Apple has finally announced its 14-inch and 16-inch 2023 MacBook Pro models powered by next-generation M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, along with the new Mac mini. The company claims that the new MacBook Pros deliver up to 6x faster performance than Intel-based MacBook Pro and the longest battery life ever in a Mac.
Here is everything to know about the 2023 MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips
- Performance of 2023 MacBook Pro with M2 Pro
- Rendering titles and animations in Motion
- Up to 80% faster than the Intel-based model
- Up to 20% faster than M1 Pro model
- Compiling in Xcode
- 2.5x faster than the fastest Intel-based model
- Up to 25 % faster than the M1 Pro model
- Image processing in Adobe Photoshop
- 80% faster than Intel-based MacBook Pro
- 40% faster than M1 Pro model
- MacBook Pro with M2 Max
- Rendering titles and animations in Motion
- Performance of 2023 MacBook Pro with M2 Max
- Effects rendering in Cinema 4D
- Up to 6x faster than the fastest Intel-based model
- Up to 30 percent faster than the M1 Max model
- Color grading in DaVinci Resolve
- Up to 2x faster than the fastest Intel-based model
- Up to 30 percent faster than the M1 Max model
- Effects rendering in Cinema 4D
Both 2023 MacBook Pro models offer the following features:
- Display- Liquid Retina XDR display
- Camera- 1080p FaceTime HD camera
- Audio system- six speakers and studio-quality mics
- Battery- Up to 22 hours
- Connectivity- Wi-Fi 6E
- Ports
- Advanced HDMI supports 8K displays up to 60Hz and 4K displays up to 240Hz
- Three Thunderbolt 4 ports for high-speed connection to peripherals
- An SDXC card slot
- MagSafe 3 charging.
- Prices
- 14-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro starts at $1,999 and $1,849 for education
- 16-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro starts at $2,499 and $2,299 for education.
- 14-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Max starts at $3,099
- 16-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Max starts at $3,499
- Availability – order open today, Jan 17 with delivery beginning from January 24
Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, Greg Joswiak said:
“MacBook Pro with Apple silicon has been a game changer, empowering pros to push the limits of their workflows while on the go and do things they never thought possible on a laptop. Today the MacBook Pro gets even better. With faster performance, enhanced connectivity, and the longest battery life ever in a Mac, along with the best display in a laptop, there’s simply nothing else like it.”
