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MacBook Pro 16-inch (M1 Max, 2021)

Discontinued

Apple M1 Max

Price unavailable for United Kingdom

Chip

Apple M1 Max

Display

16.2″

Memory

32–64 GB

Storage

1024–8192

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Overview

Type
Notebook
Announced
18 Oct 2021
Released
26 Oct 2021
Colours
Silver, Space Gray

Chip & performance

Chip
Apple M1 Max
CPU cores
10
GPU cores
24–32
Neural Engine
16 cores

Memory & storage

Unified memory
32–64 GB
Memory bandwidth
400 GB/s
Storage
1TB – 8TB

Display

Type
Liquid Retina XDR
Size
16.2″
Resolution
3456-by-2234
Pixel density
254 ppi
Peak brightness
1600 nits
ProMotion
Yes
Nano-texture option
No

Battery & power

Video playback
Up to 21 hrs
Capacity
99.6 Wh
Power adapter
140W USB-C

Ports & connectivity

Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt ports
3
HDMI
Yes
USB-A ports
0
SDXC card slot
Yes
Ethernet
—
MagSafe
Yes
Headphone jack
Yes
Max external displays
4
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.0
Camera
1080p FaceTime HD

Physical

Dimensions
—
Weight
2200 g
Touch ID
Yes
Touch Bar
No

Software

macOS
Shipped with macOS Monterey · Supported on the current OS

Field-level sources

Individual specifications can carry their own evidence and verification — not one blanket source. Some values are Apple-published, others come from regulatory filings or teardowns, and some are explicitly not disclosed.

chip.nameApple M1 MaxApple-confirmed
chip.cpuCores10Apple-confirmed
chip.gpuCoresBase24Apple-confirmed
chip.gpuCoresMax32Apple-confirmed
chip.neuralEngineCores16Apple-confirmed
memory.baseGb32 GBApple-confirmed
memory.maxGb64 GBApple-confirmed
memory.bandwidthGBs400 GB/sApple-confirmed
macStorage.baseGb1024 GBApple-confirmed
macStorage.maxGb8192 GBApple-confirmed
display.technologyLiquid Retina XDRApple-confirmed
display.sizeInches16.2 inApple-confirmed
display.resolution3456-by-2234Apple-confirmed
display.pixelsPerInch254 ppiApple-confirmed
display.maxBrightnessNits1600 nitsApple-confirmed
display.proMotiontrueApple-confirmed
display.nanoTextureOptionfalseApple-confirmed
battery.videoHours21 hrsApple-confirmed
battery.capacityWh99.6 WhApple-confirmed
powerAdapter140W USB-CApple-confirmed
ports.thunderboltThunderbolt 4Apple-confirmed
ports.thunderboltCount3Apple-confirmed
ports.usbA0Apple-confirmed
ports.hdmitrueApple-confirmed
ports.sdxctrueApple-confirmed
ports.magsafetrueApple-confirmed
ports.headphonetrueApple-confirmed
externalDisplaysMax4Apple-confirmed
camera1080p FaceTime HDApple-confirmed
wifiWi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)Apple-confirmed
bluetooth5.0Apple-confirmed
touchIdtrueApple-confirmed
touchBarfalseApple-confirmed
weightGrams2200 gApple-confirmed

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