Quick/Comparisons
The Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023) takes the lead in gaming due to its slightly better graphics performance, although neither laptop is ideal for gaming.
The Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-61) excels in professional work with a higher performance score, making it a better choice for demanding tasks.
Although the Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-61) is highly portable, the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023) is only slightly less portable, making it a close call.
71 | Performance | 63 |
16 | Gaming | 23 |
37 | Display | 82 |
68 | Battery Life | 87 |
72 | Connectivity | 80 |
91 | Portability | 88 |
57 | QuickComparisons Score | 74 |
| September 2024 | Launched | October 2023 |
| ~81.8% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~84.6% |
| 312.9 x 222.11 x 10-17.9 mm (12.32 x 8.74 x 0.39-0.7 inches) | Dimensions: | 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm (12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches) |
| 14 inches | Size | 14.2 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | Mini LED |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| — | Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| 162 ppi | PPI | 254 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | Resolution | 3024 x 1964 pixels |
| No | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| Yes | Touchscreen | No |
| — | Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| — | Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| — | Display tests | — |
| — | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| — | sRGB color space | 100% |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| — | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| — | Response time | 72 ms |
| — | Max. brightness | 600 nits |
| 2811 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2871 |
| 14225 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 11434 |
| 117 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 135 |
| 1060 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 678 |
| 1.32 kg (2.91 lbs) | Weight | 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) |
| 312.9 x 222.11 x 10-17.9 mm 12.32 x 8.74 x 0.39-0.7 inches | Dimensions | 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm 12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches |
| 695 cm 2 (107.7 inches 2 ) | Area | 691 cm 2 (107.2 inches 2 ) |
| ~81.8% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~84.6% |
| 5.7 mm | Side bezels | 3.4 mm |
| Gray | Colors | Black, Silver, Gray |
| Aluminum | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 180° | Opening angle | 135° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 1 | Number of fans | 2 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 48.5 dB |
| AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 | CPU name | Apple M3 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base frequency | 4.05 GHz |
| 10 (4P + 6E) | Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| 20 | Threads | 8 |
| AMD Radeon 880M | Integrated GPU | Apple M3 GPU |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| Radeon 880M | GPU name | Apple M3 GPU (10-core) |
| Integrated | Type | Integrated |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| 2900 MHz | GPU boost clock | 1380 MHz |
| 4.5 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 3.5 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | System Shared |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | LPDDR5 |
| — | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| 7.5 Gbps | Memory speed | 6.4 Gbps |
| 768 | Shading units (cores) | 1280 |
| 48 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 |
| 16 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 |
| 4.5 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 3.5 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | 144 |
| — | Solar Bay | 12763 |
| 16GB | RAM size | 8GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x4 GB |
| 7500 MHz | Clock | 6400 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | LPDDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | No |
| 512GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Bus | Custom |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x512 GB | Channels | 2x256 GB |
| Yes | Upgradable | No |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 65 Wh | Capacity | 70 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | 2:00 hr |
| Li-Ion | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W |
| Left | Charging port position | Left, Right |
| 65 W | Charge power | 70 / 96 W |
| — | Cable length | 2 meters |
| — | Weight of AC adapter | 273 / 315 grams |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v6E |
| v5.4 | Bluetooth | v5.3 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | Yes |
| No | Infrared sensor | No |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 2560 x 1440 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| 2x USB 3.2 | USB-A | No |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 |
| No | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1 | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| No | Ethernet (RJ45) | No |
| No | SD card reader | Yes |
| No | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| — | Key Travel | 1 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 13.2 x 8.1 cm |
| — | Surface | Glass |
| Yes | Windows Precision | No |
| 2 | Speakers | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| No | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| — | Loudness | ~84 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 3 |
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