Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) vs Apple MacBook Pro 14″ (M1 Pro / M1 Max)

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MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) compared with MacBook Pro 14″ (M1 Pro / M1 Max)

	AppleMacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)	AppleMacBook Pro 14″ (M1 Pro / M1 Max)
Overview
Released
Released	May 2020	October 2021
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13.3″	14.2″
Resolution
Resolution	2560 × 1600	3024 × 1964 (better)
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	Mini-LED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	–	120 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits	500 nits
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	–	1,600 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	LED-backlit Retina IPS; 16:10	Liquid Retina XDR display with mini-LED backlighting
Pixel density
Pixel density	227 ppi	254 ppi
Colour range
Colour range	P3 wide colour; millions of colours	Wide colour (P3); 1 billion colours
Display features
Display features	True Tone	1,000,000:1 contrast; 1,000 nits sustained full-screen HDR brightness; ProMotion adaptive refresh up to 120 Hz; fixed 47.95, 48, 50, 59.94 and 60 Hz rates; True Tone
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core i5-1038NG7 or Intel Core i7-1068NG7	Apple M1 Pro or Apple M1 Max
CPU cores
CPU cores	4	8 or 10
CPU threads
CPU threads	8	–
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Iris Plus Graphics	14-core GPU, 16-core GPU, 24-core GPU or 32-core GPU
Memory
Memory	16 GB or 32 GB	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 4 TB	512 GB to 8 TB (better)
CPU
CPU	Tenth-generation quad-core Core i5 at 2 GHz (3.8 GHz Turbo, 6 MB L3) or Core i7 at 2.3 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo, 8 MB L3); exact i5-1038NG7 and i7-1068NG7 identifiers from Tweakers. Apple T2 Security Chip.	M1 Pro with 8-core CPU (6 performance, 2 efficiency) or 10-core CPU (8 performance, 2 efficiency); M1 Max with 10-core CPU
GPU
GPU	–	M1 Pro with 14-core or 16-core GPU; M1 Max with 24-core or 32-core GPU; hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW with video decode and encode engines and ProRes acceleration; M1 Max has two ProRes accelerators
AI engine
AI engine	–	16-core Neural Engine
Memory type
Memory type	3733 MHz LPDDR4X onboard memory	Unified memory; 16 GB or 32 GB with M1 Pro, 32 GB or 64 GB with M1 Max
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	–	200 GB/s (M1 Pro); 400 GB/s (M1 Max)
Storage type
Storage type	SSD; 512 GB or 1 TB standard, with 2 TB and 4 TB options	SSD, configurable to 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB or 8 TB
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 10 hours	Up to 17 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	58 Wh	69.6 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.4 kg (better)	1.6 kg
Thickness
Thickness	15.6 mm	15.5 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	304.1 × 212.4 mm	312.6 × 221.2 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 10 hours wireless web or Apple TV movie playback, or 30 days standby; lithium-polymer. Apple tested the 2 GHz Core i5 with 16 GB memory and 1 TB storage. Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.	Up to 17 hours Apple TV app movie playback or 11 hours wireless web; marketed as 70 Wh, with actual rating 69.6 Wh in Apple's footnote
Charger
Charger	61 W USB-C Power Adapter	67 W USB-C adapter with 8-core M1 Pro; 96 W adapter with 10-core M1 Pro or M1 Max, optional on the entry configuration
Fast charging
Fast charging	–	With 96 W USB-C adapter
Materials
Materials	Aluminium enclosure; recycled tin in logic-board solder	100% recycled aluminium enclosure
Colours
Colours	Silver, Space Grey	Silver, Space Grey
Connections
Ports
Ports	4 × Thunderbolt 3, headphone jack	3 × Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, SD card slot, MagSafe 3, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.0	5.0
Webcam
Webcam	720p FaceTime HD	1080p FaceTime HD
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Port detail
Port detail	Four USB-C ports support charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 3 at up to 40 Gb/s and USB 3.1 Gen 2 at up to 10 Gb/s; 3.5 mm headphone jack	Three Thunderbolt 4 ports with charging, DisplayPort and USB 4 up to 40 Gb/s; HDMI; SDXC slot; MagSafe 3; 3.5 mm jack with high-impedance headphone support
External displays
External displays	One 6K display (6016 × 3384), one 5K display (5120 × 2880), or two 4K displays (4096 × 2304) at 60 Hz, alongside the built-in display; separate adaptors for VGA, HDMI, DVI and Thunderbolt 2	M1 Pro supports up to two external displays at 6K 60 Hz; M1 Max up to three at 6K 60 Hz plus one at 4K 60 Hz; HDMI supports one at 4K 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit scissor-switch Magic Keyboard; 1 mm travel; physical Escape; inverted-T arrows; Touch Bar; ambient light sensor	Backlit Magic Keyboard with 78 US or 79 ISO keys, including 12 full-height function keys
Trackpad
Trackpad	Force Touch with pressure sensing and Multi-Touch	Force Touch trackpad
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo; high dynamic range; wide stereo; Dolby Atmos playback	Six-speaker system with force-cancelling woofers; wide stereo; spatial audio with Dolby Atmos
Microphones
Microphones	Three-mic array with directional beamforming	Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
Biometrics
Biometrics	Touch ID	Touch ID
In the box
In the box	MacBook Pro; 61 W USB-C Power Adapter; 2 m USB-C Charge Cable	14-inch MacBook Pro, 67 W or 96 W USB-C adapter, USB-C to MagSafe 3 cable (2 m)