Apple MacBook Pro 14″ (M5) vs Apple PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)

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MacBook Pro 14″ (M5) compared with PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)

	AppleMacBook Pro 14″ (M5)	ApplePowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2025	October 2001
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14.2″	15.2″
Resolution
Resolution	3024 × 1964 (better)	1152 × 768
Panel
Panel	Mini-LED	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	1,000 nits	–
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	1,600 nits	–
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	Liquid Retina XDR display	15.2-inch TFT widescreen. Native 1152 × 768 resolution from exact-model EveryMac specification; panel technology, brightness and refresh unpublished.
Pixel density
Pixel density	254 ppi	–
Colour range
Colour range	Wide colour (P3); 1 billion colours	–
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	–
Performance
Processor
Processor	Apple M5	PowerPC G4 550 MHz (PowerBook Gigabit Ethernet) or PowerPC G4 667 MHz (PowerBook Gigabit Ethernet)
CPU cores
CPU cores	10	1
Graphics
Graphics	10-core GPU	ATI Mobility Radeon (16 MB DDR)
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 24 GB or 32 GB (better)	128 MB, 256 MB or 1 GB
Storage
Storage	1 TB to 4 TB (better)	20 GB to 48 GB
CPU
CPU	10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores	550 or 667 MHz PowerPC G4, 256 KB on-chip L2. Maker launch release specifies 100 MHz system bus at 550 MHz and 133 MHz at 667 MHz; retained support table gives a generic 100 MHz figure, so the configuration-specific launch figures take precedence. Exact silicon supplier omitted.
GPU
GPU	Neural Accelerators; hardware-accelerated ray tracing; Media Engine with H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW acceleration and AV1 decode	ATI Mobility Radeon, 16 MB DDR video memory and AGP 4 ×.
AI engine
AI engine	16-core Neural Engine	–
Memory type
Memory type	Unified memory	Two PC133 SO-DIMM slots, maximum 1 GB. Launch base memory 128 MB at 550 MHz and 256 MB at 667 MHz; limited launch promotion doubled these to 256 and 512 MB. Configurations retain base and maximum memory; temporary promotion described here.
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	153 GB/s	–
Storage type
Storage type	SSD, configurable up to 4 TB	20 GB at 550 MHz or 30 GB at 667 MHz; 48 GB build-to-order option. Launch slot-loading DVD-ROM or optional CD-RW. Combo DVD/CD-RW became standard on 17 December 2001, corroborated by fully read Bare Feats and EveryMac; later drive and memory changes are described without inventing a new model.
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 24 hours	Up to 5 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	72.4 Wh (better)	50 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.55 kg	–
Thickness
Thickness	15.5 mm	–
Width × depth
Width × depth	312.6 × 221.2 mm	–
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 16 hours wireless web; lithium-polymer battery	50 Wh lithium-ion, up to five hours maker claim. Maker publishes 5.3 lb and closed dimensions 1 × 13.4 × 9.5 inches. Metric main fields omitted rather than calculated; exact-model EveryMac provides metric figures but has inconsistent inch/cm thickness entries.
Charger
Charger	Sold separately in the UK (70 W or 96 W Apple USB-C adapters offered); needs at least 60 W over USB PD	–
Fast charging
Fast charging	With a 96 W or higher USB PD power source	–
Materials
Materials	100% recycled aluminium enclosure; 45% recycled content overall	Titanium enclosure
Colours
Colours	Space Black, Silver	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, SD card slot, MagSafe 3, headphone jack	2 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	AirPort 802.11b; optional at 550 MHz, installed at 667 MHz
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	–
Webcam
Webcam	12MP Center Stage	–
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Port detail
Port detail	3 × Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) with charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 (up to 40 Gb/s); HDMI with multichannel audio output; SDXC card slot; MagSafe 3; 3.5 mm headphone jack with high-impedance headphone support	Two USB ports, one FireWire 400, Gigabit Ethernet, modem, infrared, Type I/II PC Card slot, VGA and S-video output, stereo output. No audio input jack.
External displays
External displays	Up to two over any mix of Thunderbolt and HDMI at 6K 60 Hz or 4K 144 Hz, or one at up to 8K 60 Hz, 5K 120 Hz or 4K 240 Hz, alongside the built-in display	–
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit Magic Keyboard, 78 (ANSI) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys	–
Trackpad
Trackpad	Force Touch trackpad	–
Speakers
Speakers	Six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers; wide stereo; Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos	–
Microphones
Microphones	Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming; Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum modes	Internal microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	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	Mac OS X 10.1 and Mac OS 9.2.1. Maker states immediate availability on 16 October 2001.