The 16-inch M3 Max MacBook Pro is the high-end Mac laptop for sustained creative and engineering work. Choose it when screen space, thermals, speakers, and long unplugged sessions matter more than travel weight; lighter users should compare the 14-inch or M3 Pro versions.
Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (M3 Max, 2023)
Apple M3 Max 16-core CPU / 40-core GPU, 48GB unified memory, 1TB SSD
Laptops16-inch professional laptop
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LAUNCH
- Released
- 2023
GAMING PERFORMANCE
PS5 (2024) = 100
- Gaming Performance Index (GPI)
GRAPHICS BENCHMARKS
Some scores are chip references.
- 3DMark Time Spy
- -
CPU BENCHMARKS
Some scores are chip references.
- Geekbench 6 Single
- Geekbench 6 Single · CPU references
Additional chip references
- Geekbench 6 Multi
- Geekbench 6 Multi · CPU references
Additional chip references
OTHER BENCHMARKS
Some scores are chip references.
- PCMark
- -
SCREEN SIZE
- SCREEN SIZE
- 16.2" (346 × 223 mm)
- Size
- 16.2"
PLATFORM & HARDWARE
Some scores are chip references.
- OS
- macOS
- CPU
- Apple M3 Max
- GPU
- Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core)
- GPU FP32 TFLOPS
- GPU FP32 TFLOPS · GPU references
Additional chip references
MEMORY & STORAGE
Some scores are chip references.
- Dedicated VRAM
- -
- Memory
- 48 GBRecorded configuration
- Storage
- 1,000 GBRecorded configuration
- Memory options
- 36 GB / 48 GB / 64 GB / 96 GB / 128 GBFamily options; availability depends on CPU, GPU, screen and region. This list does not establish a supported combination.
- Storage options
- 1,000 GB / 2,000 GB / 4,000 GB / 8,000 GBFamily options; availability depends on CPU, GPU, screen and region. This list does not establish a supported combination.
SCREEN QUALITY
- Panel
- Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED
- Resolution
- 3456 x 2234
- Refresh Rate
- 120 Hz
- Brightness
- Peak: 1,600 nits
- Dual-mode Display
- -
POWER & BATTERY
- Battery capacity
- 100 WhMarketed capacity · Actual rated capacity: 99.6 Wh
- Video playback
- Up to 22 hManufacturer claim · ; not measured typical runtime
Test conditions & details
Video playback or streaming test
Preproduction 16-inch MacBook Pro; M3 Pro 12-core CPU / 18-core GPU, 36GB unified memory, 512GB SSD
Different configuration
Manufacturer up to 22 hours; Apple September–October 2023; HD 1080p movies in the Apple TV app; network state not specified for movie playback; display 8 brightness steps above minimum (nits not published); keyboard-backlight setting not published. Results vary with use and configuration.
configuration note: Battery-test hardware differs from the represented hardware. This is a model/chip-family upper-bound claim, not an exact representative-unit result or measured typical runtime. Endurance tests use M3 Pro systems; M3 Max acoustic-test configurations are not endurance-test configurations.
- Web browsing
- Up to 15 hManufacturer claim · ; not measured typical runtime
Test conditions & details
Wireless web test
Preproduction 16-inch MacBook Pro; M3 Pro 12-core CPU / 18-core GPU, 36GB unified memory, 512GB SSD
Different configuration
Manufacturer up to 15 hours; Apple September–October 2023; wireless browsing of 25 popular websites; wireless connection; Wi-Fi version not stated; display 8 brightness steps above minimum (nits not published); keyboard-backlight setting not published. Results vary with use and configuration.
configuration note: Battery-test hardware differs from the represented hardware. This is a model/chip-family upper-bound claim, not an exact representative-unit result or measured typical runtime. Endurance tests use M3 Pro systems; M3 Max acoustic-test configurations are not endurance-test configurations.
BODY & DIMENSIONS
- CHASSIS SIDE · LENGTH × THICKNESS
- 355.7 × 16.8 mm
- CHASSIS TOP · LENGTH × WIDTH
- 355.7 × 248.1 mm
- Dimensions
- 355.7 × 248.1 × 16.8 mm
- Weight
- 2.16 kg
CONNECTIVITY & EXPANSION
- Ports
- 1 × · MagSafe 3 · power · MagSafe 3 · MagSafe 3 · charging 3 × · USB-C · thunderbolt · Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 · 3x Thunderbolt 4 · charging · display_output 1 × · HDMI · display_output · HDMI · HDMI · display_output 1 × · SDXC · card_reader · SDXC · SDXC · removable_storage 1 × · 3.5mm · audio · analog_audio_output · 3.5mm audio · audio_output
- Wireless
- Wi-Fi 6E / BT 5.3
OTHER SPECIFICATIONS
- Brand
- Apple
- Model
- MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max
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