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

Quick look

Price: £3,749²launch price
Chip: M2 Max³chip
CPU: 12-coreCPU
GPU: 38-core³GPU
Memory: 32GBunified memory, base
Storage: 1TBstorage, base
Display: 16.2-inchdisplay
Battery life: Up to22 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released: 24 January 2023⁴ReleasedIn Apple Stores; orderable online from 17 January 2023.
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: 2.16 kg
Colours: Silver, Space Grey
Ports: Three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, MagSafe 3 port, 3.5mm 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 M2 Max chip³
Apple silicon: Yes
CPU cores: 12
Performance cores: 8
Efficiency cores: 4
GPU cores: 38³
Neural Engine cores: 16
Chip options: M2 Max with 12-core CPU and 30-core GPU, or M2 Max with 12-core CPU and 38-core GPU
Memory (base): 32GB
Memory (maximum): 96GB
Memory options: 32GB, 64GB or 96GB (96GB with 38-core GPU)
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): 22 h
Wireless web (claimed): 15 h
Included power adapter: 140 W
Fast charging: Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi: Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth: 5.3
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

Newest macOS: macOS 27 Golden Gate¹¹
Model identifier: Mac14,6, Mac14,10¹²
Part numbers: MNWG3xx/A, MNW93xx/A, MNWK3xx/A, MNWD3xx/A, MNWF3xx/A, MNW83xx/A, MNWJ3xx/A, MNWC3xx/A¹³
Model year: 2023

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core): 2,490¹⁴
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core): 17,034¹⁴
Geekbench 7 (Metal): 140,219¹⁴

What it actually costs

Used, Grade A: £1,895–£1,925¹⁵cheapest of 2 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026
Used, Grade B: £1,580–£1,780¹⁶cheapest of 2 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026
Used, Grade C: £1,460–£1,500¹⁷cheapest of 2 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026
Trade in yours, Grade A: £1,174 cash / £1,364 voucher¹⁵16% 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: M2 Max with 12-core CPU and 38-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

5 February 2023 to 1 October 2023: £3,749¹⁸¹⁹

Apple’s UK store page for the base configuration (Apple M2 Max chip, 12-core CPU, 38-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 available²⁰
Security updates until: Not available²⁰
Basis: our inference from history²¹

Previous and next model

Previous model

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

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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