| General information | |
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| Launched | October 30, 2023 |
| Discontinued | M3 Pro and Max: October 30, 2024 |
| Marketed by | Apple Inc. |
| Designed by | Apple Inc. |
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| Performance | |
| Max. CPU clock rate | 4.05 GHz (performance cores)[1] |
| Cache | |
| L1 cache | Performance cores 192+128 KiB per core Efficiency cores 128+64 KiB per core |
| L2 cache | Performance cores M3 and M3 Pro: 16 MiB M3 Max: 32 MiB Efficiency cores M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max: 4 MiB |
| Architecture and classification | |
| Application | Desktop (iMac) and notebook (MacBook Air, MacBook Pro) |
| Technology node | 3 nm (N3B) |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.6-A[2] |
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| GPU | Apple-designed integrated graphics (8–40 core) |
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| History | |
| Predecessor | Apple M2 |
| Successor | Apple M4 |
| Mac transition to Apple silicon |
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Apple M3 is a series of ARM-based system on a chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc., part of the Apple silicon series, as a central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU) for its Mac desktops and notebooks. Released in late 2023, it is the third generation of ARM architecture intended for Apple's Mac computers after switching from Intel Core to Apple silicon, succeeding the Apple M2.
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