MacBook Pro (14-inch, M1 Max, 2021)

Quick look

Chip: M1 Maxchip
CPU: 10-coreCPU
GPU: 24-coreGPU
Memory: Not available²memory, base
Storage: Not available²storage, base
Display: 14.2-inchdisplay
Battery life: Up to17 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released: 26 October 2021³ReleasedIn select Apple Stores; orderable online from 18 October 2021.
Security updates: Not available⁴Security updates

Each figure is from the source marked¹ unless it carries its own number.

Drawn to scale from the published dimensions below: the footprint from above with the closed height beneath it. Outline only — the corner radius is our drawing convention, not a measurement.

Specifications

Body

Dimensions: 15.5 x 312.6 x 221.2 mm
Weight: 1.6 kg
Colours: Silver, Space Gray
Ports: Three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, MagSafe 3 port, 3.5 mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports: 3
Thunderbolt version: Thunderbolt 4
USB-A ports: No USB-A ports.⁵
HDMI: HDMI port
SD card slot: Yes
Headphone jack: Yes
MagSafe: Yes
Keyboard: Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Touch ID: Yes
Touch Bar: No Touch Bar.⁶

Display

Display size: 14.2 in
Resolution: 3024 x 1964
Pixel density: 254 ppi
Display type: Liquid Retina XDR display
Brightness: 500 nits
Peak brightness (HDR): 1,600 nits
Refresh rate: 120 Hz
Wide colour (P3): Yes
Nano-texture option: No nano-texture display option.⁶

Chip and memory

Chip: Apple M1 Max chip
Apple silicon: Yes
CPU cores: 10
Performance cores: 8⁷
Efficiency cores: 2⁷
GPU cores: 24
Neural Engine cores: 16⁸
Chip options: M1 Max with 10-core CPU and 24-core GPU, or M1 Max with 10-core CPU and 32-core GPU
Memory (maximum): 64GB
Memory options: 32GB or 64GB⁹
Memory upgradeable by user: No, as Apple documents¹⁰
Memory bandwidth: 400 GB/s¹¹
Storage (maximum): 8TB
Media engine: Enhanced media engine with two ProRes accelerators¹¹

Battery and power

Battery capacity: 70 Wh
Rated charge cycles: 1,000 cycles¹²
Video playback (claimed): 17 h
Wireless web (claimed): 11 h
Included power adapter: 96 W
Fast charging: Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi: 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth: 5.0
Ethernet: No Ethernet port.⁶
External displays (base): 4

Camera and audio

Camera: 1080p FaceTime HD camera
Speakers: High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
Microphones: Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming¹³

Platform

Shipped with: macOS Monterey¹¹
Newest macOS: macOS 27 Golden Gate¹⁴
Model identifier: MacBookPro18,3, MacBookPro18,4¹⁵
Part numbers: MKGP3xx/A, MKGQ3xx/A, MKGR3xx/A, MKGT3xx/A¹⁶
Model year: 2021

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core): 2,218¹⁷
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core): 14,218¹⁷

Software support

Feature updates until: Not available¹⁸
Security updates until: Not available¹⁸
Basis: our inference from history¹⁹

Previous and next model

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MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2 Max, 2023), January 2023

What changed

Weight: 1.6 kg MacBook Pro M1 Max1.63 kg MacBook Pro M2 Max
Chip: Apple M1 Max chip MacBook Pro M1 MaxApple M2 Max chip MacBook Pro M2 Max
CPU cores: 10 MacBook Pro M1 Max12 MacBook Pro M2 Max
GPU cores: 24 MacBook Pro M1 Max30 MacBook Pro M2 Max
Video playback (claimed): 17 h MacBook Pro M1 Max18 h MacBook Pro M2 Max
Wi-Fi: 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 MacBook Pro M1 MaxWi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax) MacBook Pro M2 Max

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Sources

Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) - Technical Specifications · Default for MacBook Pro (14-inch, M1 Max, 2021) · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026
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Not published by Apple. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) - Technical Specifications; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils game-changing MacBook Pro; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model. Read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils game-changing MacBook Pro · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026
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Security updates: no end date published. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 30 Sep 2026
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No USB-A ports. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) - Technical Specifications. Read 30 Sep 2026
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No Touch Bar. No nano-texture display option. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) - Technical Specifications. Read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils game-changing MacBook Pro · Apple’s figure · read 3 Oct 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils game-changing MacBook Pro · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) - Technical Specifications · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro: how to remove or install memory · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils game-changing MacBook Pro · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Determine battery cycle count for Mac laptops · Apple’s figure · read 15 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) - Technical Specifications · Apple’s figure · read 11 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 11 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 30 Sep 2026
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Feature and security updates: end dates not published by Apple. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 30 Sep 2026
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Runs macOS 27 Golden Gate. endoflife.date states that major versions of macOS are usually maintained for three years and that Apple usually provides security updates for the latest 3 releases, but this isn't consistently applied. Source: endoflife.date. Read 30 Sep 2026
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Not published by Apple

MacBook Pro (14-inch, M1 Max, 2021). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: memory (base), storage (base), storage options, storage upgradeable by user. Geekbench 7 Metal: the Mac chart row for this Mac does not state its GPU core count, so no Metal score is shown (chart read 10 Oct 2026). Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) - Technical Specifications; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils game-changing MacBook Pro; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model, read 9 Oct 2026.