MacBook Pro 14" (M3) vs MacBook Air 13" (M2)

MacBook Pro 14" (M3) $1,599

MacBook Air 13" (M2) $1,199

Base Price $1,599	Base Price $1,199
CPU M3 8C10G	CPU M2 8C8G-FL
GPU 10-Core M3	GPU 8-Core M2-FL
Memory 8GB	Memory 8GB
Storage 512GB	Storage 256GB
Display 14.2" LCD IPS 3024x1964 -	Display 13.6" LCD IPS 2560x1664 -

Tech Specs

CPU


M3 8C10G 8 Cores 8 Threads 4.05GHz Clock	M2 8C8G-FL 8 Cores 8 Threads 3.49GHz Clock
GB6S 3,140 83% GB6M 11,890 50%	GB6S 2,500 66% GB6M 9,525 40%

GPU


10-Core M3 1280 Shaders Shared Memory 1398MHz	8-Core M2-FL 1024 Shaders Shared Memory 1398MHz
N/A 0% FP32 3.58 TFLOPS 7%	1080p 23 FPS 19% FP32 2.86 TFLOPS 6%

Memory


8GB LPDDR5-6400	8GB LPDDR5-6400
24 Tabs 5%	24 Tabs 5%

Storage


512GB Soldered PCIe 4.0 x4 Up to 4.6GB/s Read	256GB Soldered PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 1.4GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video 24%	442 min 4K Video 11%

Optical Drive


No Optical Drive	No Optical Drive
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Display


14.2" LCD IPS -	13.6" LCD IPS -
1,000 Nits 1,600 Nits Peak	500 Nits -
120Hz Variable	60Hz -
3024x1964 5.9 Million Pixels 254 PPI	2560x1664 4.3 Million Pixels 225 PPI
Mini-LED Backlight 2,010 Zones 1,000,000:1 Contrast	LED Backlight - 1,700:1 Contrast
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Keyboard

78 Keys

Scissor Switch

1.00mm

White Backlight

78 Keys

Scissor Switch

White Backlight

Mouse

Force Touch Trackpad

Glass Surface

Force Touch Trackpad

Glass Surface

Controller

Not Included

Stylus

Not Included

Biometrics

Fingerprint

Speakers

Microphones

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 2400Mbps	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3	Bluetooth 5.3

Sensors

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Chipset

Integrated Chipset

Ports


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Audio 1x Audio Jack -	Audio 1x Audio Jack -
Card 1x SDXC Card UHS-II -	- - -
Power MagSafe 3	Power MagSafe 3
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Power Supply


External	External

Charger


70W 20.00V 3.50A	30W 20.00V 1.50A
USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) - 3.00A 15V (45W) 3.50A 20V (70W) - - -	USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) - 2.00A 15V (30W) 1.50A 20V (30W) - - -
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Battery

70Wh 6110mAh 11.46V Lithium-Ion Polymer -	52.6Wh 4614mAh 11.40V Lithium-Ion Polymer -
Up to 13.5 Hours	Up to 16 Hours
Charge Time Up to 50% in 30 min - - -	Charge Time Up to 50% in 30 min - Up to 80% in 50 min Up to 100% in 90 min

Operating System

macOS 14 Sonoma	macOS 12 Monterey

Enclosure


Build Material Aluminum - -	Build Material Aluminum - -
Cooler 2x Fans - -	- - - -
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- - Display Side Boarder Size 3.5mm	- - Display Side Boarder Size 3.5mm
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 11.3 mm (0.4 in) Width 304.1 mm (12 in) Depth 215 mm (8.5 in) Volume 0.74 L
Weight 1.55 kg (3.4 lb) Weight + Charger 1.76 kg (3.9 lb) - -	Weight 1.24 kg (2.7 lb) Weight + Charger 1.34 kg (3 lb) - -

Upgradability

CPU Not Upgradable	CPU Not Upgradable
GPU Not Upgradable	GPU Not Upgradable
Memory Not Upgradable	Memory Not Upgradable
Storage Not Upgradable	Storage Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi Not Upgradable	Wi-Fi Not Upgradable
Motherboard Not Upgradable	Motherboard Not Upgradable
Power Supply Upgradable	Power Supply Upgradable
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