Apple MacBook Pro 16"
The M4 Max 14-core chip and 32-core GPU with ray tracing and an 8TB SSD handle demanding tasks, aided by a 16-core Neural Engine for AI work. The 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display reaches 1000 nits for HDR, and the 100Wh battery lasts through long sessions. Best for 3D artists, data scientists, and composers needing extreme compute and 8TB of fast local storage.
CPU Apple M4 Max
RAM 36 GB
Storage 8 TB
Screen 16.2" 3456x2234
GPU Apple (32-Core)
OS macOS
Weight 2.2 kg
Battery 100 Wh
67 Overall Score
Price $5,699
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong screen (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong cpu (92nd percentile) 92nd
Cons
- Below average portability (11th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M4 Max |
| Cores | 16 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple (32-Core) |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 36 GB |
| Storage | 8 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16.2" |
| Resolution | 3456x2234 |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1000 nits |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI Output |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.9 lbs |
| Battery | 100 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 16" | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | 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 Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 36 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 8192 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16.2" 3456x2234 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Apple (32-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 100 | - | - | 71 | - | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 16" | 92.3 | 83.7 | 78.1 | 38.1 | 98.9 | 10.7 | 99.7 | 97.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.7 | 90.3 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 96.2 | 74.2 | 89.3 | 59.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.2 | 91.1 | 98.8 | 99.8 | 95.3 | 6.8 | 97.5 | 80.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.8 | 96.2 | 72.9 | 67.5 | 32.7 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 63.2 | 80.9 | 80.6 | 91.2 | 96.1 | 72.4 | 59.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 24.1 | 98.8 | 63.6 | 90.7 | 57.1 | 80.4 | 80.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Other Configurations17
MacBook Pro 16"16.2"Apple M4 Max64GB1TBSpace Black$3,849MacBook Pro 16"16.2"Apple M4 Pro24GB4TB$3,849MacBook Pro 16"16.2"Apple M4 Pro48GB4TB$4,099MacBook Pro 16"16.2"Apple M4 Max36GB4TB$4,649MacBook Pro 16"16.2"Apple M4 Max48GB4TBSilver$5,149MacBook Pro 16"16.2"Apple M4 Max128GB2TB$5,549MacBook Pro 16"16.2"Apple M4 Max128GB4TB$5,999MacBook Pro 16"16.2"Apple M4 Max48GB8TB$6,349MacBook Pro 16"16.2"Apple M4 Max128GB8TB$7,349
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