Apple MacBook Pro 16"
The M4 Max 14-core chip and 32-core GPU with ray tracing and an 8TB SSD handle demanding tasks, aided by a 16-core Neural Engine for AI work. The 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display reaches 1000 nits for HDR, and the 100Wh battery lasts through long sessions. Best for 3D artists, data scientists, and composers needing extreme compute and 8TB of fast local storage.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong screen (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong cpu (92th percentile) 92th
Cons
- Below average compact (10th percentile)
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M4 Max |
| Cores | 16 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple (32-Core) |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 36 GB |
| Storage | 8 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16.2" |
| Resolution | 3456 |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1000 nits |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI Output |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.9 lbs |
| Battery | 100 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 16" | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | MSI Titan 18 HX AI Norse Myth 18" | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 | HP ZBook 8 G1i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Intel Core Ultra 7 265H |
| RAM (GB) | 36 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 8192 | 2000 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16.2" 3456x2234 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 18" 3840x2400 | 13.8" 2304x1536 | 14" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Apple (32-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 100 | - | 99 | 100 | 54 | 77 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 16" | 91.9 | 18.5 | 78.4 | 43.4 | 98.5 | 10.1 | 99.7 | 96.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 66.4 | 95.3 | 72.6 | 90 | 58.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.7 | 89.9 | 90.3 | 97.9 | 94.4 | 8.5 | 81.4 | 78.6 |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI Norse Myth 18" Compare | 98.2 | 91.4 | 97.9 | 98.9 | 99.6 | 57.2 | 98.6 | 58.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 Compare | 66.1 | 64 | 93.2 | 60.9 | 86.6 | 86.9 | 81.4 | 78.6 |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i Compare | 89.5 | 64 | 97.9 | 94.3 | 86.8 | 76.7 | 81.4 | 31.9 |
Price
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