What should I go for MBP M1 Pro or M2 Pro, or be more patient and wait for M3 Pro

[supakuuuuuu]

Currently I am using MBP 13" 2019 touch-bar intel-chip and have been using for 3-4 years already. This boy really helped me with my heavy graphic design stuff since my university years until I graduated but now I am planning to switch to more high performance MBP with apple silicon chip. At first I was planning to go for M2 pro cause the more CPU and GPU when compare to M1 Pro but now after watching the recent episode of ZONEofTECH (

), where he was talking about the leak rumor of M3 pro coming next year.

What do you think? give some suggestions on this. Thank you very much🙏🏼

 

[arian71]

I think you are for a upgrade, but knowing Apple release new silicon chip every year with a 15-20% increase you are in good position to switch to apple silicon and the only one able to decide what you want..
M3 is just so far away

 

[ilikewhey]

if you can wait, then wait, m3 theoretically should be a pretty big jump, m1 - m2 was pretty mediacore since its the same cpu die size with both 5NM, however m3 will be on 3NM.

 

[Algus]

Normally I'm not a big fan of year over year upgrades but the difference between Intel and M-series is pretty huge.

Still if you have a working Macbook that is meeting your needs, you're in an ideal position to wait it out.

 

[supakuuuuuu]

I am not a big fan for year over year upgrade, especially now my MBP 13", after designing big file, it just get hot very fast and loud noise, also getting slower day-by-day but again I still very unsure that M3 chip is gonna come up in the beginning of 2024

 

[supakuuuuuu]

if you can wait, then wait, m3 theoretically should be a pretty big jump, m1 - m2 was pretty mediacore since its the same cpu die size with both 5NM, however m3 will be on 3NM.

I heard many tech people were saying M3 chip is gonna be the great option to go for but the question now is it coming out soon in the coming year? haha

 

[supakuuuuuu]

I think you are for a upgrade, but knowing Apple release new silicon chip every year with a 15-20% increase you are in good position to switch to apple silicon and the only one able to decide what you want..
M3 is just so far away

what do you mean by "M3 is just so far way"?

 

[ilikewhey]

I heard many tech people were saying M3 chip is gonna be the great option to go for but the question now is it coming out soon in the coming year? haha

unfortunately i don't believe so, the iphone is the first product to get any sort of die shrink, so you can expect iphone with 3nm before the mac gets it. i would guess q1 2024? if thats too long of a wait for you, the m1 and m2 are perfectly fine.

 

[TechGod]

what do you mean by "M3 is just so far way"?

AFAIK There was a year and a half gap between the M1 Pro and M2 Pro? We're only 6 months in so perhaps thats why they think its so far away?

 

[brerlappin]

If M3 were close, it would be in Vision Pro so likely it’ll be after that (unless there’s a surprise chip swap)