Mark Gurman said that the basic M3 chip with an 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU has not changed much compared to the M2, but it is a “good update” compared to the M1. The performance of the 2023 24-inch iMac is about 2 times that of the 2021 model.

▲ Source: Bloomberg

As for the M3 Pro, Mark Gurman said that the relevant chip only adds a pair of energy-efficient cores, but the number of GPU cores has not increased. Therefore, the performance of the M3 Pro is not much improved compared to the M2 Pro. In fact, the speed of the M3 Pro is not either It’s much faster than the M2 Pro, only 6%-14% ahead in Geekbench 6’s multi-core benchmark.

▲ Source: Bloomberg

However, it is found that Mark Gurman praised the M3 Max. Compared with the previous generation product, the M3 Max has the largest performance improvement. This high-end product equipped with a 16-core CPU is actually faster than the M2 Ultra and its 24-core CPU. .

▲ Source: Bloomberg

Mark Gurman believes that another aspect of Apple’s priority for the M3 Max is that the number of transistors in the M3 Max chip has increased to 92 billion, which is 37% more than the M2 Max, which is the largest gap among all M-series chipsets.

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In addition, comparing Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon X Elite processor, Apple M3 is about 10% higher than the 23W TDP version (294 FPS) and 9% lower than the 80W TDP version (356FPS).

Based on current data, foreign technology media NotebookCheck reasonably believes that the GPU performance of the M3 Pro should exceed that of the 80W version of the X Elite processor.

Attaches Apple’s official introduction to the M3 chip as follows:

The M3 chip carries 25 billion transistors – 5 billion more than the M2. The chip also features a 10-core graphics processor with next-generation architecture, delivering up to 65% faster graphics performance than M1, bringing lighting, shadows and reflections to life in games.

The M3 chip is equipped with an 8-core central processor, including 4 performance cores and 4 energy-efficiency cores. Compared with the M1, it can achieve up to 35% improvement in CPU performance. It also supports up to 24GB of unified memory.

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This is the first PC chip with 3nm process technology, realizing the most significant graphic processor architecture leap in the history of Apple chips.

According to Apple, the M3 series of chips can render up to 2.5 times faster than the M1 series, the CPU is equipped with high-performance cores and high-efficiency cores that are 30% and 50% faster than the corresponding cores in the M1, and the neural network engine is also 60% faster than that on the M1 series of chips.

The iMac 2023 with the M3 chip has appeared on Geekbench. The iMac features a 4.05 GHz base M3 chip with 16GB of RAM, runs macOS 14.1, and scores a maximum of 3076 points in single-core and 11863 points in multi-core.

For comparison, the highest single-core Mac score included in Geekbench so far is 2,803 (M2 Max) for the Mac Studio (2023), and 21,316 (M2 Ultra) for multi-core.

According to Apple’s official information, the M3 is equipped with an 8-core CPU and 8/10-core GPU, which is up to 20% faster than the M2. In addition, the M3 family of chips supports a variety of codecs, such as H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW, and AV1.

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It is found that this entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro equipped with M3, compared with the model equipped with M3 Pro / Max, has castrated the USB-C Thunderbolt 4 interface on the right side and only has two USB-C ports on the left Thunderbolt 4 interface.

▲ Entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro equipped with M3 standard version

▲ MacBook Pro equipped with M3 Pro/Max

In addition, the battery of the 14-inch entry-level M3 model is 70Wh, which is smaller than the 72.4Wh of the 14-inch M3 Pro / M3 Max model.

It was previously reported that Apple officially removed the 13-inch MacBook Pro with TouchID after this conference, and this 14-inch MacBook Pro equipped with the M3 standard version is positioned to replace the former. Apple has It’s not surprising that this machine uses a lot of polish on the original 14-inch MacBook Pro.

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Design-wise, the new iMac looks pretty much the same as its predecessor. Apple made some small tweaks, but nothing major. The new iMac offers 7 colorful looks: green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue, and silver. It also provides new wallpapers with the same series of colors and novel designs, which are only 11.5 mm thick.

The display is also the same as before, with the new iMac featuring a 24-inch 11.3-megapixel 4.5K Retina display that supports P3 wide color gamut, more than 1 billion colors, and 500 nits of brightness.

The biggest highlight is the M3 chip, while the iMac hasn’t been updated since 2021, when it was equipped with an M1 chip. The M3 chip integrates an 8-core central processor and up to 10-core graphics processor, which is up to 2 times faster than the previous generation products equipped with the M1 chip. Relying on the next-generation graphics processor of the M3 chip, iMac supports hardware-accelerated mesh shading and ray tracing, which can provide more accurate lighting, reflection and shadow effects for an extremely realistic gaming experience. And with the 16-core Neural Engine and the latest media processing engine, iMac also delivers blazing-fast machine learning and video performance.

The new iMac supports high-speed Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3, with download speeds up to 2 times higher than the previous generation, and can be connected to the latest Bluetooth accessories; it is also equipped with up to 4 USB-C ports, including 2 that support ultra-high speed Thunderbolt ports for data transmission, some models support Gigabit Ethernet access standards, and displays with a maximum configuration of 6K.

The new iMac features a 1080p FaceTime camera and studio-grade microphones, and the six-speaker system supports spatial audio.

The new iMac is equipped with keyboard, mouse, and trackpad in the same series colors; the optional Magic Keyboard 4 supports Touch ID, and also supports Quick User Switching based on Touch ID.

It is learned from the official website that the new 24-inch iMac will be available for order at 9 a.m. on November 1 and will be released on November 7. It will provide 8GB of unified memory and 256GB/512GB solid-state drive, priced from 10,999 RMB.

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According to officials, the new generation of graphics processors equipped with the M3 series chips has achieved the largest leap in graphics processor architecture in the history of Apple chips. This graphics processor is not only faster and more energy-efficient, it also introduces a new technology – dynamic caching, and brings new rendering features such as hardware-accelerated ray tracing and mesh shading for the first time on Mac. Rendering speed is up to 2.5 times faster than M1 series chips. The CPU’s high-performance cores and energy-efficient cores are 30% and 50% faster than the corresponding cores in M1, respectively, and the neural network engine is 60% faster than those on M1 series chips.

M3 is equipped with an 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, and 24GB of unified memory, and is up to 20% faster than M2; M3 Pro is equipped with a 12-core CPU, 18-core GPU, and 36GB of unified memory, and is up to 10% faster than M2 Pro; M3 Max is equipped with 16 Core CPU, 40-core GPU, 128GB unified memory, up to 20% faster than M2 Max.

According to Apple, the new generation of graphics processors in the M3 series of chips has achieved the largest graphics processor architectural leap in the history of Apple chips. Unlike traditional graphics processors, it has dynamic caching, so the use of local memory in the hardware can be allocated in real time. With the support of dynamic caching function, the memory consumption of each task accurately meets the needs. This industry-first technology is transparent to developers and provides the foundation for a new graphics processor architecture. It significantly improves the average utilization of the graphics processor, thereby significantly improving the performance of more demanding professional-level apps and games.

Powered by M3 series chips, hardware-accelerated ray tracing comes to Mac for the first time. Ray tracing technology simulates the behavior of light in a scene, helping apps create lifelike, realistic images. With the addition of this feature and the new graphics processor architecture, professional apps can run up to 2.5 times faster than M1 series chips. In addition, the new graphics processor also brings hardware-accelerated mesh shading to Mac, achieving a dual improvement in graphics processing capabilities and energy efficiency. It can also support games and apps that require high graphics processing to present scenes with more complex visual effects. According to officials, the M3 graphics processor can achieve performance comparable to M1 with half the power consumption, and can achieve up to 65% performance improvement at peak power consumption.

All chips in the M3 family feature Apple’s signature unified memory architecture. This results in high bandwidth, low latency, and unparalleled energy efficiency. In addition, the M3 chip supports memory capacities of up to 128GB, making possible workflows that were previously impossible to handle on a laptop, such as AI developers who can now run larger Transformer models with billions of parameters.

M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max chips also introduce an enhanced neural network engine for accelerating powerful machine learning (ML) models. The new neural network engine delivers up to 60% speed improvements compared to M1 series chips, further accelerating AI/ML workflows while keeping data on-device to protect user privacy.

It is noted that M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max also support multiple codecs, such as H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW, and AV1.

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As users have expected, the three chips M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max are all produced using the 3nm process. Apple will launch a 24-inch iMac equipped with the M3 chip and a 14/16-inch MacBook Pro equipped with the M3 Pro and M3 Max.

Based on Mark Gurman’s revelations, the configurations of the three M3 chips as follows:

In addition, it is reported that when Apple releases the M3 series chips, it will also announce 36GB and 48GB unified memory versions.

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There is currently controversy over the release date of MacBook products with M3 chips. Some sources believe Apple will release it this year, while others believe it will be postponed to 2024.

The research department of DigiTimes has estimated the global laptop market in the next five years from 2023 to 2028, believing that the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) will be 3%. Laptop shipments will grow 4.7% next year, ending a 2-year streak of declines, driven by easing inflation and new product launches.

The part of it is as follows:

 The share of Arm laptops will decline in 2023. This is because most of Apple’s Laptop product lines use Arm-based CPUs and Apple’s shipments have dropped significantly this year. The American brand manufacturer plans to switch to CPUs built on TSMC’s 3nm node in 2024 for performance upgrades.

Mark Gurman believes that Apple may directly announce the launch of new Mac products through a press release in October, rather than holding a grand launch event like the iPhone; while Ming-Chi Kuo believes that Apple is unlikely to release a MacBook Air/Pro equipped with an M3 chip this year model.

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According to Mark Gurman newsletter, briefly combed through the Mark Gurman on Apple’s 2024 development plan prediction:
Vision Pro headset:

Although it will not generate much revenue in the short term, this headset will help attract consumers to Apple’s retail stores and promote sales of other related products.

Apple Watch 10th Anniversary Products:

Apple expects to launch an “X” series of products, a redesigned Apple Watch, and a number of health features, including blood pressure testing, next year or in 2025. Apple is also developing an AI-based health coaching service.

Upgrading tablets:

Apple will upgrade the 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pros with new OLED panels. Apple will also be upgrading the new Wonder Keyboard for the iPad Pro with a metal top case to match its laptops.

Processors:

Apple will update the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and other Mac devices with the M3 series chips, Apple’s first 3nm chips.

iPhone Expands Screen Size:

Apple plans to expand the screen size of its iPhone Pro models next year, further pushing users to upgrade.

Artificial Intelligence:

Apple is entering the generative AI race in 2024, with an internal tool called “Apple GPT” and a large language model called Ajax being developed internally.

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Later, another Apple whistleblower, Vadim Yuryev, retweeted Gurman’s tweet with the following addition: “Is there a most important detail that was overlooked? M3 Max is equipped with 48GB of memory, which means that the base version The M3 will have 12GB of RAM for the first time, never 8GB again! Any ideas?”

Note: For reference, starting from the M1 Max, the number of GPU cores and supported memory capacity of Apple’s M-series Max chips are usually 4 times that of the basic version of the M chip. For example, the M1 chip supports 8/16GB of memory, the M1 Max chip supports 32/64GB of memory; the M2 chip supports 8/16/24GB of memory, and the M2 Max chip supports 32/64/96GB of memory.

According to the calculation that the memory supported by the M-series Max chip is four times that of the basic M-series chip, this means that Apple’s Mac series models equipped with M3 processors are expected to add 12GB of memory, or directly replace the previous entry-level 8GB of memory. Mac models currently on sale with the base M2 chip have a minimum memory capacity of 8GB and cannot be manually replaced by yourself.

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