Apple MacBook Pro 14″ (M3 Pro / M3 Max) vs Apple MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)

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MacBook Pro 14″ (M3 Pro / M3 Max) compared with MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)

	AppleMacBook Pro 14″ (M3 Pro / M3 Max)	AppleMacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
Overview
Released
Released	November 2023	November 2019
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14.2″	16″
Resolution
Resolution	3024 × 1964 (better)	3072 × 1920
Panel
Panel	Mini-LED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz (better)	60 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	600 nits (better)	500 nits
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	1,600 nits	–
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	Liquid Retina XDR display with mini-LED backlighting	Retina display; LED-backlit IPS; millions of colours
Pixel density
Pixel density	254 ppi	226 ppi
Colour range
Colour range	Wide colour (P3); 1 billion colours	Wide colour (P3)
Display features
Display features	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	True Tone; selectable refresh rates of 47.95, 48, 50, 59.94 and 60 Hz
Performance
Processor
Processor	Apple M3 Pro or Apple M3 Max	Intel Core i7-9750H, Intel Core i9-9880H or Intel Core i9-9980HK
CPU cores
CPU cores	11, 12, 14 or 16	6 or 8
CPU threads
CPU threads	–	12 or 16
Graphics
Graphics	14-core GPU, 18-core GPU, 30-core GPU or 40-core GPU	AMD Radeon Pro 5300M (4 GB GDDR6), AMD Radeon Pro 5500M (4 GB GDDR6), AMD Radeon Pro 5500M (8 GB GDDR6) or AMD Radeon Pro 5600M (8 GB HBM2)
Memory
Memory	18 GB, 36 GB, 48 GB, 64 GB, 96 GB or 128 GB (better)	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 8 TB	512 GB to 8 TB
CPU
CPU	M3 Pro: 11-core CPU (5 performance, 6 efficiency) or 12-core CPU (6 performance, 6 efficiency); M3 Max: 14-core CPU (10 performance, 4 efficiency) or 16-core CPU (12 performance, 4 efficiency)	Ninth-generation Intel Core i7 at 2.6 GHz (six cores, Turbo Boost up to 4.5 GHz, 12 MB shared L3 cache), Core i9 at 2.3 GHz (eight cores, up to 4.8 GHz, 16 MB cache) or Core i9 at 2.4 GHz (eight cores, up to 5 GHz, 16 MB cache). Exact i7-9750H, i9-9880H and i9-9980HK identifiers confirmed by RTINGS. Apple T2 Security Chip.
GPU
GPU	M3 Pro: 14-core or 18-core GPU; M3 Max: 30-core or 40-core GPU; hardware-accelerated ray tracing; H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW media engine with AV1 decode; M3 Max has two video encode and two ProRes encode/decode engines	Automatic switching between Intel UHD Graphics 630 and Radeon Pro 5300M 4 GB GDDR6, Radeon Pro 5500M 4 GB or 8 GB GDDR6, or Radeon Pro 5600M 8 GB HBM2. The 5600M appears in Apple's updated spec sheet and was not a launch graphics option. The 2.3 GHz Core i9 starts with 5500M 4 GB and 1 TB storage; the 2.4 GHz Core i9 can also upgrade the lower base configuration (RTINGS).
AI engine
AI engine	16-core Neural Engine	–
Memory type
Memory type	Unified memory; M3 Pro supports 18 GB or 36 GB; 14-core M3 Max supports 36 GB or 96 GB; 16-core M3 Max supports 48 GB, 64 GB or 128 GB	2666 MHz DDR4 onboard memory; 16 GB standard, configurable to 32 GB or 64 GB
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	150 GB/s (M3 Pro); 300 GB/s (14-core M3 Max) or 400 GB/s (16-core M3 Max)	–
Storage type
Storage type	SSD; M3 Pro starts at 512 GB and supports up to 4 TB; M3 Max starts at 1 TB and supports up to 8 TB	SSD; 512 GB standard with the 2.6 GHz Core i7 or 1 TB with the 2.3 GHz Core i9; configurable to 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB or 8 TB as appropriate
Cooling
Cooling	–	Redesigned fans and larger vents; Apple states 28% higher airflow and a 35% larger heat sink than the preceding design
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 18 hours	Up to 11 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	–	99.8 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.61 kg (better)	2 kg
Thickness
Thickness	15.5 mm (better)	16.2 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	312.6 × 221.2 mm	357.9 × 245.9 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 12 hours wireless web; Apple’s main specification states 72.4 Wh, but the generic footnote gives 69.6 Wh for the 14-inch model; capacity omitted from the main comparison because these figures conflict	Lithium-polymer battery advertised as 100 Wh, with an actual rating of 99.8 Wh in Apple's footnote; up to 11 hours wireless web or Apple TV app movie playback and 30 days standby. Tested with the 2.3 GHz Core i9, 16 GB memory and 1 TB SSD. Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.
Charger
Charger	70 W USB-C adapter with 11-core M3 Pro; 96 W adapter with 12-core M3 Pro or M3 Max, optional on the entry configuration	96 W USB-C Power Adapter
Fast charging
Fast charging	With 96 W USB-C Power Adapter	–
Materials
Materials	100% recycled aluminium enclosure	Aluminium enclosure
Colours
Colours	Silver, Space Black	Silver, Space Grey
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, SD card slot, MagSafe 3, headphone jack	4 × Thunderbolt 3, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.0
Webcam
Webcam	1080p FaceTime HD	720p FaceTime HD
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Port detail
Port detail	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	Four Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports supporting charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt up to 40 Gb/s and USB 3.1 Gen 2 up to 10 Gb/s; 3.5 mm headphone jack
External displays
External displays	M3 Pro supports two at 6K 60 Hz over Thunderbolt or one at 6K 60 Hz plus one at 4K 144 Hz over HDMI; M3 Max supports three at 6K 60 Hz plus one at 4K 144 Hz, or two at 6K 60 Hz plus one at 8K 60 Hz or 4K 240 Hz; HDMI alone supports 8K 60 Hz or 4K 240 Hz	Up to two displays at 6016 × 3384 and 60 Hz, or four at 4096 × 2304 and 60 Hz, at over a billion colours, alongside the built-in display. Native DisplayPort over USB-C; VGA, HDMI, DVI and Thunderbolt 2 through separate adaptors.
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit Magic Keyboard with 78 US or 79 ISO keys, including 12 full-height function keys	Backlit Magic Keyboard with scissor mechanism and 1 mm travel; 65 US or 66 ISO keys, inverted-T arrow keys, physical Escape key, Touch Bar and ambient light sensor
Trackpad
Trackpad	Force Touch trackpad	Force Touch trackpad with pressure sensing and Multi-Touch gestures
Speakers
Speakers	Six-speaker system with force-cancelling woofers; wide stereo; spatial audio with Dolby Atmos	Six-speaker system with force-cancelling woofers; wide stereo sound and Dolby Atmos playback
Microphones
Microphones	Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming	Three-microphone array with directional beamforming
Biometrics
Biometrics	Touch ID	Touch ID
In the box
In the box	14-inch MacBook Pro, 70 W or 96 W USB-C Power Adapter, USB-C to MagSafe 3 cable (2 m)	16-inch MacBook Pro; 96 W USB-C Power Adapter; USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)