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Apple M3

4 chips10 Macs

Figures by chip

Each figure is the one Apple’s Tech Specs page states for a Mac with that chip. Where Macs with the same chip state different figures, each is shown with the Macs that state it.

M3 5 Macs

CPU cores
812345
GPU cores
10MacBook Pro M3 (14-inch, Nov 2023)1 · iMac M3 (24-inch, 2023, Four ports)2 · MacBook Air M3 (15-inch, 2024)5
8iMac M3 (24-inch, 2023, Two ports)3 · MacBook Air M3 (13-inch, 2024)4
Neural Engine cores
1612345
Memory bandwidth
100 GB/s12345
Memory (maximum)
24GB12367
Media engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engineAV1 decodeMacBook Pro M3 (14-inch, Nov 2023)1
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engineAV1 decodeiMac M3 (24-inch, 2023, Four ports)2 · iMac M3 (24-inch, 2023, Two ports)3
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engineAV1 decode engineMacBook Air M3 (13-inch, 2024)4 · MacBook Air M3 (15-inch, 2024)5

M3 Pro 2 Macs

CPU cores
11MacBook Pro M3 Pro (14-inch, Nov 2023)8
12MacBook Pro M3 Pro (16-inch, Nov 2023)9
GPU cores
14MacBook Pro M3 Pro (14-inch, Nov 2023)8
18MacBook Pro M3 Pro (16-inch, Nov 2023)9
Neural Engine cores
1689
Memory bandwidth
150 GB/s89
Memory (maximum)
36GB1011
Media engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engineAV1 decode89

M3 Max 2 Macs

CPU cores
141213
GPU cores
301213
Neural Engine cores
161213
Memory bandwidth
300 GB/s1213
Memory (maximum)
128GB1213
Media engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginetwo video encode enginestwo ProRes encode and decode enginesAV1 decode1213

M3 Ultra 1 Mac

CPU cores
2814
GPU cores
6014
Neural Engine cores
3214
Memory bandwidth
819 GB/s14
Memory (maximum)
256GB15
Media engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWtwo video decode enginesfour video encode enginesfour ProRes encode and decode enginesAV1 decode14

Macs with M3 chips

Sources

  1. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, Nov 2023) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  2. Apple Support (UK) — iMac (24-inch, 2023, Four ports) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  3. Apple Support (UK) — iMac (24-inch, 2023, Two ports) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  4. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (13-inch, M3, 2024) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 14 Sep 2026

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  5. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (15-inch, M3, 2024) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 14 Sep 2026

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  6. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (13-inch, M3, 2024) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  7. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (15-inch, M3, 2024) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  8. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3 Pro or M3 Max, Nov 2023) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  9. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (16-inch, Nov 2023) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  10. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3 Pro or M3 Max, Nov 2023) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  11. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (16-inch, Nov 2023) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  12. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3 Pro or M3 Max, Nov 2023) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026

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  13. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (16-inch, Nov 2023) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026

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  14. Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2025) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026

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  15. Apple Support (UK) — Mac Studio (2025) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  16. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils new MacBook Pro featuring M3 chips · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026

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  17. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils new MacBook Pro featuring M3 chips · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  18. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple supercharges 24-inch iMac with new M3 chip · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  19. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils the new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air with the powerful M3 chip · Apple’s figure · read 14 Sep 2026

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  20. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils new Mac Studio, the most powerful Mac ever · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026

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