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  1. vividbreeze

    M3 Max Performance?

    I have upgraded from a MacBook M1 (not Pro) to a MacBook M3 Max. The M1 has 8 cores, 16 GB memory. The M3 Max has 14 cores and 30 GPU cores, 36 GB memory I am using Davince Resolve 18.6 under MacOS Sonoma. I am kind of disappointed of the Performance of the M3 Max. I used a simple mov-File...
  2. David1986H

    M3 Max 48GB is using more than my M2 Max 32GB even with the same things running

    Is this because the M3 MAX 48GB has more ram to work with so it might as well use it? Also my M2 Max is the 30 core vs 40 on my M3 Max so maybe it needs/wants more to run smoothly. I noticed right after turning it on it was using 5-6 gb ram so the base M3 must be restraint
  3. JamesR106

    M3 Max with 14-core CPU/30-core GPU with 96GB of RAM, or 16-core CPU/40-core GPU with 64GB of RAM?

    I'm a professional photographer, guidebook writer and video editor looking at finally upgrading my MacBook Pro. Currently torn between the: M3 Max with 14-core CPU/30-core GPU with 96GB of RAM, or 16-core CPU/40-core GPU with 64GB of RAM? The price difference between these two configurations...
  4. B

    14'' M3 Max new owners - fan noise?

    Anyone with a maxed out 14" M3 Max have any insight on fan noise? I've seen some reviews that show the fans kick up, but seems they were all testing doing heavy loads, sometimes with high performance mode enabled. Was curious for more low/medium loads/normal power mode, how has the fan noise...
    • Badfish12
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    • 14" macbook pro fan noise m3 max macbook pro
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    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  5. E

    Help Choosing MBP - M3 Pro or Max?

    Hey everyone. Need some help on deciding on an M3 upgrade. Currently have 2017 15" MBP with i7, 16GB RAM and 1TB Drive. I'm sick and tired of the Butterfly keyboard and long render times and low battery life. I work with Adobe Premiere Pro editing 4K footage. And also Logic Pro for Music...
  6. A

    base m3 max with 96gb ram vs 16c CPU m3 max with 64gb ram

    I've been waiting long to move from intel to apple silicon: I skipped m2 because it was not a substantial improvement over m1 m3: Similar price to m3 pro with 16gb ram m3 pro: no significant improvement over m2 m3 max: only chip with substantial improvement over m2 max I need more ram for...
  7. David1986H

    Space Black or Silver MacBook Pro? (Pro and Max chips only.)

    Who ever has brought a new MBP which colour did you go for and why? I personally went with the classic silver again as any dust and so on will show up more, plus the coating is only on the lid and not the inside.
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    Benchmarks of power consumption for different SSD sizes? 4TB vs 8TB

    Is anyone aware of any benchmarks/stats on the specific wattage for the different SSD configurations on silicon MBPs? Would like to know the power usage numbers comparing 1TB -> 2TB -> 4TB -> 8TB Would also be great to know if there are any stats on battery life per configuration.
  9. A

    MacBook Pro M3 Pro vs M3 Max - will 150GB/s memory bandwidth effect anything?

    I want to upgrade from an intel macbook pro and a lot of people pointed it out that MacBook Pro M3 Pro has 150GB/s memory bandwidth vs 400GB/s memory bandwidth on M3 Max. Does it make a lot of differences in performance? I am thinking of keeping this laptop for at least 10 years so I want...
  10. Kronsteen

    Thermal Performance of Apple Silicon MacBook Pros

    Hello everyone I’d appreciate hearing some experiences of how Apple Silicon MacBook Pros behave when the GPU is heavily loaded, potentially for tens of minutes at a time. Background: I have a 2019 16” Intel MacBook Pro which I use for Lightroom (with quite large HDR files) and GPU development...
  11. macduke

    First M3 Max Benchmark!

    https://browser.geekbench.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=mac15%2C9 Looks like they’ll be around 21,000 multicore and 3000 single core?
  12. M

    Best config for M3 Max?

    Hi Everyone, I was just wondering what the best configuration is for the M3 Max? I can see the base M3 Max has a liver speed memory bus but I was wondering if I should order the base 48GB Ram or if this needs increasing to support all the GPU’s and Core CPU’s? I hope someone can help?
  13. David1986H

    UK M3/M3 Pro/M3 Max 14"/16" MacBook Pro Orders and Despatched Thread

    Just ordered my 16/40, 48GB ram M3 Max 16" MBP custom built. Anyone else brought an M3 MBP? Feel free to post your specs, order status and we can try tracking the flights again :)
  14. Kronsteen

    M3-based Mac Studio GPU specs

    Hello everybody I’d appreciate hearing any thoughts you have on the likely spec of the M3-based Mac Studio. Background: I have a 2013 Mac Pro that I use for a couple of workloads implemented using OpenCL (as well as an Nvidia Jetson Orin developer kit on which I run CUDA-based versions). I am...
  15. L

    How Often Should You Upgrade Your Macbook Pro to Maximize Re-Sale Value and Out of Pocket Expenses? (M1 Max to M3 Max Worth It?)

    I'm considering selling my M1 Max to upgrade to the new M3 Max. What do you guys think is the OPTIMAL Macbook Pro upgrade schedule that maximizes re-sale value of your old mac and decreases out of pocket costs when buying a new Macbook? Do you feel it's most cost-effective to upgrade every...
  16. macduke

    Why Apple lost my sale on new MacBook Pros tonight

    That's essentially how my chat sales support went down this evening. What a pile of crap. Add this to other frustrations: 8 core, 11 core, 12 core, 14 core, or 16 core CPU? 10 core, 14 core, 18 core, 30 core, or 40 core GPU? 8GB, 16GB, 18GB, 24GB, 36GB, 48GB, 64GB, 96GB, or 128GB RAM? And you...
    • macduke
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    • 12 month financing apple store gift card m3 chip m3 max m3 pro macbook pro purchasing trade-in
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    Yearly Upgrades of M-series Chips

    Given the recent rumors on Apple releasing the M3 chip at the same time as M3 Pro and M3 Max, I believe this indicates that Apple is going to upgrade the M-series chips on a yearly basis from now on. Yearly upgrades may give Apple a continuum leading on benchmarks on any given quarter, as Intel...
  18. LeoI07

    A19 and M5 chips confirmed by Apple's servers?

    If you follow aaronp613's X/Twitter, as I'm sure MacRumors editors do, you may have seen this post from him that quotes a post from Orangera1n. Said post contains a screenshot of a list of numbers that supposedly confirms Apple is working on A-series chips up to the A19 and M-series chips up to...
  19. 5

    Should I upgrade to the new MacBook Pro?

    Hello macrumors community, I would need your input. About two years ago I bought a MacBook Air for university with a M1 Chip, 16Gb RAM and a 512Gb SSD. Now unfortunately I had a display damage which was not caused by me. So fortunately the insurance covers the damage and I am compensated for...
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