MacBook Pro 14 (M3 Pro, Late 2023) vs ASUS VivoBook Pro 15 (Late 2021)

MacBook Pro 14 (M3 Pro, Late 2023) $1,999
ASUS VivoBook Pro 15 (Late 2021) $1,100
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,100
CPU
M3 Pro (11C14G)
CPU
Ryzen 7 5800H
GPU
14-Core M3 Pro
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
Memory
18GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
512GB
Display
14.2" LCD IPS 3024×1964
Display
15.6" OLED 1920×1080
CPU Image
M3 Pro (11C14G)
11 Cores
11 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
CPU Image
Ryzen 7 5800H
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
M3 Pro (11C14G) vs Ryzen 7 5800H Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
14-Core M3 Pro
1792 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
2048 Shaders
1417MHz
4GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
5.01 TFLOPS FP32
10%
40 FPS 1080p
33%
5.8 TFLOPS FP32
12%
14-Core M3 Pro vs GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W Full Specs Comparison
18GB
LPDDR5-6400
16GB
DDR4-3200
64 Tabs
13%
56 Tabs
11%
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 4.6GB/s
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.5GB/s
954 min 4K Video
24%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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14.2"
LCD IPS
HDR
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15.6"
OLED
HDR
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Area
92.1 in² (594.2 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
104 in² (670.9 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
1,000 Nits
1,600 Nits Peak
Brightness
400 Nits
600 Nits Peak
Refresh Rate
120Hz
Variable
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60Hz
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Response Time
58ms GtG
Response Time
3ms GtG
Flicker
15000Hz
Flicker
60Hz
Resolution
3024×1964
5.9 Million Pixels
254 PPI
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
Mini-LED Backlight
2,010 Zones
1,000,000:1 Contrast
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1,000,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
10-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
100% DCI-P3
96% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 0.8 Avg
dE 1.3 Max
dE 1.10 Greyscale
2.24 Gamma
6700K
Accuracy
dE 2.0 Avg
dE 4.8 Max
dE 1.00 Greyscale
2.17 Gamma
6600K
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Number Pad
Scissor Switch
1.35mm
White Backlight
Number Pad
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Fingerprint
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.2
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x HDMI 2.1
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
Power
MagSafe 3
Power
DC 5.5x2.5mm
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External
External
70W
20.00V
3.50A
120W
19.00V
6.32A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
3.50A 20V (70W)
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Removable Cable
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DC 5.5x2.5mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
72.4Wh
6319mAh
11.46V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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63Wh
5426mAh
11.61V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 13.5 Hours
Up to 8.5 Hours
Charge Time
30 min 50%
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macOS 14 Sonoma
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Height
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
312.6 mm (12.3 in)
Depth
221.2 mm (8.7 in)
Volume
1.07 L
Height
19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Width
359.8 mm (14.2 in)
Depth
235.3 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.68 L
Weight
1.61 kg (3.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.82 kg (4 lb)
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Weight
1.65 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.09 kg (4.6 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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A2992
EMC 8407
Mac15,6
M3500QC-DB71
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