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

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

	AppleMacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)	AppleMacBook Pro 16″ (M5 Pro or M5 Max)
Overview
Released
Released	November 2019	March 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	16″	16.2″
Resolution
Resolution	3072 × 1920	3456 × 2234 (better)
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	Mini-LED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	120 Hz (better)
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits	1,000 nits (better)
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	–	1,600 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	Retina display; LED-backlit IPS; millions of colours	Liquid Retina XDR display
Pixel density
Pixel density	226 ppi	254 ppi
Colour range
Colour range	Wide colour (P3)	Wide colour (P3); 1 billion colours
Screen finish
Screen finish	–	Standard, or nano-texture as an option
Display features
Display features	True Tone; selectable refresh rates of 47.95, 48, 50, 59.94 and 60 Hz	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	Intel Core i7-9750H, Intel Core i9-9880H or Intel Core i9-9980HK	Apple M5 Pro or Apple M5 Max
CPU cores
CPU cores	6 or 8	18
CPU threads
CPU threads	12 or 16	–
Graphics
Graphics	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)	20-core GPU, 32-core GPU or 40-core GPU
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB	24 GB, 36 GB, 48 GB, 64 GB or 128 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 8 TB	1 TB to 8 TB
CPU
CPU	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.	18-core CPU with 6 super cores and 12 performance cores
GPU
GPU	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).	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
AI engine
AI engine	–	16-core Neural Engine
Memory type
Memory type	2666 MHz DDR4 onboard memory; 16 GB standard, configurable to 32 GB or 64 GB	Unified memory
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; 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	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 M5 Max and 8 TB)
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 11 hours	Up to 24 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	99.8 Wh (better)	99.6 Wh
Weight
Weight	2 kg (better)	2.14 kg
Thickness
Thickness	16.2 mm (better)	16.8 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	357.9 × 245.9 mm	355.7 × 248.1 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	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.	M5 Pro up to 24 hours video streaming and 17 hours wireless web; M5 Max up to 22 hours video streaming and 16 hours wireless web; 100-watt-hour (actual rating 99.6 Wh) lithium-polymer battery
Charger
Charger	96 W USB-C Power Adapter	Sold separately in the UK; needs at least 140 W over USB PD
Fast charging
Fast charging	–	With a 140 W or higher USB PD power source
Materials
Materials	Aluminium enclosure	100% recycled aluminium enclosure; 45% recycled content overall
Colours
Colours	Silver, Space Grey	Space Black, Silver
Connections
Ports
Ports	4 × Thunderbolt 3, headphone jack	3 × Thunderbolt 5, HDMI, SD card slot, MagSafe 3, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.0	6
Webcam
Webcam	720p FaceTime HD	12MP Center Stage
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Port detail
Port detail	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	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
External displays
External displays	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.	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
Keyboard
Keyboard	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	Backlit Magic Keyboard, 78 (ANSI) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys
Trackpad
Trackpad	Force Touch trackpad with pressure sensing and Multi-Touch gestures	Force Touch trackpad
Speakers
Speakers	Six-speaker system with force-cancelling woofers; wide stereo sound and Dolby Atmos playback	High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers; wide stereo; Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos
Microphones
Microphones	Three-microphone array with directional beamforming	Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming; Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum modes
Biometrics
Biometrics	Touch ID	Touch ID
In the box
In the box	16-inch MacBook Pro; 96 W USB-C Power Adapter; USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)	16-inch MacBook Pro, USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m), polishing cloth (nano-texture display only); power adapter sold separately