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Testing conducted by Apple in September and October 2023 using preproduction 14-inch MacBookPro systems with AppleM3Max, 16-core CPU, 40-core GPU, and 128GB of RAM, production 14-inch MacBookPro systems with AppleM2Max, 12-core CPU, 38-core GPU, and 96GB of RAM, and production 14-inch MacBookPro systems with AppleM1Max, 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU, and 64GB of RAM, all configured with 8TB SSD. DaVinci Resolve Studio 18.6 tested using a 28-second project with Apple ProRes 4444 XQ UHD media and spatial noise reduction effect applied, on systems that supported the workload. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBookPro. Text-based editing in Adobe Premiere Pro is up to 1.7x faster than the 16-inch Intel-based MacBook Pro, 5 and up to 30 percent faster than the 16‑inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro. 4 Testing conducted by Apple in September and October 2023 using pre‑production 14‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M3 Pro, 12‑core CPU, 18‑core GPU, 36GB of RAM and 4TB SSD, production 14‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M2 Pro, 12‑core CPU, 19‑core GPU, 32GB of RAM and 8TB SSD, production 14‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M1 Pro, 10‑core CPU, 16‑core GPU, 32GB of RAM and 8TB SSD, and production 2.3GHz quad‑core Intel Core i7–based 13‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Intel Iris Plus Graphics, 32GB of RAM and 4TB SSD. Redshift v3.5.18 tested using a 29.2MB scene utilising hardware‑accelerated ray tracing on M3‑based systems, and software‑based ray tracing on all other units. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro. Testing conducted by Apple in September and October 2023 using pre‑production 14‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M3 Pro, 12‑core CPU, 18‑core GPU, 36GB of RAM and 4TB SSD, production 14‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M2 Pro, 12‑core CPU, 19‑core GPU, 32GB of RAM and 8TB SSD, production 14‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M1 Pro, 10‑core CPU, 16‑core GPU, 32GB of RAM and 8TB SSD, and production 2.3GHz quad‑core Intel Core i7–based 13‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Intel Iris Plus Graphics, 32GB of RAM and 4TB SSD. Adobe Photoshop 25.0.0 tested using the following filters and functions: colour range, minimum, maximum, rotate image arbitrary and content-aware fill. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro. Basecalling for DNA sequencing in Oxford Nanopore MinKNOW is up to 20x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro, 5 and up to 36 percent faster than the 16‑inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro. 4

Max Magic by Stephen Mulhern, Tom Easton | Waterstones

Testing conducted by Apple in September and October 2023 using preproduction 14-inch MacBookPro systems with AppleM3Pro, 12-core CPU, 18-core GPU, 36GB of RAM, and 4TB SSD, production 14-inch MacBookPro systems with AppleM2Pro, 12-core CPU, 19-core GPU, and 32GB of RAM, production 14-inch MacBookPro systems with AppleM1Pro, 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, and 32GB of RAM, both configured with 8TB SSD, and production 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7-based 13-inch MacBookPro systems with Intel Iris Plus Graphics, 32GB of RAM, and 4TB SSD. Redshift v3.5.18 tested using a 29.2MB scene utilizing hardware-accelerated ray tracing on M3-based systems, and software-based ray tracing on all other units. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBookPro. Testing conducted by Apple in September and October 2023 using preproduction 16-inch MacBookPro systems with AppleM3Pro, 12-core CPU, 18-core GPU, 36GB of RAM, and 4TB SSD, as well as production 16-inch MacBookPro systems with AppleM2Pro, 12-core CPU, 19-core GPU, and 32GB of RAM, production 16-inch MacBookPro systems with AppleM1Pro, 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, and 32GB of RAM, and production 2.4GHz 8-core Intel Core i9-based 16-inch MacBookPro systems with Radeon Pro 5600M graphics with 8GB of HBM2, and 64GB of RAM, all configured with 8TB SSD. Tested with MATLAB and Simulink R2023b v23.2.0 and Parallel Computing Toolbox using a vehicle dynamics model. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBookPro. Testing conducted by Apple in September and October 2023 using preproduction 16-inch MacBookPro systems with Apple M3 Max, 16-core CPU, 40-core GPU, 128GB of RAM, and production 2.4GHz 8-core Intel Core i9-based 16-inch MacBookPro systems with Radeon Pro 5600M graphics with 8GB of HBM2, and 64GB of RAM, all configured with 8TB SSD. FinalCutPro 10.6.9 tested using a 5-minute clip with 4K Apple ProRes 4444 media, at 3840x2160 resolution and 23.98 frames per second, transcoded to Apple ProRes 422. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBookPro. Testing conducted by Apple in September and October 2023 using pre‑production 14‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M3 Pro, 12‑core CPU, 18‑core GPU, 36GB of RAM and 4TB SSD, production 14‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M2 Pro, 12‑core CPU, 19‑core GPU, 32GB of RAM and 8TB SSD, production 14‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M1 Pro, 10‑core CPU, 16‑core GPU, 32GB of RAM and 8TB SSD, and production 2.3GHz quad‑core Intel Core i7–based 13‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Intel Iris Plus Graphics, 32GB of RAM and 4TB SSD. Tested with a 258MB study size using pre‑release Horos MD. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro. Testing conducted by Apple in September and October 2023 using preproduction 14-inch MacBookPro systems with AppleM3Pro, 12-core CPU, 18-core GPU, 36GB of RAM, and 4TB SSD, production 14-inch MacBookPro systems with AppleM2Pro, 12-core CPU, 19-core GPU, 32GB of RAM, and 8TB SSD, production 14-inch MacBookPro systems with AppleM1Pro, 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 32GB of RAM, and 8TB SSD, and production 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7-based 13-inch MacBookPro systems with Intel Iris Plus Graphics, 32GB of RAM, and 4TB SSD. Tested with a 258MB study size using prerelease Horos MD. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBookPro.Testing conducted by Apple in September and October 2023 using pre‑production 16‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M3 Max, 16‑core CPU, 40‑core GPU and 128GB of RAM, production 16‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M2 Max, 12‑core CPU, 38‑core GPU and 96GB of RAM, production 16‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M1 Max, 10‑core CPU, 32‑core GPU and 64GB of RAM, and production 2.4GHz 8‑core Intel Core i9–based 16‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Radeon Pro 5600M graphics with 8GB of HBM2 and 64GB of RAM, all configured with 8TB SSD. Tested with MATLAB and Simulink R2023b v23.2.0 and Parallel Computing Toolbox using a vehicle dynamics model. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro.

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Testing conducted by Apple in September and October 2023 using pre‑production 16‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M3 Pro, 12‑core CPU, 18‑core GPU, 36GB of RAM and 4TB SSD, as well as production 16‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M2 Pro, 12‑core CPU, 19‑core GPU and 32GB of RAM, production 16‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M1 Pro, 10‑core CPU, 16‑core GPU and 32GB of RAM, and production 2.4GHz 8‑core Intel Core i9–based 16‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Radeon Pro 5600M graphics with 8GB of HBM2 and 64GB of RAM, all configured with 8TB SSD. Tested with a 258MB study size using pre‑release Horos MD. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro. Apple unveils the new MacBook Pro featuring the M3 family of chips, making the world’s best pro laptop even better Results are compared to previous-generation 2.4GHz 8-core Intel Core i9-based 16‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Radeon Pro 5600M graphics with 8GB of HBM2, 64GB of RAM, and 8TB SSD. Testing conducted by Apple in September and October 2023 using pre-production 16-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M3 Max, 16-core CPU, 40-core GPU and 128GB of RAM, and production 2.4GHz 8-core Intel Core i9–based 16-inch MacBook Pro systems with Radeon Pro 5600M graphics with 8GB of HBM2 and 64GB of RAM, all configured with 8TB SSD. Final Cut Pro 10.6.9 tested using a 5-minute clip with 4K Apple ProRes 4444 media, at 3840x2160 resolution and 23.98 frames per second, transcoded to Apple ProRes 422. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro.

George Miller on the set of Mad Max: Fury Road with crew and cast members including Nicholas Hoult and Tom Hardy. Photograph: Alamy