The MacBook Pro is the premiere laptop to have if you have a huge, varied workload on a daily basis. Apple’s newly released incredible M2 chip, which also comes in the Max and Pro versions, proves to be best-in-class for its performance. In addition to its great performance, it also comes with longer battery life than any of its predecessors. The new MacBook Pro also comes with 24GB of RAM capacity compared to the 16GB of RAM capacity the 2022 version carries. The memory bandwidth also went from 68.25GB/s in 2022 version to 100GB/s in the 2023 version. Also, in addition to the base M1 and M2 chips of the MacBook Pro, Apple offers tiered versions from the Pro, Max, and Ultra hierarchy. Keep in mind, just because there is a newer version doesn’t mean that it is automatically more powerful. The base M2 can’t outperform the M1 Pro and the M2 Max won’t outdo the M1 Ultra.
With all of the touted features of the MacBook Pro, gaming is not a viable option. The power ceiling will be reached before a good playable experience can be reached. Nevertheless, games from the Apple Arcade will be able to run just fine. You also can’t assume that since the lower-tiered chip from the current generation of the MacBook Pro will beat the higher-end chips from the M1 family group. Nevertheless, in the same tier, the newer chip is always likely to be the better option when it comes to performance.
The M2 Pro’s and the M2 Max’s higher-end chips are larger than the last versions giving them more CPU (Central Processing Unit) and GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) cores which enables them to execute more functions at once. They also support a significant amount of more RAM than the standard chip. (RAM is an acronym for random-access memory. Your computer’s RAM is basically a short-term storage of memory for your processor as it needs it. This is different from the long-term data stored on your hard drive which remains even when your computer is powered off.)
The MacBook Pro, which is powered by these powerful chips, are intended mainly for software developers and content creators. Calvin Wankhede of the Android Authority stated that “The souped-up Mac chips are optimized for power users with highly specialized workloads.” Nevertheless, if you are just in the market for a new computer and want the best that is offered, a great option would be a newer or a newest version of the MacBook Pro.
