on the latest M3 chipsets.
M3 vs M2 chipsets: Performance
Just like the M2 chipset, Apple’s latest M3 chips also includes an eight-core or 10-core GPU, alongside an eight-core CPU. the company is also using Unified Memory on the system-on-a-chip (SoC) for its latest chipsets. Like its predecessor, the M3 chipsetrs also max outs at 24GB.

However, the latest chipsets are based on TSMC’s 3nm process while the M2 ones used a 5nm node. Apple is also using a new GPU architecture for the M3 that will support features like Dynamic Caching. This feature promises to offer higher performance by allocating local memory in real time.
Apart from this, the M3 chipsets also support hardware-accelerated ray tracing and mesh shading. These features can help heavy appsbut are mainly targeted at gaming. More games have started supporting ray tracing whereas some titles like Alan Wake 2 require mesh shaders to run properly.
The company also noted that M3 also has an “enhanced” Neural Engine which promises to offer 60% higher performance in AI workloads compared to M1. Apple also claimed that M3 offers 35% higher CPU performance overall compared to the M1 at half the power. The company also mentioned that M3’s GPU delivers 65% more performance than the M1.

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