I recently posted reviews of the new M3 iMac and the M3 Max 16-inch MacBook Pro, and I’ve seen interesting and insightful responses to Apple’s new Macs, both in my email and on social media. A frequent comment that struck me is the opinion that the M3 doesn’t provide enough of a boost over the M1 and M2.
Before the M3 came to market, speculation was that the new 3-nanometer fabrication process would allow for greater transistor density, thus resulting in a larger-than-usual performance boost. Or maybe people remember how big the M1 gains were during the switch from Intel, and they expect the same type of gains all the time now. Whatever the reason, expectations have been raised now.
But historically, the generational increase between chips has usually been about 15 to 20 percent. That was the case with Intel processors, and we’re now seeing that with Apple’s M-series. We’re getting incremental changes, so we’re getting incremental improvements.
Read more at Macworld.com