MacBook Pro M2 Max or MacBook Pro M3 Pro for Capture One 23?
I do some photography and see myself primarily as a hobby photographer. The photo editing programs I use are mainly Affinity Photo 2, Capture One 23, On1 NoNoise AI 2023 and an older version of Niks Collection (pre-DxO).
Now my old computer, a MacBook Pro from 2012, has become too tired and needs to be replaced with a new and fresh MacBook Pro. The question then is which one should I choose? Right now my choice is between a new MacBook Pro M2 Max, 12C 30GPU 32GB/1TB 14.2" (2023) and a new MacBook Pro M3 Pro, 12C, 18GPU, 36GB/1TB 14.2" (2023).
I will not edit film or anything like that, but only edit images, write texts (Scrivener, Nisus Writer Pro, Mellel), but also use (in addition to previously listed image editing programs) programs such as Affinity Designer and Affinity Publisher.
When it comes to work with image editing programs, is it the new M3 processor that is preferable despite having only 18GPUs or is it the "older" M2 Max processor that is preferable with its 30GPUs. Does anyone know if any of the above image editing programs benefit from more GPU cores or if these programs will benefit more from the new M3 processor (not Max but Pro)?
The amount of RAM is more or less the same. 32 GB for the M2 Max and 36 GB for the M3 Pro, so I guess it's pretty similar (unless the M3 processor has better memory management) in performance. The price is more or less the same, with a small, small advantage for the M2.
Which computer would you recommend for image processing?
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Hi Edwardsson
Just wondering if you have received any information as I'm wanting to upgrade from a 2017 MacBook Pro that struggles to keep up with my Sony A7R4 because of the file sizes when tethered.
Thanks
Nick Dolding
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The only information I have got so far is in https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/196100-macbook-pro-m2-max-or-m3-pro-for-affinity-photo-2/
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Still no more information.
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Hello
you may want to look here this gent is comparing all kind of Mac´s, also with diferent programs as Capture one
https://www.youtube.com/@ArtIsRight
if I get it rigth he recoment an M2 max base computer with 32+ gig and 1TB SSD
regards
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Being a PC guy this might be a stupid question for you: Is there a difference in how long the hardware will be supported by OS updates?
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Rather a very good question. Since these models came out in the same year, albeit with different processors, I think both will be able to handle several years of OS updates.
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I'm also in this hunt, a rather urgent one now... any updates? Looks like there are no M2 machines with enough RAM available now, so I'm forced into the M3 realm.
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I got a MacBook Pro 13” M1 as a gift when my oldest son upgraded his work computer to a MBP M3. It was just what I needed. 16GB RAM and 1 TB SSD.
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