18-Core M3 Pro vs 16-Core M2 Pro

18-Core M3 Pro
16-Core M2 Pro
2304 Shaders
Shared Memory
1398MHz
2048 Shaders
Shared Memory
1398MHz
FP32
6.44 TFLOPS
FP32
5.73 TFLOPS
FP16
6.44 TFLOPS
FP16
5.73 TFLOPS
Form Factor
iGPU
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Form Factor
iGPU
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TDP
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TDP
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GB5 OpenCL 52,450
17%
GB5 OpenCL 43,760
14%
GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA - N/A
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GB5 Metal 54,850
30%
GB5 Metal 46,865
26%
GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 - N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 - N/A
0%
OCT Metal - N/A
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OCT Metal - N/A
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Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Chip Designer
Apple
Chip Designer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Gen 6
Architecture
Apple Gen 5
Family
M Series
Family
M Series
Codename
G16S
M3 Pro
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Codename
G14S
M2 Pro
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Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
10/30/2023
Release Date
1/17/2023
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Form
iGPU
Form
iGPU
Shading Units
2304 Shaders
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Shading Units
2048 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
144 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
128 TMUs
Render Output Units
72 ROPs
Render Output Units
64 ROPs
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Execution Units
288 EUs
Execution Units
256 EUs
Graphics Processing Clusters
18 GPCs
Graphics Processing Clusters
16 GPCs
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1398MHz
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1398MHz
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FP16
6.44 TFLOPS
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FP16
5.73 TFLOPS
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FP32
6.44 TFLOPS
FP32
5.73 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
100.656 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
89.472 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
201.312 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
178.944 GTexel/s
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L1
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Unknown
L1
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L2
Unknown
L2
Unknown
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Shared Memory
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Shared Memory
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TDP
Shared
TDP
Shared
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No Ports
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No Ports
Max Resolution
6016x3384
Max Resolution
6016x3384
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
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Variable Refresh Rate
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Multi Monitor Support
2
Multi Monitor Support
2
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Model
Apple Media Engine 3
Model
Apple Media Engine 2
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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ProRes
ProRes Raw
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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ProRes
ProRes Raw
Model
Apple Media Engine 3
Model
Apple Media Engine 2
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
ProRes
ProRes Raw
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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ProRes Raw
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Not a Card
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Not a Card
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Change Results