Apple MacBook Pro 14″ (M5 Pro or M5 Max) vs Apple MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)

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MacBook Pro 14″ (M5 Pro or M5 Max) compared with MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)

	AppleMacBook Pro 14″ (M5 Pro or M5 Max)	AppleMacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
Overview
Released
Released	March 2026	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	1,000 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	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)
Screen finish
Screen finish	Standard, or nano-texture as an option	–
Display features
Display features	1,000,000:1 contrast; 1,000 nits sustained full-screen XDR brightness; ProMotion up to 120 Hz, with 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 M5 Pro or Apple M5 Max	Intel Core i7-9750H, Intel Core i9-9880H or Intel Core i9-9980HK
CPU cores
CPU cores	15 or 18	6 or 8
CPU threads
CPU threads	–	12 or 16
Graphics
Graphics	16-core GPU, 20-core GPU, 32-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	24 GB, 36 GB, 48 GB, 64 GB or 128 GB (better)	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB
Storage
Storage	1 TB to 8 TB	512 GB to 8 TB
CPU
CPU	15-core CPU with 5 super cores and 10 performance cores (entry M5 Pro), or 18-core CPU with 6 super cores and 12 performance cores	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	16-core or 20-core (M5 Pro), 32-core or 40-core (M5 Max) GPU with Neural Accelerators and hardware-accelerated ray tracing; Media Engine with H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW acceleration and AV1 decode, with two video encode and two ProRes engines on M5 Max	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	2666 MHz DDR4 onboard memory; 16 GB standard, configurable to 32 GB or 64 GB
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	307 GB/s (M5 Pro), 460 GB/s (M5 Max with 32-core GPU) or 614 GB/s (M5 Max with 40-core GPU)	–
Storage type
Storage type	SSD, configurable up to 4 TB (M5 Pro) or 8 TB (M5 Max); Apple quotes up to 14.5 GB/s read and write (tested with a 16-inch M5 Max with 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 22 hours	Up to 11 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	72.4 Wh	99.8 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.6 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	M5 Pro up to 22 hours video streaming and 14 hours wireless web; M5 Max up to 20 hours video streaming and 13 hours wireless web; lithium-polymer battery	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	Sold separately in the UK (70 W or 96 W Apple USB-C adapters offered); needs at least 70 W over USB PD	96 W USB-C Power Adapter
Fast charging
Fast charging	With a 96 W or higher USB PD power source	–
Materials
Materials	100% recycled aluminium enclosure; 45% recycled content overall	Aluminium enclosure
Colours
Colours	Space Black, Silver	Silver, Space Grey
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × Thunderbolt 5, HDMI, SD card slot, MagSafe 3, headphone jack	4 × Thunderbolt 3, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	6	5.0
Webcam
Webcam	12MP Center Stage	720p FaceTime HD
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Port detail
Port detail	3 × Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) with charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 5 and USB 4 (up to 120 Gb/s); HDMI (up to 8K) with multichannel audio output; SDXC card slot; MagSafe 3; 3.5 mm headphone 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	M5 Pro up to three at 6K 60 Hz or 4K 144 Hz, or one at 8K 60 Hz, 5K 120 Hz or 4K 240 Hz plus one at 5K 120 Hz or 4K 200 Hz; M5 Max up to four at 6K 60 Hz or 4K 144 Hz, or two at 8K 60 Hz, 5K 120 Hz or 4K 240 Hz; all alongside the built-in display	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, 78 (ANSI) 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	High-fidelity six-speaker sound 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; Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum modes	Three-microphone array with directional beamforming
Biometrics
Biometrics	Touch ID	Touch ID
In the box
In the box	14-inch MacBook Pro, USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m), polishing cloth (nano-texture display only); power adapter sold separately	16-inch MacBook Pro; 96 W USB-C Power Adapter; USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)