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MacBook Pro 16″ (M3 Max)
The MacBook Pro 16-inch (M3 Max, 2023) is a premium laptop designed for creative professionals and power users who demand top-tier performance. Here’s a video by MKBHD with more information.
Max Tech’s monster Mac Studio comparison: M2 Ultra vs. M3 Ultra vs. M4 Max
What if you got together some of the most expensive Macs ever released and tested all of then? Check out this video, just dropped a few days ago on YouTube where they reviewed 3 different Apple Mac Studios. They went with both un-binned (full versions) of the Mac Studios (see below). Brief Highlights Not surprisingly…
Apple M3 versus M4 Battle – Worth the upgrade?
If you have an M3, is it worth upgrading to the new M4? Everyone’s raving about it so let’s take a look if you need to spend your hard earned cash. Geekbench 6 Score Comparison: Apple M3 versus M4 Chips Apple’s M3 and M4 chip families include Base, Pro, and Max variants. Below is a…
Why the M2 Pro & M2 Max Are Still Excellent Used Macs in 2025
With Apple’s M4 family officially on the scene, prices for older M2 Pro and M2 Max machines have dipped—yet their real-world performance still holds strong. For many users still on Intel or M1 systems, these M2 chips represent one of the best values in the second-hand Mac market right now. Based on benchmark data from…
The M3 Pro: A Rare Misstep in Apple Silicon’s Performance Arc
TL;DR –The M3 had some solid generational improvements like hardware ray tracing but in terms of multi-core CPU and GPU, the M3 Pro variant’s overall performance is too similar to the previous M2 Pro. Jump down to the “The Bad & Ugly” section. The Apple M3 system-on-chip (SoC) family represents a significant evolution over its…
MacBook Pro 16″ (M4 Max)
The Apple MacBook Pro 16″ M4 Max, introduced in 2024, represents a significant leap in performance for Apple’s professional laptop line. It features the powerful M4 Max chip, which boasts up to a 16-core CPU with 12 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, and a 40-core GPU capable of hardware-accelerated ray tracing. This powerhouse laptop…
Mac Studio (M4 Max)
Indeed, the M4 Max Studio has proven to be a formidable machine, challenging the notion that the M3 Ultra is unequivocally Apple’s most powerful offering. While the M3 Ultra excels in certain areas, the M4 Max demonstrates superior performance in others, making it a compelling choice for many users. Furthermore, the M4 Max’s GPU has…
Mac Studio (M3 Ultra – Binned)
Apple’s recent unveiling of the Mac Studio featuring the M3 Ultra chip took many by surprise, especially given the simultaneous release of the M4 Max variant. The M4 Max Base model, equipped with the M4 Max chip, starts at $1,999 and offers robust performance with a 14-core CPU, 32-core GPU, and 36GB of unified memory.…
Apple GPUs – Performance by Generations
Apple’s transition to custom M-series chips has brought significant improvements in integrated GPU performance. This blog post compares GPU performance across Apple Silicon generations—from the original M1 through M1 Pro/Max/Ultra, M2 Pro/Max/Ultra, up to the latest M3 and M4 series—using Geekbench 6 Metal benchmark scores. We use the base M1 as a 100% performance baseline…
Apple SoC Energy Efficiency Overview
Performance scores above are our Normalized Combined Geekbench Scores that combine scores for single + multicore CPU and a normalized GPU Metal metrics into an overall indicator of Mac system performance. Apple Silicon SoC Power Draw Estimates This table summarizes estimated idle and peak SoC (chip-only) power draw values for Apple Silicon chips across all…