Apple · MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018)
A 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro with six-core Intel processors, discrete Radeon graphics and up to 32 GB memory.
Model history · 8 models, 2012–2018
- 2012MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2012)Compare
- 2013MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013)Compare
- 2013MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)Compare
- 2014MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)Compare
- 2015MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)Compare
- 2016MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)Compare
- 2017MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)Compare
- 2018MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018)
- Size
- 15.4″
- Display
- IPS LCD
- Processor
- Intel Core i7 or i9
- Memory
- 16 GB – 32 GB
- Weight
- 1.83 kg
- Battery
- 10 h
What reviewers say
Reviewers praise the processor gains and fast storage, while finding upgrades expensive. Ars and MacGeneration welcome the quieter keyboard; Macworld still finds typing awkward. Reviews confirm Apple's firmware update improved launch performance. MacGeneration finds everyday battery life disappointing; Ars finds browsing endurance similar to the preceding model.
From arstechnica.com, macg.co and macworld.com
Specifications
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- Screen size
- 15.4″
- Resolution
- 2880 × 1800
- Panel
- IPS LCD
- Brightness
- 500 nits
- Touchscreen
- No
- Display type
- Retina display; LED-backlit IPS; millions of colours
- Pixel density
- 220 ppi
- Colour range
- Wide colour (P3)
- Display features
- True Tone; scaled resolutions of 1920 × 1200, 1680 × 1050, 1280 × 800 or 1024 × 640
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-8750H, Intel Core i7-8850H or Intel Core i9-8950HK
- CPU cores
- 6
- CPU threads
- 12
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon Pro 555X, AMD Radeon Pro 560X, AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 or AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
- Memory
- 16 GB or 32 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB to 4 TB
- CPU
- Six-core Intel Core i7 at 2.2 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 4.1 GHz and 9 MB L3 cache, or Core i7 at 2.6 GHz with up to 4.3 GHz and 9 MB L3 cache; both configurable to Core i9 at 2.9 GHz with up to 4.8 GHz and 12 MB L3 cache. Exact i7-8750H, i7-8850H and i9-8950HK identifiers confirmed by MacGeneration.
- GPU
- Intel UHD Graphics 630 with automatic switching to discrete Radeon Pro graphics. The 2.2 GHz base has Radeon Pro 555X with 4 GB GDDR5, configurable to 560X with 4 GB GDDR5. The 2.6 GHz base has 560X, configurable to Vega 16 or Vega 20 with 4 GB HBM2; Vega options became available on 14 November 2018.
- Memory type
- 16 GB of 2400 MHz DDR4 onboard memory, configurable to 32 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe-based onboard SSD; 256 GB base with 2.2 GHz processor configurable to 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB or 4 TB; 512 GB base with 2.6 GHz processor configurable to 1 TB, 2 TB or 4 TB. Core i9 upgrades retain the storage and graphics options of their base configuration.
Battery and size
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- Up to 10 hours
- Battery capacity
- 83.6 Wh
- Weight
- 1.83 kg
- Thickness
- 15.5 mm
- Width × depth
- 349.3 × 240.7 mm
- Battery life detail
- Lithium-polymer battery; up to 10 hours wireless web or iTunes movie playback and 30 days standby. Apple's June 2018 tests used the 2.6 GHz Core i7, 16 GB memory and 512 GB SSD. Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.
- Charger
- 87 W USB-C Power Adapter
- Materials
- Aluminium enclosure
- Colours
- Silver; Space Grey
Connections
- Ports
- 4 × Thunderbolt 3, headphone jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- Webcam
- 720p FaceTime HD
- Operating system
- macOS
- Port detail
- Four Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports support charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt up to 40 Gb/s and USB 3.1 Gen 2 up to 10 Gb/s; 3.5 mm headphone jack. VGA, HDMI, DVI and Thunderbolt 2 output require separate adaptors.
- External displays
- Built-in screen plus two 5120 × 2880 displays at 60 Hz with over a billion colours, or four 4096 × 2304 displays at 60 Hz with over a billion colours
- Keyboard
- Full-size backlit keyboard with 64 US or 65 ISO keys, four arrow keys, Touch Bar and ambient light sensor; third-generation keyboard designed for quieter typing
- Trackpad
- Force Touch trackpad with pressure sensing, Force clicks and Multi-Touch gestures
- Speakers
- Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
- Microphones
- Three microphones
- Biometrics
- Touch ID fingerprint sensor; Apple T2 Security Chip supports secure boot and encrypted storage
- In the box
- 15-inch MacBook Pro; 87 W USB-C Power Adapter; 2 m USB-C Charge Cable
Configurations
| Processor | Memory | Storage | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7-8750H | 16 GB | 256 GB | AMD Radeon Pro 555X |
| Intel Core i7-8750H | 16 GB | 256 GB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i7-8750H | 16 GB | 512 GB | AMD Radeon Pro 555X |
| Intel Core i7-8750H | 16 GB | 512 GB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i7-8750H | 16 GB | 1 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 555X |
| Intel Core i7-8750H | 16 GB | 1 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i7-8750H | 16 GB | 2 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 555X |
| Intel Core i7-8750H | 16 GB | 2 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i7-8750H | 16 GB | 4 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 555X |
| Intel Core i7-8750H | 16 GB | 4 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i7-8750H | 32 GB | 256 GB | AMD Radeon Pro 555X |
| Intel Core i7-8750H | 32 GB | 256 GB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i7-8750H | 32 GB | 512 GB | AMD Radeon Pro 555X |
| Intel Core i7-8750H | 32 GB | 512 GB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i7-8750H | 32 GB | 1 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 555X |
| Intel Core i7-8750H | 32 GB | 1 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i7-8750H | 32 GB | 2 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 555X |
| Intel Core i7-8750H | 32 GB | 2 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i7-8750H | 32 GB | 4 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 555X |
| Intel Core i7-8750H | 32 GB | 4 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 16 GB | 512 GB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 16 GB | 512 GB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 16 GB | 512 GB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 16 GB | 1 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 16 GB | 1 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 16 GB | 1 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 16 GB | 2 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 16 GB | 2 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 16 GB | 2 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 16 GB | 4 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 16 GB | 4 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 16 GB | 4 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 32 GB | 512 GB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 32 GB | 512 GB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 32 GB | 512 GB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 32 GB | 1 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 32 GB | 1 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 32 GB | 1 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 32 GB | 2 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 32 GB | 2 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 32 GB | 2 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 32 GB | 4 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 32 GB | 4 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 |
| Intel Core i7-8850H | 32 GB | 4 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 16 GB | 256 GB | AMD Radeon Pro 555X |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 16 GB | 256 GB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 16 GB | 512 GB | AMD Radeon Pro 555X |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 16 GB | 512 GB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 16 GB | 512 GB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 16 GB | 512 GB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 16 GB | 1 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 555X |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 16 GB | 1 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 16 GB | 1 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 16 GB | 1 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 16 GB | 2 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 555X |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 16 GB | 2 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 16 GB | 2 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 16 GB | 2 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 16 GB | 4 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 555X |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 16 GB | 4 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 16 GB | 4 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 16 GB | 4 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 32 GB | 256 GB | AMD Radeon Pro 555X |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 32 GB | 256 GB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 32 GB | 512 GB | AMD Radeon Pro 555X |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 32 GB | 512 GB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 32 GB | 512 GB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 32 GB | 512 GB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 32 GB | 1 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 555X |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 32 GB | 1 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 32 GB | 1 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 32 GB | 1 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 32 GB | 2 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 555X |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 32 GB | 2 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 32 GB | 2 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 32 GB | 2 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 32 GB | 4 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 555X |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 32 GB | 4 TB | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 32 GB | 4 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 |
| Intel Core i9-8950HK | 32 GB | 4 TB | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 |
Pros and cons
Pros
- Six-core processors and up to 32 GB memory
- P3 Retina display with True Tone
- Supports two 5K or four 4K external displays at 60 Hz
Cons
- No built-in USB-A, HDMI or card reader
- Onboard memory and storage
- 720p webcam
Closest rivals
Model | Size | Display | Processor | Memory | Weight | Battery | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.4″ | IPS LCD | Intel Core i7 | 16 GB | 1.83 kg | 10 h | Nov 2016 | |
| 15.4″ | IPS LCD | Intel Core i7 | 16 GB | 1.83 kg | 10 h | Jun 2017 | |
| 15.4″ | IPS LCD | Intel Core i7 or i9 | 16 GB – 32 GB | 1.83 kg | 10 h | May 2019 |
Previous model: MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017). Newer model: MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019).
Sources
- support.apple.com/en-gb/111949
- apple.com/uk/newsroom/2018/07/apple-updates-macbook-pro-with-faster-performance…
- apple.com/uk/newsroom/2018/10/all-new-macbook-air-takes-flight
- macg.co/tests/2018/07/test-des-macbook-pro-15-touch-bar-core-i7-26-ghz-et-core-…
- intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/134906/intel-core-i78750h-processor-9m…
- intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/134899/intel-core-i78850h-processor-9m…
- intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/134903/intel-core-i98950hk-processor-1…
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