MacBook Pro 15 (Late 2016) vs MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2015)

MacBook Pro 15 (Late 2016) $2,399
MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2015) $1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,399
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
CPU
Core i7-6700HQ
CPU
Core i7-4770HQ
GPU
Radeon Pro 450
GPU
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15.4" LCD IPS 2880x1800 -
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15.4" LCD IPS 2880x1800 -
Core i7-6700HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
Core i7-4770HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
GB6S 1,100
27%
GB6M 3,440
13%
GB6S 1,035
25%
GB6M 3,460
13%
Radeon Pro 450
640 Shaders
800MHz
2GB GDDR5
80GB/s Bandwidth
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
320 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 1.02 TFLOPS
2%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.77 TFLOPS
2%
16GB
LPDDR3-2133
8GB
DDR3L-1600
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
256GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.4"
LCD IPS
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15.4"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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60Hz
Variable
60Hz
Variable
2880x1800
5.2 Million Pixels
221 PPI
2880x1800
5.2 Million Pixels
221 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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900:1 Contrast
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64 Keys
Butterfly 2 Switch
White Backlight
Touch Bar
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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3
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 4.2
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HM87
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1x HDMI 1.4
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 2
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External
External
87W
20.20V
4.30A
85W
20.00V
4.25A
USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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4.30A 20V (86W)
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MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
76Wh
6667mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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99.5Wh
8759mAh
11.36V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 8 Hours
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macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Height
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
349.3 mm (13.8 in)
Depth
240.7 mm (9.5 in)
Volume
1.30 L
Height
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.9 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
247.1 mm (9.7 in)
Volume
1.60 L
Weight
1.83 kg (4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.15 kg (4.7 lb)
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Weight
2.036 kg (4.5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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A1707
EMC 3072
MacBookPro13,3
A1398
EMC 2909
EMC 2910
MacBookPro11,5
MacBookPro11,4
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