MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro)
Speed
CPU
up to 1.3× faster
than the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro), the model Apple compared it with
MacBook Pro (M3 family) announcement, October 2023The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro) is mixed 1.5× faster, by 2 of Apple’s claims.
GPU
up to 1.4× faster
than the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro), the model Apple compared it with
MacBook Pro (M3 family) announcement, October 2023The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro) is mixed 1.3× faster, by 3 of Apple’s claims.
Against other Apple devices
- MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro)
The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro) is up to 1.3× faster than your MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro) in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.
The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro) is mixed 1.9× slower than the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Pro) in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.
The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro) is mixed 1.7× faster than the iPhone Duo in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.
The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro) is mixed 1.1× faster than the iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.
The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro) is mixed 1.1× faster than the MacBook Air (M5) in CPU speed, by Apple’s figures.
Apple’s claims
11 of Apple’s claims name the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro); 3 enter the chain.
up to 40% overall performance
MacBook Pro (M3 family) announcement, October 2023“For users with more demanding workflows like coders, creatives, and researchers, MacBook Pro with M3 Pro provides even greater performance, supports more unified memory, and is now up to 40 percent faster than the 16‑inch model with M1 Pro.”
up to 40% GPU
MacBook Pro (M3 family) announcement, October 2023“The GPU is up to 40 percent faster than M1 Pro.”
- In the chain ×1.4 GPU
up to 30% CPU single-core
MacBook Pro (M3 family) announcement, October 2023“The 12-core CPU design has six performance cores and six efficiency cores, offering single-threaded performance that is up to 30 percent faster than M1 Pro.”
- In the chain ×1.3 CPU
up to 3× filter and function performance in Adobe Photoshopup to 40% filter and function performance in Adobe Photoshop
MacBook Pro (M3 family) announcement, October 2023“Filter and function performance in Adobe Photoshop is up to 3x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro, and up to 40 percent faster than the 16‑inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
up to 20× basecalling for DNA sequencing in Oxford Nanopore MinKNOWup to 36% basecalling for DNA sequencing in Oxford Nanopore MinKNOW
MacBook Pro (M3 family) announcement, October 2023“Basecalling for DNA sequencing in Oxford Nanopore MinKNOW is up to 20x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro, and up to 36 percent faster than the 16‑inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
up to 1.7× text-based editing in Adobe Premiere Proup to 30% text-based editing in Adobe Premiere Pro
MacBook Pro (M3 family) announcement, October 2023“Text-based editing in Adobe Premiere Pro is up to 1.7x faster than the 16-inch Intel-based MacBook Pro, and up to 30 percent faster than the 16‑inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
75% memory bandwidth
MacBook Pro (M4 family) announcement, October 2024“M4 Pro supports up to 64GB of fast unified memory and 273GB/s of memory bandwidth, which is a massive 75 percent increase over M3 Pro and 2x the bandwidth of any AI PC chip.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
75% memory bandwidth
MacBook Pro (M4 family) announcement, October 2024“With M4 Pro, the new MacBook Pro gets a massive 75 percent increase in memory bandwidth over the prior generation — double that of any AI PC chip.”
- Left out: not a CPU, GPU or Neural Engine figure
MacBook Pro (Pro chip) CPU, by generation
| Device | × previous | vs your MacBook Pro |
|---|---|---|
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro) | First in this line | 1× |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro) | up to ×1.2 | up to 1.2× faster |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro) | mixed ×1.08via 2 claims | up to 1.3× faster |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro) | mixed ×1.5via 2 claims | up to 1.9× faster |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Pro) | up to ×1.3 | up to 2.5× faster |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch with PROLED XDR Display (M5 Pro) | Same M5 Pro as the row above |
Battery, Neural Engine and price
MacBook Pro (Pro chip)
Hours from Apple’s tech specs for each model, retrieved 31 October 2026.
Battery table
| Device | Launched | Test | Hours | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacBook Pro (Pro chip) | ||||
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro)Apple TV app movie playbackOctober 2021 | October 2021 | Apple TV app movie playback | up to 17 hours | Apple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro)wireless webOctober 2021 | October 2021 | wireless web | up to 11 hours | Apple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M1 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro)Apple TV app movie playbackJanuary 2023 | January 2023 | Apple TV app movie playback | up to 18 hours | Apple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro)wireless webJanuary 2023 | January 2023 | wireless web | up to 12 hours | Apple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M2 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro)Apple TV app movie playbackNovember 2023 | November 2023 | Apple TV app movie playback | up to 18 hours | Apple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro)wireless webNovember 2023 | November 2023 | wireless web | up to 12 hours | Apple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro)wireless webNovember 2024 | November 2024 | wireless web | up to 14 hours | Apple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro)video streamingNovember 2024 | November 2024 | video streaming | up to 22 hours | Apple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Pro)wireless webMarch 2026 | March 2026 | wireless web | up to 14 hours | Apple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Pro)video streamingMarch 2026 | March 2026 | video streaming | up to 22 hours | Apple tech specs for the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch with PROLED XDR Display (M5 Pro)wireless webNovember 2026 | November 2026 | wireless web | up to 14 hours | Apple product page for the MacBook Pro 14-inch with PROLED XDR Display (M5 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch with PROLED XDR Display (M5 Pro)video streamingNovember 2026 | November 2026 | video streaming | up to 22 hours | Apple product page for the MacBook Pro 14-inch with PROLED XDR Display (M5 Pro)retrieved 31 October 2026 |
- Apple TV app movie playbackup to 18 hoursApple tech specs for Apple TV app movie playback, retrieved 31 October 2026
- wireless webup to 12 hoursApple tech specs for wireless web, retrieved 31 October 2026
- Launch price, USfrom $1,999, 11-core CPU, 14-core GPUApple Newsroom for Launch price, US, retrieved 1 November 2026
Apple published no Neural Engine figure for this MacBook Pro.