![]() ![]() If you then also upgrade the working memory, you end up in the price range of the significantly more powerful and better-equipped MacBook Pro 14. Even though the upgrades for the RAM and SSD are very expensive as is typical for Apple, particularly the SSD upgrade to at least 512 GB is definitely worth a recommendation. The additional premium for the faster 10-core GPU in the new MacBook Air M2 isn't worth it. Those who want to take advantage of the full graphics performance of the M2 on a constant basis are forced to choose the MacBook Pro 13 M2 with the active cooling. Although there is an advantage of about 20% in short benchmarks, this doesn't make much of a difference in practice, since the faster GPU also has to throttle faster due to the higher power consumption. Functionally, there is no difference to the basic model, and the performance advantage already shrinks considerably after a few minutes, so that while gaming, for example, there is no significant advantage compared to the 8-core GPU anymore. On the other hand, the faster GPU is completely pointless in our opinion. The upgrade to more working memory might also make sense, particularly if you often use third-party software (such as Google Chrome with a bunch of open tabs) or emulated software. In addition, we think that the basic version for 1,499 Euros (~$1,545) should already be equipped with a 512 GB SSD. However, we still have to hold it against Apple that this is a PCIe 3.0 connection instead of a faster PCIe 4.0 drive, despite the hefty additional cost. Because of the speed problems with the new 256-GB drives, particularly the larger and faster SSD will probably make most sense for consumers. And it should with the 38-core GPU we tested. ![]() We saw a pretty big jump in photo editing performance and video transcoding speed, and the M2 Max chip provides a huge GPU boost. It's not a quantum leap ahead of the M1 Pro, but it is notably faster in multiple benchmarks. ![]() The MacBook Pro with M2 Pro largely lives up to the hype with Apple's new silicon. The Dell XPS 15 with its Nvidia GeForce 3050 Ti GPU delivered a fairly smooth 38.4 at 1920 x 1080 resolution but only 11 fps at 3,456 x 2,160 pixels. The M2 Max version with 38-core GPU delivered a much higher 73 fps at 1920 x 1200 pixels and a playable 34 fps at the higher 3024 x 1964 resolution. The M2 Pro model mustered only 20.9 fps at that resolution, which is not really playable. The M2 Pro MacBook Pro hit 48.6 fps at 1920 x 1200 resolution, compared to 39.3 fps for the 2021 model with M1 Pro. We ran the Rise of the Tomb Raider benchmark to see how well the MacBook Pro 14-inch 2023 can handle mainstream games, although this is an older title. ![]()
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