M3 MAX vs M4 Pro for Davinci Resolve 4K and Photoshop/Lightroom

[kaptainlu]

hello community,
I currently still have a MacBook Pro Late 2013 and would like to replace it with a newer model.
I mainly use the Mac to edit 4K videos with Davinci Resolve and to edit photos with Photoshop and Lightroom.
Now I'm not sure whether I should go for the Apple M3 Max chip, 36 GB RAM, 30-core GPU, 1 TB SSD or the Apple M4 Pro chip, 48 GB RAM, 20-core GPU, 1 TB SSD.
What would you recommend?

 

[Matck06]

I'm more in favor of the M3 max for the Gpu, which will be more useful, the 36gb ram is enough, and if you can find a second-hand M3 max 16/40 48gb, then there's no debate.

For example, I use lightroom's denoise function a lot on my M3 max, which uses all the GPU's power and only takes 12 seconds on average to create a dng with a raw from a sony A1 50MPX. on an M4 pro it will take longer, so I suggest you take a look at the “Art is right” youtube channel, which will give you some answers. they will soon be testing the M4 range and comparing it to the old apple silicon.

 

[hovscorpion12]

The M4 Pro [by leaked benchmark only] is more powerful than the M3 Max. My recommendation is to wait for the full benchmarks this weekend.

 

[Matck06]

Le M4 Pro [uniquement selon les résultats des tests] est plus puissant que le M3 Max. Je vous conseille d'attendre les tests complets de ce week-end.

Not at all on the test of the verge on a 4k export on premiere pro 1min18 for the m4 max and 1min30 M3 max the only thing where I see it faster the m4 pro and the M3 max it is the cpu is really minimal of minimal