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

Quick look

Price: £2,699²launch price
Chip: M2 Prochip
CPU: 12-coreCPU
GPU: 19-coreGPU
Memory: 16GBunified memory, base
Storage: 512GBstorage, base
Display: 16.2-inchdisplay
Battery life: Up to22 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released: 24 January 2023²ReleasedIn Apple Stores; orderable online from 17 January 2023.
Security updates: Not available³Security 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: 2.15 kg
Colours: Silver, Space Grey
Ports: Three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports, MagSafe 3 port, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, 3.5mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports: 3
Thunderbolt version: Thunderbolt 4
USB-A ports: No USB-A ports.⁴
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.⁵

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.⁵

Chip and memory

Chip: Apple M2 Pro chip
Apple silicon: Yes
CPU cores: 12
Performance cores: 8
Efficiency cores: 4
GPU cores: 19
Neural Engine cores: 16
Chip options: M2 Pro with 12-core CPU and 19-core GPU⁶
Memory (base): 16GB
Memory (maximum): 32GB⁶
Memory options: 16GB or 32GB⁶
Memory upgradeable by user: No, as Apple documents⁷
Memory bandwidth: 200 GB/s
Storage (base): 512GB
Storage (maximum): 8TB⁶
Storage options: 512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB⁶
Media engine: Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engine

Battery and power

Battery capacity: 100 Wh
Rated charge cycles: 1,000 cycles⁸
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.⁵
External displays (base): 2

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 beamforming

Platform

Newest macOS: macOS 27 Golden Gate⁹
Model identifier: Mac14,6, Mac14,10¹⁰
Part numbers: MNWG3xx/A, MNW93xx/A, MNWK3xx/A, MNWD3xx/A, MNWF3xx/A, MNW83xx/A, MNWJ3xx/A, MNWC3xx/A¹¹
Model year: 2023

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core): 2,431¹²
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core): 16,640¹²
Geekbench 7 (Metal): 82,981¹²

What it actually costs

Used, Grade A: £1,130–£1,150¹³cheapest of 2 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £1,200–£1,215 from 2 Oct 2026
Used, Grade B: £1,075¹⁴out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £1,025 from 2 Oct 2026
Used, Grade C: £860–£895¹⁵cheapest of 2 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £820–£900 from 2 Oct 2026
Trade in yours, Grade A: £700 cash / £813 voucher¹³16% 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 Pro with 12-core CPU and 19-core GPU, 16GB memory, 512GB 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: £2,699¹⁶¹⁷

Apple’s UK store page for the base configuration (Apple M2 Pro chip, 12-core CPU, 19-core GPU, 16GB memory, 512GB 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 available¹⁸
Security updates until: Not available¹⁸
Basis: our inference from history¹⁹

Previous and next model

Previous model

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

What changed

Weight: 2.1 kg MacBook Pro M1 Pro2.15 kg MacBook Pro M2 Pro
Chip: Apple M1 Pro chip MacBook Pro M1 ProApple M2 Pro chip MacBook Pro M2 Pro
CPU cores: 10 MacBook Pro M1 Pro12 MacBook Pro M2 Pro
GPU cores: 16 MacBook Pro M1 Pro19 MacBook Pro M2 Pro
Video playback (claimed): 21 h MacBook Pro M1 Pro22 h MacBook Pro M2 Pro
Wi-Fi: 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 MacBook Pro M1 ProWi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax) MacBook Pro M2 Pro

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