Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max Silver 2024
The M4 Max 14‑core chip with a 32‑core GPU and hardware‑accelerated ray tracing drives a 16.2‑inch Mini‑LED display at 1600 nits peak brightness and a 120Hz refresh rate. A 4TB SSD and 36GB unified memory pair with Thunderbolt 5 connectivity inside a 2.20kg unibody, delivering desktop‑class throughput in a portable chassis. This laptop is suited for data scientists, 3D artists, and composers whose workflows previously required a desktop workstation.
About This Laptop
Supercharged with their M4 Max chip and Apple Intelligence, the Apple 16" MacBook Pro empowers users like data scientists, 3D artists, and composers who constantly push workflows to the limit to work on projects that were previously only imaginable on a desktop. The system features Apple's M4 Max 14-Core Chip, which is combined with a 32-Core GPU, Dynamic Caching, and hardware-accelerated ray tracing, all of which significantly increase performance for the most demanding pro apps and games. Also featured is a 16-core Neural Engine with Apple Intelligence, a personal intelligence system that transforms how users work, communicate, and express themselves, all while protecting their privacy.
- Apple M4 Max 14-Core Chip
- 36GB Unified RAM | 4TB SSD
- 16" 3456 x 2234 Liquid Retina XDR Screen
- 32-Core GPU | 16-Core Neural Engine
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong storage (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong user sentiment (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
- Below average compact (10th percentile) 10th
- Below average gpu (19th percentile) 19th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M4 Max |
| Cores | 14 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple (32-Core) |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 36 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 4 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16.2" |
| Resolution | 3456 |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1600 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI Output |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.9 lbs |
| Battery | 100 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max | ASUS ROG Flow GZ302EA-XS99 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS | HP ZBook Ultra G1a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 |
| RAM (GB) | 36 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 4096 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16.2" 3456x2234 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14.5" 3200x2000 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Apple (32-Core) | AMD Radeon | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | 100 | 70 | 99 | - | 62 | 74 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max | 91.5 | 18.5 | 84.1 | 80 | 99.4 | 10.1 | 98.6 | 94.1 | 96 | 90.8 |
| ASUS ROG Flow GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 95.1 | 80.3 | 99.9 | 77.5 | 89.2 | 92.7 | 81.2 | 0 | 57.9 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 90 | 90.2 | 98.1 | 94.3 | 8.5 | 81.2 | 94.1 | 78.2 | 99.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.1 | 64.2 | 80.8 | 83.4 | 89.9 | 95.3 | 73.3 | 94.1 | 57.9 | 86.2 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 84.6 | 64.2 | 90.2 | 73 | 95.9 | 54.8 | 63.7 | 88.7 | 31.6 | 94.4 |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a Compare | 76.4 | 96.5 | 68.1 | 85.6 | 94.8 | 71.7 | 81.2 | 0 | 31.6 | 76 |
Usage Scores
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