Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Gigabyte G6 (2023)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max (91/100)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max leads overall with a score of 91/100 compared to Gigabyte G6 (2023) (46/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]
Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Apple

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max

91/100
· $2499
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Gigabyte G6 (2023)
Gigabyte

Gigabyte G6 (2023)

46/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G6 (2023)
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 32.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 46.0 Poor
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 57.0 Below Average
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G6 (2023)
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Ion
Charge power — 150 W
Charging port position — Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — No
Fast charging — Yes
Full charging time — 2:00 hr
Replaceable — No
Weight of AC adapter — 450 grams

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G6 (2023)
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.2
DisplayPort — 1x v1.4
Ethernet (RJ45) — Yes
Fingerprint — No
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor — No
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — Yes
SD card reader — Yes
Thunderbolt — No
USB Type-C — 2x USB 3.2
USB-A — 2x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 1280 x 720
Wi-Fi standard — v6E

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G6 (2023)
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G6 (2023)
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Ambient light sensor — No
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Matte
HDR support — No
PPI — 142 ppi
Refresh rate — 165 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1200 pixels
Size — 16 inches
Sync technology — No
Touchscreen — No
Type — IPS LCD

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G6 (2023)
Cpu Apple M3 Max (16-core CPU: 12P + 4E) —
Gpu Apple 40-core Integrated GPU (Hardware Ray Tracing) —
Ram 36 GB Unified Memory (300 GB/s bandwidth) —
Storage 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (up to 7.4 GB/s) —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G6 (2023)
Base frequency — 2.3 GHz
Cores — 10 (6P + 4E)
Fabrication process — 10 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel UHD Graphics (64EU)
L3 Cache — 24 MB
Threads — 16
Turbo frequency — 4.7 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G6 (2023)
Area — 948 cm2(147 inches2)
Colors — Black
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 359.5 x 263.8 x 25.1-26 mm14.15 x 10.39 x 0.99-1.02 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Plastic
Number of fans — 2
Screen-to-body ratio — ~78.3%
Side bezels — 7.4 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G6 (2023)
Blender GPU — 2380
Solar Bay — 34560

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G6 (2023)
FLOPS — 10.5 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 1665 MHz
GPU boost clock — 2055 MHz
GPU performance — 10.5 TFLOPS
Memory bus — 96 bit
Memory size — 6 GB
Memory speed — ~16 Gbps
Memory type — GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus — Yes, Advanced Optimus
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 32
Shading units (cores) — 2560
TGP — 75 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 80

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G6 (2023)
Backlight — Yes
Key travel — 2 mm
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — Yes
Surface — Plastic
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G6 (2023)
Channels — 1x8 GB
Clock — 4800 MHz
Max. ram size — 64 GB
Total slots — 2
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G6 (2023)
Dolby Atmos — No
Microphones — 1
Power — 2x2W
Speakers — 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G6 (2023)
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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