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Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU vs Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU

Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU

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The Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU is a self-designed graphics card in the Apple M3 Pro (with 11 CPU cores) and offers fourteen of the eighteen cores available on the chip. The graphics card uses a new architecture and now offers dynamic caching, mesh shading and ray tracing acceleration.

The GPU can access up to 24 GB LPDDR5-6400 unified memory via a 192-bit memory bus (max 150 GBit/s). Thanks to dynamic caching, the GPU only reserves as much memory as is required.

The entire chip is manufactured in the current 3nm process (probably N3B) at TSMC.

Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU

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The Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU is a self-designed graphics card in the Apple M3 SoC and offers 30 of the 40 cores that are included in the chip. According to Apple, the GPU uses a new architecture and now offers dynamic caching, mesh shading and ray tracing acceleration.

The graphics card can access up to 96 GB LPDDR5-6400 unified memory via a 512 bit memory bus (max 400 GBit/s). Thanks to dynamic caching, the GPU only reserves as much memory as is required.

Since the SoC is manufactured in the current 3nm (probably N3B) at TSMC.

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Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPUApple M3 Max 30-Core GPU
Apple M3 Series
M3 Max 40-Core GPU compare 40
M3 Max 30-Core GPU 30
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU compare 18
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU 14
M3 10-Core GPU compare 10
M3 8-Core GPU compare 8
M3 Max 40-Core GPU compare 40
M3 Max 30-Core GPU 30
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU compare 18
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU 14
M3 10-Core GPU compare 10
M3 8-Core GPU compare 8
Pipelines14 - unified30 - unified
Memory TypeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5-6400
Shared Memorynono
technology5 nm5 nm
Notebook Sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Date of Announcement31.10.2023 31.10.2023
Power Consumption53 Watt
CPU in M3 Pro 14-Core GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple M3 Pro 11-Core11 x 2748 MHz, 27 W? MHz? MHz
CPU in M3 Max 30-Core GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple M3 Max 14-Core14 x 2748 MHz, 78 W? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
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Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom METAL *
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Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
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Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
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GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
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GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
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GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
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Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
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Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Metal
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Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
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Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
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Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency
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Emissions Witcher 3 Fan Noise + Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Total War Pharaoh

Total War Pharaoh

2023
low 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
193  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
125  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
67  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
53  fps
QHD 2560x1440
100%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
35  fps
Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

2023
high 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
42  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
39  fps
Total War: Three Kingdoms

Total War: Three Kingdoms

2019
med. 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
75  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
49.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
35.9  fps
QHD 2560x1440
100%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
22.5  fps
Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

2018
med. 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
66  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
60  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
53  fps
QHD 2560x1440
100%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
34  fps
The Witcher 3

The Witcher 3

2015
ultra 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
39  fps
GTA V

GTA V

2015
high 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
79  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU:
50  fps

Average Gaming Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPUlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Total War Pharaoh193125675335
Baldur's Gate 34239
Total War: Three Kingdoms7549.535.922.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider66605334
The Witcher 339
GTA V7950
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