MacBook Pro 16 (M4 Max, Late 2024) vs MacBook Pro 15 (Retina, Mid 2012)

MacBook Pro 16 (M4 Max, Late 2024) $3,499
MacBook Pro 15 (Retina, Mid 2012) $2,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$3,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,199
CPU
M4 Max (14C32G)
CPU
Core i7-3615QM
GPU
32-Core M4 Max
GPU
GeForce GT 650M Mac+
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 i7-3615QM
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
GB6S 3,990
98%
GB6M 22,690
85%
GB6S 550
14%
GB6M 1,880
7%
32-Core M4 Max
4096 Shaders
1678MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce GT 650M Mac+
384 Shaders
900MHz
1GB GDDR5
80.3GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 13.74 TFLOPS
27%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.69 TFLOPS
1%
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 7+17 Pin
SATA 3
Up to 520MB/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
Multi-Touch Clickpad 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 4E (802.11n)
3 Stream
Up to 450Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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HM77
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3x Thunderbolt 5 (120Gbps)
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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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95Wh
8676mAh
10.95V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 15 Hours
Up to 7 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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macOS 15 Sequoia
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
macOS 10.15 Catalina (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
2.02 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 2512
MacBookPro10,1
Change Comparison