The Apple MacBook Pro (2024) 16″ M4 Max has a physical footprint of 355 mm wide by 248 mm tall and 16 mm thick, with a total volume of 1,408.64 cm³ and a weight of 2,150 g. It uses an active cooling system rather than a fanless design, and includes a backlit keyboard for use in low-light environments. The laptop is not weather-sealed, so it offers no splash resistance. Operating temperatures range from a minimum of 10 °C to a maximum of 35 °C.
The MacBook Pro (2024) 16″ features a 16.2″ screen with a 3456 x 2234 px resolution at 254 ppi, delivering fine detail across the panel. Typical brightness sits at 1,000 nits, and the contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1 allows for a wide range between the darkest and brightest areas of an image. The display supports a 120Hz refresh rate for smoother motion rendering and can drive up to four external displays simultaneously. It does not include a touch screen or an anti-reflection coating.
The MacBook Pro (2024) 16″ M4 Max is built on a 3nm semiconductor process and runs a 16-core CPU with 16 threads, clocked at 12 cores at 4.51 GHz and 4 cores at 2.59 GHz, with multithreading support across all threads. It carries 128GB of LPDDR5 unified memory, which also represents the maximum supported memory amount, and stores data on an 8,192GB NVMe flash SSD. The processor supports 64-bit computing, and the combination of NVMe storage and flash architecture ensures fast read and write access throughout the system.
The MacBook Pro (2024) 16″ M4 Max offers wired connectivity through three USB 4 40Gbps ports (USB-C form factor) and one HDMI output, while omitting USB-A, Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, DisplayPort, mini DisplayPort, RJ45, and VGA connections entirely. An external memory slot is also present for removable storage. On the wireless side, the laptop supports Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) along with backward-compatible Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 5, and Wi-Fi 4 standards, paired with Bluetooth 5.3. AirPlay is supported for wireless display and audio streaming, and there is no VGA connector included.
The MacBook Pro (2024) 16″ M4 Max is equipped with a 100 Wh battery rated for up to 21 hours of use on a single charge. It charges via a MagSafe power adapter, and the USB ports support sleep-and-charge functionality, allowing connected devices to be powered even when the laptop is not in active use.
The MacBook Pro (2024) 16″ M4 Max includes stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos support and a 3.5mm headphone jack for audio output, alongside a three-microphone array for audio input. Security and authentication are handled through a fingerprint scanner and 3D facial recognition, and the laptop also supports voice commands. A front camera is built in for video calls. The machine does not include a stylus, an S/PDIF output, an optical disc drive, or any motion and location sensors such as a gyroscope, accelerometer, compass, or GPS.
The M4 Max chip is classified for use in both laptop and desktop form factors and is built with 28,000 million transistors. It employs big.LITTLE technology alongside Heterogeneous Multi-Processing (HMP), allowing different core types to operate concurrently for more flexible workload distribution. Memory runs across four channels at a maximum speed of 4,266 MHz, delivering a peak bandwidth of 546 GB/s, and the chip does not support ECC memory. Integrated graphics are included within the chip. On the security side, the processor features TrustZone and NX bit support, providing hardware-level isolation and protection against certain classes of code execution vulnerabilities.
