Apple's three M3 series chip configurations exposed: all use 3nm process

Apple's new generation M3 series will debut as soon as this year. The first M3 chip is expected to be equipped on the 13-inch MacBook Pro and redesigned MacBook Air, while the more powerful M3 Pro and M3 Max are planned to be launched next year.

According to Wccftech, we now know more about the configurations of these three M3 series SoCs. The number of CPU and GPU cores of the M3 and M3 Pro remains the same as the existing M2 and M2 Pro. The M3 Max will increase the number of cores to provide stronger multi-threaded performance, and all M3 series chips will use TSMC (TSMC) 3nm process manufacturing.

M3 and M2 also have up to 8 cores, 4 performance cores and 4 energy efficiency cores respectively, as well as up to 10 core GPUs, and support a maximum of 24GB of unified memory. As iterative products, there should be significant improvements; Apple may not It will increase the number of CPU cores of M3 Pro and maintain the scale of M2 Pro. The CPU part will be equipped with 12 cores, including 8 performance cores and 4 energy efficiency cores, and the GPU part will have 18 cores. It is rumored that the larger 14.1-inch iPad Pro This chip will also be used; M3 Max can have up to 14-core CPU and 40-core GPU, both of which are higher than M2 Max (CPU 12 core + GPU 38 core). It is expected to appear in mid-2024, and will be first installed on 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.

In general, the difference in the number of CPU and GPU cores between the M3 series and the M2 series SoC is not obvious. However, due to the introduction of TSMC's latest manufacturing process, the actual performance is expected to be greater than expected.