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Comparing Apple M3 Pro (18-Core) vs. M2 Max

Below you can compare the latest GPU-s across multiple benchmarks. Explore detailed graphs, performance scores, and rankings to quickly find the model that best suits your workflow and creative needs.

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Verdict

The Apple M3 Pro (18-Core) is 1% faster than the Apple M2 Max

Averaged over 3 rendering benchmarks, the Apple M3 Pro (18-Core) leads in 2 of them. The biggest gap is in Blender, where the Apple M3 Pro (18-Core) scores 10% higher.

208* · Apple M3 Pro (18-Core)
205* · Apple M2 Max
5,961 · Apple M3 Pro (18-Core)
5,851 · Apple M2 Max
913 · Apple M3 Pro (18-Core)
993 · Apple M2 Max
1,952 · Apple M3 Pro (18-Core)
1,767 · Apple M2 Max

Scores marked with * are estimated from the other benchmarks we have for that device.

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Price and value

Apple M3 Pro (18-Core) No reliable price in United States Fewer than five shops list it new.
Apple M2 Max No reliable price in United States Fewer than five shops list it new.

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frames at min per frame on the Apple M3 Pro (18-Core)
Apple M3 Pro (18-Core)
20 h 50 min
Apple M2 Max
19 h 9 min
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3 min 383× faster
Sapphire 6 min €15.83
Emerald 4 min €25.32
Diamond 3 min €47.48

Estimated with our live price calculator for 250 frames. Local times scale with V-Ray benchmark scores; farm times assume enough free nodes. From €15.83 on Sapphire.

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Ranking by benchmarks

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Methodology

Our data above is compiled from multiple sources:

  • Our own benchmarks: We conduct extensive testing with the GPU and CPU models we use on the farm. Over the past 10 years we have tested over 1,000 GPUs and 500 CPUs.

  • Model scores: Once we have two or more benchmarks for a device we can perform some machine learning computations to estimate a realistic score in any of the other benchmarks we list. These are always marked with an asterisk (*), and while usually accurate shouldn't be taken as the complete truth.

  • Public benchmark data: We may supplement our dataset with scores from public OctaneBench, V-Ray Benchmark and Blender Benchmark websites. We cannot test every device available ourselves, so this gives us a nice alternative to get You the results you are looking for.

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