Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4 Max, 2024)

16-inch M4 Max review unit: 16-core CPU / 40-core GPU / 128GB unified memory / 4TB SSD

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Choose the 16-inch M4 Max MacBook Pro if your work depends on sustained creative throughput, a large HDR display, long battery life, and quiet mobile workstation behavior. It is overkill for normal office or student use, but it makes sense for video, photo, code, music, and graphics workloads where the time saved is worth the price.

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LAUNCH

Released
2024-11-08

GAMING PERFORMANCE

PS5 (2024) = 100

Gaming Performance Index (GPI)
EstimatedGPU reference≈ 151
Estimate & test conditions

PS5 reference: 2024 = 100 · Inherited historical proxy; no direct PS5 Light measurement or verified relative game FPS · Estimated · Extrapolated · Input years: 2024, 2025, 2026 · Single sample model reference; target performance may differ.

MacBook Pro (2024 M4 Max, 40-core GPU, 16") · Chip: Apple M4 Max · Model identifier: Mac16,5 · Chassis: MacBook Pro 16-inch

Sample CPU cores: 16 · Sample GPU cores: 40 · Sample RAM: 48 GB · Sample OS: macOS 26.0.1 (25A362)

Target CPU: Apple M4 Max (16-core CPU) · Target GPU: Apple M4 Max 40-core GPU · Target CPU cores: Unknown · Target GPU cores: Unknown · Target RAM: 128 GB · RAM amount differs

Same GPU bin and chassis sample reference; whole-device and memory equivalence are not established.

Power state: Unknown · Mode: Unknown · Thermal history: Unknown · Stock configuration: Unverified

3DMark Steel Nomad Light · standard · Metric: graphics_score · 14,562 points · Metal · 2560 × 1440 · Non-RT · Non-Unlimited · Benchmark version: 1.0 · Application UI: 1.1.266 osx

Displayed result date: 2025-10-20 · Displayed result date; run versus upload date not independently established · Benchmark run date: Unknown

Method: experimental_steel_nomad_light_ratio_to_historical_ts_gpi_v0.1 · Domain: standard_steel_nomad_light_metal_to_windows_historical_proxy · Coefficient: 0.010358223597947377 · Calibration anchors: 7 · Calibration score span: 1175–21012 · Windows internal historical-proxy error only; Apple game error unquantified · Calibration input years are review publication years, not benchmark run years

Anchor model sensitivity: 133.95–165.98; model sensitivity only, not an observed Apple span, target prediction interval or confidence interval.

Single public user-submitted run; neither an exact target-device measurement nor a population median.

Power, mode, thermal history, background load and hardware modifications are unknown.

Historical 2024 PS5=100 proxy; no direct PS5 Light measurement or verified relative game FPS.

Windows internal cross-validation is not an Apple error interval.

App UI patch versions vary; fixed synthetic workload does not establish every game, translation layer or sustained-load performance.

cross api input · Technical qualification (Chinese): 目标内存128GB,来源样本48GB

cross api input · Technical qualification (Chinese): 供电状态、模式及热状态未披露

cross api input · Technical qualification (Chinese): 用户单次实跑,不等于目标整机实测或统计中位

cross api input · Technical qualification (Chinese): 目标CPU核心数未填;保留样本CPU条件,不补写目标字段

GPU sample reference estimate (cross-platform bridge)

100 is a PS5 (2024) reference, not a maximum. Relative displayed values are not game FPS ratios or a winner.

GPU sample reference

Estimated

GRAPHICS BENCHMARKS

Some scores are chip references.

3DMark Time Spy
-

CPU BENCHMARKS

Some scores are chip references.

Geekbench 6 Single
Conditions unconfirmed4,011
Test conditions & details

Test: Geekbench 6 Single

Score unit: points

Version not recorded

OS: macOS

Configuration-specific result

Bars align retained values of the same metric and unit. Test conditions may be unconfirmed. The endpoint is a display scale, not a test maximum, comparable device measurement, game FPS ratio or winner.

Geekbench 6 Multi
Conditions unconfirmed26,422
Test conditions & details

Test: Geekbench 6 Multi

Score unit: points

Version not recorded

OS: macOS

Configuration-specific result

Bars align retained values of the same metric and unit. Test conditions may be unconfirmed. The endpoint is a display scale, not a test maximum, comparable device measurement, game FPS ratio or winner.

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 M4 Max (16-core CPU)
GPU
Apple M4 Max 40-core GPU
GPU FP32 TFLOPS
Conditions unconfirmed · Incompatible basisApple M4 Max 40-core GPU17.04Chip reference
Test conditions & details

Test: FP32

Score unit: TFLOPS

Version not recorded

Configuration-specific result

Bars align retained values of the same metric and unit. Test conditions may be unconfirmed. The endpoint is a display scale, not a test maximum, comparable device measurement, game FPS ratio or winner.

GPU FP32 TFLOPS · GPU references
Additional chip referencesConditions unconfirmed · Incompatible basisComponent unknown17.04Chip reference
Test conditions & details

Test: FP32

Score unit: TFLOPS

Version not recorded

Configuration-specific result

Bars align retained values of the same metric and unit. Test conditions may be unconfirmed. The endpoint is a display scale, not a test maximum, comparable device measurement, game FPS ratio or winner.

MEMORY & STORAGE

Some scores are chip references.

Dedicated VRAM
-
Memory
128 GBRecorded configuration
Storage
4,000 GBRecorded configuration
Memory options
36 GB / 48 GB / 64 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 21 h
Test conditions & details

Video playback or streaming test

Preproduction M4 Max: 14-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 36GB unified memory, 2TB SSD

Manufacturer test: August–October 2024; brightness 8 clicks from minimum; keyboard backlight off; Wi-Fi; 1080p streaming in Safari

Manufacturer claim
Web browsing
Up to 14 h
Test conditions & details

Wireless web test

Preproduction M4 Max: 14-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 36GB unified memory, 2TB SSD

Manufacturer test: August–October 2024; brightness 8 clicks from minimum; keyboard backlight off; Wi-Fi; 25 popular websites

Manufacturer claim

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
2.15 kg

CONNECTIVITY & EXPANSION

Ports
1 × · SDXC · card_reader · SDXC · SDXC card slot · removable_storage 1 × · HDMI · display_output · HDMI · HDMI · display_output 1 × · 3.5mm · audio · analog_audio_output · 3.5 mm headphone jack · audio_output 1 × · MagSafe 3 · power · MagSafe 3 · MagSafe 3 · charging 3 × · USB-C · thunderbolt · Thunderbolt 5 / USB4 · 3x Thunderbolt 5 · charging · display_output
Wireless
Wi-Fi 6E / BT 5.3

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS

Brand
Apple
Model
MacBook Pro 16-inch (2024, M4 Max)

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