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Looks like the numbers I was looking at were for the high-power configuration, and differed a little between sources, nontheless the low-power configuration, which has a significantly lower TDP (23W) than the M3 Pro (~30W), while having the same core count, is still very close to M3 Pro performance even if M3 Pro is a bit higher.

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zwxHUu7zdH4y5wgbzpwnD9-970..., from https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/results-are-...

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Your graph says the single core performance of the high tdp option is lower than any of the M3 models and the multi core performance is lower than both the pro and max. It is close though, but it's also comparing CPUs out now to CPUs to be released in the future.

Not to mention, Qualcomm has a pretty bad history of meeting its promised dates.

In 2021, it claimed to be on track to shipping M-series-level chips in 2023. [1]

In 2022, it claimed to be on track to shipping M-series-level chips in 2023. [2]

Now, in 2023, it claims to be on track to shipping M-series-level chips in 2024. At least that date is still in the future, but I think it should be looked at skeptically in light of their past unfulfilled promises.

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[1] https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/16/22785181/qualcomm-next-g...

[2] https://www.pcworld.com/article/1382740/qualcomm-dubs-nuvia-...

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