MacBook Pro (16-inch, M1 Max, 2021)

Quick look

Price: £3,299²launch price
Chip: M1 Max³chip
CPU: 10-coreCPU
GPU: 32-core³GPU
Memory: 32GBunified memory, base
Storage: 1TBstorage, base
Display: 16.2-inchdisplay
Battery life: Up to21 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released: 26 October 2021⁴ReleasedIn select Apple Stores; orderable online from 18 October 2021.
Security updates: Not available⁵Security 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: 16.8 x 355.7 x 248.1 mm
Weight: 2.2 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.⁶
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.⁷

Display

Display size: 16.2 in
Resolution: 3456 x 2234
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.⁷

Chip and memory

Chip: Apple M1 Max chip³
Apple silicon: Yes
CPU cores: 10
Performance cores: 8
Efficiency cores: 2
GPU cores: 32³
Neural Engine cores: 16
Chip options: M1 Max with 10-core CPU and 24-core GPU, or M1 Max with 10-core CPU and 32-core GPU
Memory (base): 32GB
Memory (maximum): 64GB
Memory options: 32GB or 64GB
Memory upgradeable by user: No, as Apple documents⁸
Memory bandwidth: 400 GB/s
Storage (base): 1TB
Storage (maximum): 8TB
Storage options: 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB
Media engine: Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginetwo video encode enginestwo ProRes encode and decode engines

Battery and power

Battery capacity: 100 Wh
Rated charge cycles: 1,000 cycles⁹
Video playback (claimed): 21 h
Wireless web (claimed): 14 h
Included power adapter: 140 W
Fast charging: Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi: 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth: 5.0
Ethernet: No Ethernet port.⁷
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 beamforming¹⁰

Platform

Shipped with: macOS Monterey¹¹
Newest macOS: macOS 27 Golden Gate¹²
Model identifier: MacBookPro18,1, MacBookPro18,2¹³
Part numbers: MK183xx/A, MK193xx/A, MK1A3xx/A, MK1E3xx/A, MK1F3xx/A, MK1H3xx/A¹⁴
Model year: 2021

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core): 2,213¹⁵
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core): 14,164¹⁵

What it actually costs

Used, Grade A: £1,335–£1,405¹⁶cheapest of 2 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £1,260–£1,350 from 2 Oct 2026
Used, Grade B: £1,260–£1,285¹⁷cheapest of 2 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £1,210 from 2 Oct 2026
Used, Grade C: £1,100–£1,110¹⁸cheapest of 2 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £1,040–£1,065 from 2 Oct 2026
Trade in yours, Grade A: £827 cash / £961 voucher¹⁶16% more as store credit

Read 3 November 2026. CeX is one UK retailer; its used and trade-in figures are shown at its condition grades for the base configuration: M1 Max with 10-core CPU and 32-core GPU, 32GB memory, 1TB storage. “Since” is the first day MacIQ read that figure; “earlier” figures were each read from the date shown. We hold no stock and take no commission.

Apple UK price, as listed

1 November 2021 to 4 January 2023: £3,299¹⁹²⁰

Apple’s UK store page for the base configuration (Apple M1 Max chip, 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 32GB memory, 1TB storage), as the Internet Archive saved it. Each row runs from the first to the last Internet Archive capture MacIQ read at that price; the price may have held before and after. MacIQ read a selection of the Archive’s captures, not every one. Read 18 October 2026.

Software support

Feature updates until: Not available²¹
Security updates until: Not available²¹
Basis: our inference from history²²

Previous and next model

Next model

MacBook Pro (16-inch, M2 Max, 2023), January 2023

What changed

Weight: 2.2 kg MacBook Pro M1 Max2.16 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: 32 MacBook Pro M1 Max38 MacBook Pro M2 Max
Video playback (claimed): 21 h MacBook Pro M1 Max22 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 (16-inch, 2021) - Technical Specifications · Default for MacBook Pro (16-inch, M1 Max, 2021) · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026
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Apple UK Store (archived 20 October 2021) — MacBook Pro 16-inch, M1 Max with 10-core CPU and 32-core GPU, 32GB, 1TB, £3,299.00 · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) - Technical Specifications · Apple’s figure · read 2 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 (16-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 (16-inch, 2021) - Technical Specifications. Read 9 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 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 (16-inch, 2021) - Technical Specifications · Apple’s figure · read 11 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) — 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 11 Oct 2026
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CeX — Used, Grade A · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026
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CeX — Used, Grade B · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026
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CeX — Used, Grade C · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy MacBook Pro - Apple (UK), captured 1 Nov 2021 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy MacBook Pro - Apple (UK), captured 4 Jan 2023 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 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 (16-inch, M1 Max, 2021). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: 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 (16-inch, 2021) - Technical Specifications, read 9 Oct 2026.