M2 Max

As per Apple, the latest M2 Pro chip possesses a 10-core or 12-core CPU and provides up to 20 percent powerful speed performance in comparison with the M1 Pro chip.

The chip also includes a 16-core or 19-core GPU that provides up to 30 percent faster graphics performance than the M1 Pro, as well as a 16-core Neural Engine which is 40 percent faster than the previous generation.

According to Apple, the M2 Max chip possesses a 12-core CPU which is approximately 20 percent faster in comparison with the M1 Max chip, and it comes with a 38-core GPU. The latest MacBook Pro has now become up to 6 times more efficient as compared to the speediest MacBook Pro which is intel-based for some functions thanks to the M2 Max chip.

When equipped with the highest-end M2 Max chip, both newly released MacBook Pro models can now be customized with up to 96GB of unified memory. In contrast, older versions with the M1 Max chip were usable with approximately 64GB of memory. Memory bandwidth remains unchanged, with the M2 Pro chip supporting up to 200GB/s as well as the M2 Max chip supporting up to 400GB/s.

The notebooks, like the prior generation, can be customized with about 8TB of SSD storage.

The new MacBook Pro models include Wi-Fi 6E support, which enables faster wireless access as well as reduced latency on the 6GHz band. Preceding 14-inch & 16-inch MacBook Pro systems only supported Wi-Fi 6, which works on the 2.4GHz & 5GHz bands.

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On both newly released MacBook Pro models, an updated HDMI 2.1 port features one external screen with about 8K resolution at 60Hz or 4K resolution at 240Hz.

Apple claims that the brand-new 16-inch MacBook Pro has the great battery life ever offered by a Mac, with approximately 22 hours of use per charge. The latest 14-inch model is said to have a battery life of up to 18 hours. According to Apple’s technical specifications, each model gains one hour of battery life over the prior generation.

The newest MacBook Pro models come with a Liquid Retina XDR screen having a notch, a completely black keyboard housing, MagSafe 3 for charging, 3 Thunderbolt 4 port facilities, an SD card slot, an HDMI port, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, as well as a six-speaker audio system as the past generation.

Customers can purchase the latest 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros now via Apple’s online store, having availability commencing Tuesday, January 24. The 14-inch MacBook Pro price begins at $1,999, while the 16-inch MacBook Pro begins at $2,499.