Apple has officially unveiled its latest MacBook Pro, now powered by new chips from the M4 series: the M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max. According to Apple, the M4 Pro and M4 Max chips represent their most advanced technology yet for personal computers.
Apple M4 Pro Specifications
The M4 Pro chip features a 14-core CPU (with 10 high-performance cores and 4 efficiency cores) and is reported to be 1.9 times faster than the M1 Pro. Its speed is even claimed to surpass Intel’s Core Ultra 7 258V by 2.1 times. With up to 20 GPU cores, it delivers graphics performance twice as fast as the standard M4 and 2.4 times faster than Intel’s chip.
Additionally, the M4 Pro supports up to 64GB of unified memory with a bandwidth of 273GB/s—75% higher than the M3 Pro and twice as fast as other AI-focused PC chips. The chip is also equipped with Thunderbolt 5 technology, enabling data speeds of up to 120Gb/s, over double that of Thunderbolt 4.
Apple M4 Max Specifications
Meanwhile, the M4 Max chip boasts a more powerful 16-core CPU (with 12 high-performance cores and 4 efficiency cores). It’s said to be 2.2 times faster than the M1 Max and 2.5 times faster than Intel’s counterpart. With up to 40 GPU cores, the M4 Max offers 1.9 times the graphics performance of the M1 Max and up to four times faster than Intel.
The M4 Max also supports up to 128GB of unified memory with a bandwidth of 546GB/s, four times greater than the latest AI PC chips. Equipped with an upgraded Media Engine, it includes dual video encode engines and two ProRes accelerators, making it ideal for creative professionals.
Both the M4 Pro and M4 Max support Apple Intelligence in macOS Sequoia and feature Thunderbolt 5 connectivity, empowering the new MacBook Pro to handle a wide range of professional tasks with ease.
