16'' M3 Pro MacBook - Not As Good As I HOPED for Video Editing 

I had to know if the Max was as good as it seems so I bought it and will return one of them! I dropped my m3 pro vs m3 max video here - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eaNBAqprWKE.html Also, not sure why at 0:48 the layer doesn't have the color grade on it... How frustrating! I definitely had it on as you can see it later in the Windows version. Ah well.

If you need to be plugged in for max performance, why even use a laptop? Just get a desktop for the best performance. The whole point of the Macs is performance unplugged for a truly mobile workstation.

Yes definitely will wait for your test with that M3 Max!

I've really been enjoying your videos. I found your channel doing research on the new M3 pros. Its time for me to upgrade my 2014 Macbook Pro with 8 gigs of ram and 128gb SSD. Its been a solid machine for the last 8 years but drastically slowed down after the last software update, making it difficult to edit even basic videos in iMovie after previously having no issues. At any rate the new Macs and amount of choices with incremental pricing between choices makes it difficult to pick, as the next better one is always just a few hundred dollars more. Apple also made it more difficult by changing up the amount of performance cores and e-cores as well as memory bandwidth vs the last models of the m1 and m2 pro. I too am canadian living in BC following along on your roller coaster ride. Your videos are much more helpful and relatable then the big tech channels testing the fully speced out Max models that are unrealistic for most people. I enjoyed the video editing samples with effects that you tried pushing the machines with. (nice dance moves btw LOL) My editing has all been basic 1080p mostly because of my old macbooks limitations. That being said just like you, I want to be able to do anything I throw at it in the future, and up my video editing. Especially for that amount of money. I was rooting that you would keep the m3 pro because that was the model I was hoping to get. I saw the difference the Max makes in your videos so then I started looking at those but dang the price. Especially here in Canada. So I decided to try out the Apple refurbished and saw that I could get the 16" M2 max with 12 core cpu / 38 core gpu / 32gig memory /1Tb SSd for $3800 cdn. or $4200 after tax, still alot of money but about the same as the 16" m3 pro chip with 36gig upgrade. Although a substantial savings over the m3 max and probably more computer then I would ever need, its still tough to dish out that much for a technically not new product. You mentioned in your video that you like to usually buy used items. Maybe look at the apple certified refurbished then. Apparently only the best items are sold as apple certified refurbished. Even items that are returned and appear unopened are then unboxed and sold refurbished to make sure the item being returned is the item in the box. So we will see what happens after it arrives.. Thanks for the videos, and best of luck in your decision.

Im also interested on trying at the macbook world after using windows all my life. I will buying m2 pro tho 😅 Are there a lot of little things that you are used to on windows that is not on mac or different on mac? Is it something you can get used to or did you regret it?

I've tried maxed out M2 max last year coming from a PC. And surprisingly it was performing worse than my 1400$ pc. I was working with like 30 min 4k footage ( with proxies ) and lots of motion graphics. It took ages to load the motion graphics compared to 4x cheaper pc. I gave up on it. Although I still have that urge to come back to mac... They are very appealing, and it's addicting. I would probably still pick mac over any other laptop if my workstation had to be mobile. Otherwise PC is always the best choice.

Have you adjusted the power settings on your windows laptop for "unplugged/on battery" if you haven't it'll automatically throttle things to try to conserve a mix of battery life and performance. You have to change it to performance or something of the sort and it won't be that huge of a jump in things until the battery get to the last 30% or so.

Thanks! That is just what I searched. Do you think I should buy the m3 pro 18 core as 16 inch, or the m3 max 30 core with same ram and storage but 14 inch? I think both could be in my price range, but the max is still more than 500€ more expensive.

If you had plugged in the Mac would the performance been better? Also, I'm curious to see how well FCP on the Mac would perform for same/similar tasks compared.

I'm using Aftereffects (mainly making 2D motion graphics) and considering studying C4D. What would you guys recommend? MacPro14" M3 pro 18GB vs MacPro14" M3 pro 36GB

bro. choose Macbook pro M3 pro 14 inch ( 1 TB SSD) but i confusing which specs enough for graphic designs and 4k video editing works ??? X 11 core CPU, 14 core GPU ( m3 pro) 36gb ram or 12 core CPU, 18 core GPU (m3 pro) RAM: 36 GB

I use mac from 2017-2019 with gpu nvidia at that time, all time I used for editing and the problem at that time is MAC cant handle properly dynamic link premier pro and after effect. Its take long time! But Now, mac have m1-m3 which they say the best forcreator. My quetion Is mac m1-m3 can handle "Dynamic link premier pro-after effect" and doing some graphic in after effect? and can doing editing withou proxy 4k 10bit files??

​​ hey recommend me a MacBook or Windows for 4k video editing,multi-tasking/multiediting stuff and which can handles high end software smoothly

If you prefer working on a electric heater with ear plugs because it is 2 FPS faster in a very specific task… go for it. 😂

For watching movies and videos at 4k. Should I buy m3 pro 16 inch or Razer 4k laptop? I've never had macbook before. Not buying to play games as I already have a gaming pc and consoles. Just purely for watching movies and RU-vid

Something that is missing from these performance comparisons is always the fact that working on a PC with windows absolutely sucks in comparison. The user experience on a Mac, and the whole Apple ecosystem with other Apple products, and collaborating with other users who are also on Macs is 10x better. Even if it’s technically less powerful for the money.

I can see how that would be disappointing at that price point. Looking forward to the M3 Max videos.

I believe the Max versions have a higher performance mode. Not sure the Pro does. What you "get" with the M chips is a trade off between really good performance on battery. Verses really high(er) performance on power brick and with loud fans on a PC. And they can't compete on battery with the M chips. They are designed to work best only on high power. I used to have an intel MacBook Pro i7 (2019) model. It worked and works fine. Except the heat and the fans OMG.... While at roughly the same price point (maybe a few hundred more for inflation). The M2 Max I have now is FAR and AWAY better. At this point I think it will be how you adjust to MacOS and the applications on it. Hopefully, it is going well! 😁

Same mental block here! Recently I got a asus m16, 32gb ram, 4070 graphics for $1,500 and was considering an m3 pro but the value to price ratio is way off. Still contemplating my choices

I think it's performing as expected. I thought you went with the M3 Max. It's a solid PC but if possible I would rush back to get the max model instead.

curious how the m3 max compares

Let me tell you something about AMD cpu's. I tried Davincii Resolve on my 2016 Zenbook UX501VW vs my dad's new PC with 3080 ti and Razen cpu. And you know what? Playback of a raw video clips (by raw I mean no fusion effects etc.) was smoother on the Zenbook. There was visible stuttering on that beast PC. And I'm pretty sure it's because AMD cpu - people how use Davincii on a daily basis told me that.

Well the M3 Max will crush the 2080 laptop for sure... But a 2023 i9 with 4080 for around $2500USD will perfom as the $5000 mac, even better if you use a lot of plugins and Noise reduction. Open FX and many other plugins take advantage of Cuda cores and heavy threading so the intel CPU with 24cores will be a bit better than the M3 Max. I still think Macs are better all round laptops if you need portability keep the M3 Pro, even if you dont get the best performance in the world, it´s still good enough for the work you do and it has a great screen, speakers and battery life. If you require better performance get a desktop PC with a 4080 or 7900xtx with liquid cooling they are quiet too and very powerful or the Mac Studio it is much cheaper than the laptops and you get much better thermal headroom.

It sounds like you could benefit from the Max chip? - it's substantially faster and I think ironically represents better value. The e-cores are about 10% of the performance/size of a p-core, they don't count, the entire 6 e-cores on the Pro take up less space on the SOC than a single real p-core, there's also no technical advantage to have 6 of them, the Max chip only has 4. On the max chip you get double the p-cores and more than double the GPU cores, it's a dramatic improvement over the pro chip, more than double the speed in just about anything and matching something like a 4080 in terms of GPU, and CPU is something like a 24 core AMD threadripper - but also having neural engines, hardware decode/encoders, 2 media engines (cuts export in half), etc. The pro chip this year I feel is a bit of a con, it's Apple lying to your face, look at this 11 or 12 core machine - no, it's a 5 or 6 core machine, you built it to increase your margins Apple! - If last year, the M2 Pro was an M2 Max with less GPU cores, this year, it's a crippled chip with cut corners to reduce the die size and manufacturing cost. If you are within the return window, I would stretch to a Max, or just get last year's Max or even Pro.

As an M3 Pro and Windows Workstation owner, I believe that the slowdown of the Windows system on battery power isn't a fair reflection of its capabilities. In fact, both tests were somewhat flawed. Firstly, Windows will typically limit the performance of both the GPU and CPU when running on battery to extend battery life. However, there is a workaround for this. In Windows, you simply go into Settings > Power & Sleep Settings > Power Plans, and from there, you can instruct the laptop to operate at full power. This should yield results similar to when it's plugged in, assuming the Nvidia driver for your laptop isn't also limiting performance, as Nvidia often does this too. On the other hand, the MacBook might also have some performance limitations, even if Apple claims otherwise. For a fair comparison, it's best to plug in both devices. Additionally, the comparison is somewhat unfair because the two laptops are built completely differently. The Windows laptop does not use ARM architecture, which is designed for systems such as phones, iPads, and now Apple's M series chips. The technology is incredible, and I have no doubts about its future, but I was initially confused by the surprise expressed over the performance advantage of the Windows laptop, as it is built using two completely separate chips. These are physical chips located in different parts of the laptop, each dedicated to their own tasks and with their own memory (the CPU accesses RAM, while the GPU accesses Video RAM). The MacBook M3 Pro, on the other hand, has a single chip with unified memory. While the efficiency advantages are unprecedented, the performance advantages are, in a sense, expected. I've noticed a lack of understanding within the Apple community about how and why these machines differ, but these are the technological realities. Different demographics indeed. I built my Windows PC workstation complete with colour grading screens and such, and now I love my M3 Pro, but it's important to be mindful of these technological differences. Nonetheless, the video results are fair based on the factors described. Again, the efficiency of the M series is remarkable. I still lean towards the MacBook in this situation, especially if I'm in a cafe!

Just bought a M18 Alienware with a 4070 and Ryzen 9 7845hx, got rid of my m3 pro when my $1200 4060 laptop rendered my timeline nearly 8 times faster…. Pretty shocked.

its got a 2080 in it. against an m3 pro take the card out and then do the test. cpu against cpu.

You need more ram on the m3 pro

FCP is much faster on a mac than a PC.

Your fans and vents on the windows laptop are probably dirty. And yes that is a big difference, if you're surprised by an Nvidia 2080 try the 4080 🤯

you need more ram 18 is not enough!

You should be using an M3 pro Max, and it’s not even close. That’s where the big jump comes from

Anyone else getting bored of these M3 mac reviews? Nothing ground breaking, slightly faster but not a great amount. Noisy fans, running warm and you save a bit of time exporting your project and to have the ultimate machine you'll need £7000.