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MacBook Pro 16-inch (M5 Max)

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Apple M5 Max

Price unavailable for United Kingdom

Chip

Apple M5 Max

Display

16.2″

Memory

36–128 GB

Storage

2048–8192

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Overview

Type
Notebook
Announced
—
Released
—
Colours
Silver, Space Black

Chip & performance

Chip
Apple M5 Max
CPU cores
18
GPU cores
32–40
Neural Engine
16 cores

Memory & storage

Unified memory
36–128 GB
Memory bandwidth
614 GB/s
Storage
2TB – 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
Yes

Battery & power

Video playback
Up to 22 hrs
Capacity
100 Wh
Power adapter
140W USB-C

Ports & connectivity

Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 5
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 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 6
Camera
12MP Center Stage camera (1080p)

Physical

Dimensions
—
Weight
2150 g
Touch ID
Yes
Touch Bar
No

Software

macOS
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 M5 MaxApple-confirmed
chip.cpuCores18Apple-confirmed
chip.gpuCoresBase32Apple-confirmed
chip.gpuCoresMax40Apple-confirmed
chip.neuralEngineCores16Apple-confirmed
memory.baseGb36 GBApple-confirmed
memory.maxGb128 GBApple-confirmed
memory.bandwidthGBs614 GB/sApple-confirmed
macStorage.baseGb2048 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.nanoTextureOptiontrueApple-confirmed
battery.videoHours22 hrsApple-confirmed
battery.capacityWh100 WhApple-confirmed
powerAdapter140W USB-CApple-confirmed
ports.thunderboltThunderbolt 5Apple-confirmed
ports.thunderboltCount3Apple-confirmed
ports.usbA0Apple-confirmed
ports.hdmitrueApple-confirmed
ports.sdxctrueApple-confirmed
ports.magsafetrueApple-confirmed
ports.headphonetrueApple-confirmed
externalDisplaysMax4Apple-confirmed
camera12MP Center Stage camera (1080p)Apple-confirmed
wifiWi-Fi 7 (802.11be)Apple-confirmed
bluetoothBluetooth 6Apple-confirmed
touchIdtrueApple-confirmed
touchBarfalseApple-confirmed
weightGrams2150 gApple-confirmed

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