Apple MacBook Pro 16" M4 Max Silver 2024
The M4 Max chip with its 40-core GPU and 48GB of unified memory blazes through 3D rendering and code compilation, while the 16-inch Liquid Retina XDR display sustains 1000 nits for HDR work. Its 24-hour battery life and seamless iPhone integration make it a uniquely untethered workstation within the Apple ecosystem. This laptop is best for developers compiling massive codebases and 3D artists rendering intricate scenes who need desktop-class power on the go.
CPU Apple M4 Max
RAM 48 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16.2" 3456x2234
GPU Apple M4 Max 40-core
OS macOS
Weight 2.1 kg
Battery 100 Wh
79 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong social proof (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong port selection (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong reliability (98th percentile) 98th
Cons
- Below average portability (13th percentile)
What owners think
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M4 Max |
| Cores | 16 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple M4 Max 40-core |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | Unified |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 48 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16.2" |
| Resolution | 3456x2234 |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1600 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI Output |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.1 kg / 4.6 lbs |
| Battery | 100 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 16" M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 48 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16.2" 3456x2234 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Apple M4 Max 40-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.1 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 100 | - | - | 71 | 100 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 16" M4 Max | 92.3 | 85.1 | 91.2 | 99.4 | 99.5 | 12.9 | 79.7 | 97.5 | 99.5 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.6 | 94.2 | 91.4 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 74.2 | 88.9 | 59.9 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96 | 92.3 | 98.6 | 99.7 | 95.4 | 7.2 | 97.3 | 80.7 | 87.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 93 | 90.2 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 72.7 | 66.6 | 32.8 | 97.3 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 91.7 | 88.1 | 87 | 98.7 | 97.7 | 9.1 | 94 | 59.9 | 54.5 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 27.9 | 98.6 | 59.8 | 90.9 | 57.3 | 79.7 | 80.7 | 80 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Other Configurations43
MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Pro16.2"Apple M4 Pro24GB512GBSilverCA$2,590MacBook Pro 16" M4 Pro16.2"Apple M4 Pro24GB512GBSpace BlackCA$3,041MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Pro16.2"Apple M4 Pro24GB1TBSpace BlackCA$3,238MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Pro16.2"Apple M4 Pro24GB1TBSilverCA$3,287MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Pro16.2"Apple M4 Pro48GB1TBSpace BlackCA$3,295MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Pro16.2"Apple M4 Pro24GB512GBSilverCA$3,683MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Pro16.2"Apple M4 Pro48GB512GBSpace BlackCA$3,684MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max36GB1TBSpace BlackCA$3,700MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Pro16.2"Apple M4 Pro48GB1TBSilverCA$4,003
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MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Pro16.2"Apple M4 Pro24GB2TBSpace BlackCA$4,210MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Pro16.2"Apple M4 Pro48GB512GBSilverCA$4,328MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Pro16.2"Apple M4 Pro48GB2TBSpace BlackCA$4,375MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Pro16.2"Apple M4 Pro24GB2TBSilverCA$4,533MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max36GB1TBSpace BlackCA$4,756MacBook Pro 16" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max48GB1TBSpace BlackCA$4,889MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Pro16.2"Apple M4 Pro24GB4TBSpace BlackCA$5,086MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max64GB1TBSpace BlackCA$5,276MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max36GB2TBSilverCA$5,298MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Pro16.2"Apple M4 Pro24GB4TBSilverCA$5,351MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Pro16.2"Apple M4 Pro48GB4TBSpace BlackCA$5,568MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Pro16.2"Apple M4 Pro48GB4TBSilverCA$5,651MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max64GB1TBSilverCA$6,003MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max36GB4TBSilverCA$6,153MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max48GB2TBSilverCA$6,232MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max64GB2TBSpace BlackCA$6,290MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max36GB4TBSilverCA$6,371MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max48GB4TBSpace BlackCA$6,925MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max128GB1TBSpace BlackCA$7,103MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max48GB4TBSilverCA$7,183MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max64GB4TBSpace BlackCA$7,268MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max128GB2TBSpace BlackCA$7,530MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max128GB2TBSilverCA$7,628MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max36GB8TBSilverCA$7,856MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max36GB8TBSilverCA$8,016MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max128GB4TBSilverCA$8,340MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max128GB4TBSpace BlackCA$8,356MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max48GB8TBSpace BlackCA$8,493MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max64GB8TBSilverCA$8,692MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max48GB8TBSilverCA$8,752MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max128GB8TBSpace BlackCA$9,372MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"Apple M4 Max128GB8TBSilverCA$10,072MacBook Pro 16" M4 Max16"M436GB1000GBSilverMacBook Pro 16" M4 Pro16"M448GB512GBSilver
