MacBook Pro 16 (M4 Max, Late 2024) vs MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2015)

MacBook Pro 16 (M4 Max, Late 2024) $3,499
MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2015) $1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$3,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
CPU
M4 Max (14C32G)
CPU
Core i7-4770HQ
GPU
32-Core M4 Max
GPU
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
Memory
36GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
256GB
Display
16.2" LCD IPS 3456x2234 -
Display
15.4" LCD IPS 2880x1800 -
M4 Max (14C32G)
14 Cores
14 Threads
4.5GHz Clock
Core i7-4770HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
GB6S 3,990
98%
GB6M 22,690
85%
GB6S 1,035
25%
GB6M 3,460
13%
32-Core M4 Max
4096 Shaders
1678MHz
Shared Memory
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
320 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 13.74 TFLOPS
27%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.77 TFLOPS
2%
36GB
LPDDR5X-8533
8GB
DDR3L-1600
136 Tabs
27%
24 Tabs
5%
1TB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 5GB/s Read
256GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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16.2"
LCD IPS
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15.4"
LCD IPS
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1,000 Nits
1,600 Nits Peak
300 Nits
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120Hz
Variable
60Hz
Variable
3456x2234
7.7 Million Pixels
254 PPI
2880x1800
5.2 Million Pixels
221 PPI
Mini-LED Backlight
2,554 Zones
1,000,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.2
No Sensors
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HM87
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3x Thunderbolt 5 (120Gbps)
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2x Thunderbolt 2 (20Gbps)
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1x HDMI 2.1
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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 UHS-II
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
MagSafe 2
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External
External
140W
28.00V
5.00A
85W
20.00V
4.25A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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5.00A 15V (75W)
5.00A 20V (100W)
5.00A 28V (140W)
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Removable Cable
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MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
100Wh
8728mAh
11.46V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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99.5Wh
8759mAh
11.36V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 15 Hours
Up to 8 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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macOS 15 Sequoia
OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
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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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Height
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Width
355.7 mm (14 in)
Depth
248.1 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
1.48 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
2.16 kg (4.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.44 kg (5.4 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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A1398
EMC 2909
EMC 2910
MacBookPro11,5
MacBookPro11,4
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