Apple MacBook Pro 16″ (M4 Pro or M4 Max)

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MacBook Pro 16″ (M4 Pro or M4 Max)

Released November 2024

The 2024 16-inch MacBook Pro with M4 Pro or M4 Max is Apple's largest laptop of that generation, with a 16.2-inch 120Hz mini-LED XDR display, up to 128GB of memory and Thunderbolt 5, suited to video editors, developers and 3D work that needs a big screen and a pro chip.

Model history · 13 models, 2012–2024
  1. 2012MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2012)Compare
  2. 2013MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013)Compare
  3. 2013MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)Compare
  4. 2014MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)Compare
  5. 2015MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)Compare
  6. 2016MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)Compare
  7. 2017MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)Compare
  8. 2018MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018)Compare
  9. 2019MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)Compare
  10. 2021MacBook Pro 16″ (M1 Pro / M1 Max)Compare
  11. 2023MacBook Pro 16″ (M2 Pro / M2 Max)Compare
  12. 2023MacBook Pro 16″ (M3 Pro / M3 Max)Compare
  13. 2024MacBook Pro 16″ (M4 Pro or M4 Max)
Size
16.2″
Display
Mini-LED, 120 Hz
Processor
Apple M4 Pro or Max
Memory
24 GB – 128 GB
Weight
2.14 kg
Battery
24 h

What reviewers say

Reviewers praise the powerful M4 Pro, exceptionally long battery life, the excellent mini-LED screen with its new matte option, Thunderbolt 5 ports and the improved webcam. The common complaints are the price and costly upgrades; PCMag found only a small step up from the M3 models, and Notebookcheck and Macworld would have liked Wi-Fi 7.

From notebookcheck.net, pcmag.com, macworld.com and tomsguide.com

Display

Screen size
16.2″
Resolution
3456 × 2234
Panel
Mini-LED
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Brightness
1,000 nits
HDR peak brightness
1,600 nits
Touchscreen
No
Display type
Liquid Retina XDR display
Pixel density
254 ppi
Colour range
Wide colour (P3); 1 billion colours
Screen finish
Standard, or nano-texture as an option
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
Apple M4 Pro or Apple M4 Max
CPU cores
14 or 16
Graphics
20-core GPU, 32-core GPU or 40-core GPU
Memory
24 GB, 36 GB, 48 GB or 128 GB
Storage
512 GB to 8 TB
CPU
M4 Pro: 14-core CPU with 10 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores; M4 Max: 14-core CPU with 10 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, or 16-core CPU with 12 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
GPU
20-core (M4 Pro), 32-core or 40-core (M4 Max) GPU with 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 M4 Max
AI engine
16-core Neural Engine
Memory type
Unified memory; M4 Pro takes 24GB or 48GB; M4 Max takes 36GB (14-core CPU) or 48GB, 64GB or 128GB (16-core CPU)
Memory bandwidth
273 GB/s (M4 Pro), 410 GB/s (M4 Max with 32-core GPU) or 546 GB/s (M4 Max with 40-core GPU)
Storage type
SSD, configurable up to 4 TB (M4 Pro) or 8 TB (M4 Max)

Battery and size

Battery life (maker's claim)
Up to 24 hours
Battery capacity
99.6 Wh
Weight
2.14 kg
Thickness
16.8 mm
Width × depth
355.7 × 248.1 mm
Battery life detail
M4 Pro up to 24 hours video streaming and 17 hours wireless web; M4 Max up to 21 hours video streaming and 14 hours wireless web; 100-watt-hour (99.6 Wh actual) lithium-polymer battery
Charger
140 W USB-C Power Adapter included
Fast charging
With the included 140 W USB-C Power Adapter
Materials
100% recycled aluminium enclosure; 40% recycled content overall
Colours
Space Black, Silver

Connections

Ports
3 × Thunderbolt 5, HDMI, SD card slot, MagSafe 3, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth
5.3
Webcam
12MP Center Stage
Operating system
macOS
Port detail
3 × Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) with charging, DisplayPort 2.1, Thunderbolt 5 and USB 4 (up to 120 Gb/s); HDMI (up to 8K 60 Hz or 4K 240 Hz) with multichannel audio output; SDXC card slot; MagSafe 3; 3.5 mm headphone jack with high-impedance headphone support
External displays
M4 Pro up to two at 6K 60 Hz over Thunderbolt, or one at 6K 60 Hz over Thunderbolt and one at 4K 144 Hz over HDMI, or one at 8K 60 Hz or 4K 240 Hz over HDMI; M4 Max up to four (three at 6K 60 Hz over Thunderbolt and one at 4K 144 Hz over HDMI), or three (two at 6K 60 Hz plus one at 8K 60 Hz or 4K 240 Hz over HDMI); all alongside the built-in display
Keyboard
Backlit Magic Keyboard, 78 (US) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys
Trackpad
Force Touch trackpad
Speakers
High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers; wide stereo; Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos
Microphones
Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
Biometrics
Touch ID
In the box
16-inch MacBook Pro, 140 W USB-C Power Adapter, USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m), polishing cloth (nano-texture display only)

Configurations

ProcessorMemoryStorage
Apple M4 Pro24 GB512 GB
Apple M4 Pro48 GB4 TB
Apple M4 Max, 14-core CPU, 32-core GPU36 GB1 TB
Apple M4 Max128 GB8 TB

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Apple claims up to 24 hours of video streaming with M4 Pro, from a 100-watt-hour battery
  • Up to 128GB of unified memory and 546GB/s of bandwidth with the 16-core-CPU M4 Max
  • Three Thunderbolt 5 ports plus HDMI, SDXC and MagSafe 3, with a 140 W charger in the box

Cons

  • Weighs 2.14 kg
  • The entry model has a 512GB SSD
  • Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3

Closest rivals

Model
SizeDisplayProcessorMemoryWeightBatteryReleased
16.2″Mini-LED, 120 HzApple M3 Pro or Max18 GB – 128 GB2.14 kg22 hNov 2023
16.2″Mini-LED, 120 HzApple M5 Pro or Max24 GB – 128 GB2.14 kg24 hMar 2026
16.2″Mini-LED, 120 HzApple M2 Pro or Max16 GB – 96 GB2.15 kg22 hJan 2023

Previous model: MacBook Pro 16″ (M3 Pro / M3 Max). Newer model: MacBook Pro 16″ (M5 Pro or M5 Max).

Sources

  1. support.apple.com/en-gb/121554
  2. apple.com/uk/newsroom/2024/10/new-macbook-pro-features-m4-family-of-chips-and-a…
  3. apple.com/newsroom/2024/10/new-macbook-pro-features-m4-family-of-chips-and-appl…

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