Apple MacBook Pro 16″ (M1 Pro / M1 Max) vs Apple MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010)

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MacBook Pro 16″ (M1 Pro / M1 Max) compared with MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010)

	AppleMacBook Pro 16″ (M1 Pro / M1 Max)	AppleMacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2021	April 2010
Display
Screen size
Screen size	16.2″	17″
Resolution
Resolution	3456 × 2234 (better)	1920 × 1200
Panel
Panel	Mini-LED	TN LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	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	Glossy LED-backlit display; an antiglare option is available. TN technology is named by the exact-model Notebookcheck review. Glossy and antiglare options retain 1920 × 1200 resolution.
Pixel density
Pixel density	254 ppi	–
Colour range
Colour range	Wide colour (P3); 1 billion colours	–
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	–
Performance
Processor
Processor	Apple M1 Pro or Apple M1 Max	Intel Core i5 2.53 GHz (MacBook Pro Mid 2010) or Intel Core i7 2.66 GHz (MacBook Pro Mid 2010)
CPU cores
CPU cores	10	2
Graphics
Graphics	16-core GPU, 24-core GPU or 32-core GPU	NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M (512 MB GDDR3) + Intel HD Graphics
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)	4 GB or 8 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 8 TB (better)	128 GB to 512 GB
CPU
CPU	M1 Pro or M1 Max with 10-core CPU, comprising 8 performance cores and 2 efficiency cores	Dual-core Intel Core i5 at 2.53 GHz with 3 MB shared L3 cache, or optional Core i7 at 2.66 GHz with 4 MB. Maker-clock records avoid unverified Intel SKU assumptions; unpublished peak clock fields are omitted.
GPU
GPU	M1 Pro with 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	Automatic switching between Intel HD Graphics (256 MB shared system memory) and GeForce GT 330M. All 17-inch configurations have 512 MB GDDR3.
AI engine
AI engine	16-core Neural Engine	–
Memory type
Memory type	Unified memory; 16 GB or 32 GB with M1 Pro, 32 GB or 64 GB with M1 Max	4 GB or 8 GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM in two SO-DIMM slots.
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	200 GB/s (M1 Pro); 400 GB/s (M1 Max)	–
Storage type
Storage type	SSD; M1 Pro starts at 512 GB with 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB or 8 TB options; Apple lists M1 Max starting at 1 TB with 2 TB, 4 TB or 8 TB options	500 GB Serial ATA hard drive at 5400 or optional 7200 rpm; optional 128 GB, 256 GB or 512 GB SSD. All storage choices are available with either processor. 8× SuperDrive with double-layer DVD writing.
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 21 hours	Up to 9 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	99.6 Wh (better)	95 Wh
Weight
Weight	2.1 kg (better)	2.99 kg
Thickness
Thickness	16.8 mm (better)	25 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	355.7 × 248.1 mm	393 × 267 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 21 hours Apple TV app movie playback or 14 hours wireless web; marketed as 100 Wh, with actual rating 99.6 Wh in Apple's footnote	Built-in lithium-polymer battery; Apple claims 8–9 hours of wireless productivity. Reference weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.
Charger
Charger	140 W USB-C power adapter included	85 W MagSafe Power Adapter
Fast charging
Fast charging	With the included 140 W USB-C adapter and USB-C to MagSafe 3 cable	–
Materials
Materials	100% recycled aluminium enclosure	Aluminium unibody enclosure and glass trackpad
Colours
Colours	Silver, Space Grey	Silver
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, SD card slot, MagSafe 3, headphone jack	3 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack, MagSafe
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6	AirPort Extreme 802.11n; compatible with 802.11a/b/g
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.0	2.1 + EDR
Webcam
Webcam	1080p FaceTime HD	Built-in iSight camera
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	3 USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 800, Gigabit Ethernet, MagSafe, Mini DisplayPort, ExpressCard/34 slot, separate combined optical digital audio input/line input and optical digital audio output/headphone output.
External displays
External displays	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	Supports an external display up to 2560 × 1600 pixels alongside the built-in screen. DVI, VGA, dual-link DVI and third-party HDMI adapters are sold separately; HDMI carries audio.
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit Magic Keyboard with 78 US or 79 ISO keys, including 12 full-height function keys	Backlit keyboard with 78 US or 79 ISO keys, 12 function keys and four arrow keys.
Trackpad
Trackpad	Force Touch trackpad	Glass Multi-Touch trackpad with inertial scrolling, pinch, rotate and three/four-finger gestures.
Speakers
Speakers	Six-speaker system with force-cancelling woofers; wide stereo; spatial audio with Dolby Atmos	Built-in stereo speakers with subwoofers
Microphones
Microphones	Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming	Omnidirectional microphone under the left speaker grille; supports an iPhone headset microphone.
Biometrics
Biometrics	Touch ID	–
In the box
In the box	16-inch MacBook Pro, 140 W USB-C adapter, USB-C to MagSafe 3 cable (2 m)	MacBook Pro, 85 W MagSafe Power Adapter with AC wall plug and power cord, display cleaning cloth, software DVDs and documentation. Mac OS X Snow Leopard and iLife; Apple Remote and display adapters sold separately.