Apple MacBook Pro (16-inch, M5 Pro or M5 Max)
The current 16-inch MacBook Pro, sold with the 18-core M5 Pro or M5 Max chip, an Apple N1 wireless chip with Wi-Fi 7 and Thread, three Thunderbolt 5 ports, a 16.2-inch mini-LED Liquid Retina XDR display with ProMotion, a 100 Wh battery and a 140 W adapter. Built for video, 3-D, ML and development work needing up to 128 GB of unified memory.
Memory
- Type
- Unified memory in the SoC package
- Bandwidth
- 307 GB/s (M5 Pro), 460 GB/s (M5 Max 32-core GPU), 614 GB/s (M5 Max 40-core GPU)
- M5 Pro
- 24 GB; configurable to 48 GB or 64 GB
- M5 Max (32-core GPU)
- 36 GB; not further configurable
- M5 Max (40-core GPU)
- 48 GB; configurable to 64 GB or 128 GB
- Slots
- None; size is fixed at purchase
Storage
- SSD (M5 Pro)
- 1 TB; configurable to 2 TB or 4 TB
- SSD (M5 Max)
- 2 TB; configurable to 4 TB or 8 TB
- Card reader
- SDXC card slot
Graphics
- M5 Pro
- 20-core GPU
- M5 Max
- 32-core GPU or 40-core GPU
- External displays (M5 Pro)
- Up to three over any combination of Thunderbolt and HDMI: three displays up to 6K 60 Hz / 4K 144 Hz, or one display up to 8K 60 Hz / 5K 120 Hz / 4K 240 Hz plus a second up to 5K 120 Hz / 4K 200 Hz; up to three over a single Thunderbolt port
- External displays (M5 Max)
- Up to four over any combination of Thunderbolt and HDMI: four displays up to 6K 60 Hz / 4K 144 Hz, or two displays up to 8K 60 Hz / 5K 120 Hz / 4K 240 Hz; up to four over a single Thunderbolt port
- Thunderbolt video
- Native DisplayPort 2.1 speeds over USB-C
- Video playback
- HEVC, H.264, AV1, ProRes; HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG
Networking
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), where supported — Apple N1 wireless chip
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 6
- Other
- Thread networking technology (Apple N1 chip)
- Wired
- No Ethernet port; use a Thunderbolt / USB-C adapter
Power
- Adapter
- 140 W USB-C included with every configuration
- Charging
- MagSafe 3 (USB-C to MagSafe 3 cable, 2 m) or any Thunderbolt port
- Fast charge
- Fast-charge capable with a 140 W or higher USB PD power source
- Line power
- 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz
Ports
- Left
- MagSafe 3, 2 × Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C), 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Right
- SDXC card slot, 1 × Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C), HDMI
- Thunderbolt
- 3 × Thunderbolt 5 / USB 4, up to 120 Gb/s, with charging and DisplayPort
- HDMI
- Digital video output; multichannel audio output
- Audio
- 3.5 mm jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
Display
- Panel
- 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR, 3456 × 2234, 254 ppi; mini-LED backlight; optional nano-texture finish
- Brightness
- XDR: 1,000 nits sustained full-screen, 1,600 nits peak (HDR content only); SDR: up to 1,000 nits outdoor
- Contrast / color
- 1,000,000:1; 1 billion colors, P3 wide color, True Tone
- Refresh
- ProMotion adaptive up to 120 Hz; fixed 47.95, 48, 50, 59.94, 60 Hz
- Shape
- Rounded top corners; 16.2 in measured as a rectangle (viewable area is less)
- Camera
- 12MP Center Stage camera with Desk View support, 1080p HD video, advanced image signal processor
Battery
- Capacity
- 100 Wh lithium-polymer (actual rating 99.6 Wh)
- M5 Pro rating
- Up to 24 h video streaming, 17 h wireless web
- M5 Max rating
- Up to 22 h video streaming, 16 h wireless web
Physical
- Dimensions
- 1.68 × 35.57 × 24.81 cm (H × W × D); 0.66 × 14.01 × 9.77 in
- Weight
- 2.14 kg / 4.7 lb (M5 Pro); 2.15 kg / 4.7 lb (M5 Max)
- Colors
- Space Black, Silver
- Keyboard
- Backlit Magic Keyboard, 78 (ANSI) / 79 (ISO) keys, 12 full-height function keys, Touch ID, ambient light sensor
- Trackpad
- Force Touch trackpad
- Audio
- High-fidelity six-speaker system with force-cancelling woofers, spatial audio / Dolby Atmos; studio-quality three-mic array with Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum modes
- Environment
- Operating 10–35 °C, 0–90% RH noncondensing, tested up to 10,000 ft
- Acoustics
- 1.3 B sound power (idle and wireless web), ECMA-109, tested on M5 Max 40-core GPU, 48 GB, 2 TB
- Model identifiers
- Mac17,6, Mac17,8
Operating systems
- Newest compatible
- macOS 27 Golden Gate (Apple identify-your-Mac page)
- Apple Intelligence
- Available in beta; feature and language availability varies by region
Processors
- Apple M5 Pro (18-core CPU)
- Apple M5 Max (18-core CPU, 32-core GPU)
- Apple M5 Max (18-core CPU, 40-core GPU)