M3 Max: 36/96 GB if you get the binned version, 48/64/128 GB if you get the unbinned one
So an M3 Pro with 38 GB RAM is $100 cheaper than an M2 Pro with 32 GB RAM, but you do trade two performance cores for two efficiency ones. Probably no practical difference for most, but surprising nonetheless. (Also, the memory bandwidth has been reduced from 200 GB/s to 150; M3 and M3 Max are unaffected)
The minimum price for a 48 GB RAM model (it’s tied to an unbinned CPU and GPU) is the same one would pay for an M2 Max with 64 GB RAM. If you still want 64 GB, it’s $200 more expensive now.
…But if you’re really RAM-bound and don’t care for maximum CPU or GPU performance, you could also get a binned M3 Max with 96 GB RAM, and it’s only $100 more expensive than the unbinned model with 64 GB RAM. That’s $100 cheaper than an unbinned M2 Max with the same 96 GB RAM.
Man, configuration on these new models is weird.
RAM options:
So an M3 Pro with 38 GB RAM is $100 cheaper than an M2 Pro with 32 GB RAM, but you do trade two performance cores for two efficiency ones. Probably no practical difference for most, but surprising nonetheless. (Also, the memory bandwidth has been reduced from 200 GB/s to 150; M3 and M3 Max are unaffected)
The minimum price for a 48 GB RAM model (it’s tied to an unbinned CPU and GPU) is the same one would pay for an M2 Max with 64 GB RAM. If you still want 64 GB, it’s $200 more expensive now.
…But if you’re really RAM-bound and don’t care for maximum CPU or GPU performance, you could also get a binned M3 Max with 96 GB RAM, and it’s only $100 more expensive than the unbinned model with 64 GB RAM. That’s $100 cheaper than an unbinned M2 Max with the same 96 GB RAM.